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GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the bill that made the prohibition of alcohol the law of the land, Pioneer PBS will broadcast its documentary Volstead Fever: Prohibition in Minnesota on Monday, October 28 at 2 p.m.
Volstead Fever was originally produced in 2011 as a local companion documentary to the national release of the five-and-a-half-hour documentary film series Prohibition by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Volstead Fever tells the stories of Congressman Andrew Volstead of Granite Falls, the impact prohibition had on the historic Schell's Brewery of New Ulm and about how the Silver Dollar Bar in Ghent was the first place in Minnesota to be licensed to serve alcohol when prohibition ended.
The program features commentary by Granite Falls historian Mary Gillespie and then restaurateur John Berends (formerly of Bootleggers).
Volstead Feveris also available for online viewing at www.pbs.org/video/pioneer-ptv-specials-volstead-fever-prohibition-minnesota/
Volstead Fever was made possible by contributions from the voters of Minnesota through a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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