Summer festivals in the north metro

NORTH ST. PAUL Crazy Days What: Carnival, bingo tent, music, car show, and food, craft and business vendors. When: June 1-3. Where: Downtown North St. Paul; vendors along 7th Avenue. More info: www.nstpaulevents.com/crazy_days. RAMSEY Community picnic What: Kids’ games, free wellness screening, free entertainment, petting zoo. When: June 3. Where: Central Park, 161st Avenue and Armstrong

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Tue, May 30th, 2006

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  • When traveling to Las Vegas be sure to check out some of the incredible scenery outside of the city. Lake Mead is about 45 minutes away from the city and is a beautiful place to cool off. When things get really hot, give Mount Charleston a try. It\'s approximately 30 degrees cooler. Red Rock Canyon is only a 30 drive. There is also the stunning Valley of Fire which is 1 hour away from Las Vegas.
  • The famous banker J.P. Morgan once walked out of a Monte Carlo casino because the stakes were too low? At the time, the maximum wager was 12,000 francs and Morgan wanted it increased to 20,000 francs. When the casino manager refused to increase the limit, Morgan left the casino saying "12,000 francs! I have no time to lose such ridiculous amounts."
  • It was during the 1930's that slot machines began to become very popular across America, and in the late 40's Bugsy Siegel added machines to his Flamingo Hilton hotel in Las Vegas.
  • The second oldest casino hotel resort on the Las Vegas Strip was the Last Frontier and it opened in October of 1942. It had 105 guestrooms and the property was made to look like an old western town. The first casino hotel resort opened just 18 months earlier and was called El Rancho.