Cathy Wurzer

A Summary of surveys from the program is:What did you learn from this program?

• MN history – I am not a native Minnesotan
• Get off the interstate
• To act instead of wait stories won’t keep
• MN has great history (4)
• Insight/history of Old #61 (13)
• I learned the importance of listening to people’s stories
• That many deserted towns have interesting history, Spiral Bridge
• Interesting places to visit
• How dynamite the history of a road can be
• Great Otter flick!
• Peaked interest in local history
• How great MN is has been reinforced again
• Never leave home w/o reading glasses (2)
• More determined than ever to fight for preservation
• Interesting facts about US 61 and inspiration to do same for other highways (2)
• So much! Wonderful! Such as fun eve!
• What a rich history we have – wonderful additions
• Lots of historical details (2)
• Pieces of highway left
• Stories
• Lots
• How neat history can be
• Otters can be trained
• It’s important to be adventurous
• 440 miles End to End
• Preservation is important
• May interesting places to see
• All info was new
• Many wonderful stories that need to be shared – thank you!
• Some history & great stories of MN.  Love it
• The length of time it took to produce
• That Joanne Hart is someone I’d like to meet
• Importance of the past
• History of a roadway – very interesting
• Cathy is HOT
• Your stories are interesting, makes me want to hear/read more
• I increased my interest in US61
• Cathy has a wonderful sense of place & a great love of history
• Some of the old buildings are still standing
• Interesting bits of life
• Some cool history
• That even though I was born & raised in MN – I still have much to learn

 How will you use the information learned?

• Might just have to bring the family on a MN Road Trip!
• Look for locations from the book
• Purchase/read the back-watch video
• I will record my stories
• To tell others about the book & documentary (2)
• Spend more time looking for history in travels
• Retravel the road
• We wanted to take our own road trip down Hwy 61 (5)
• At meetings – conversations (2)
• Perhaps buy a book
• I’m going to seek out, something written by Joanne Hart
• Spark conversation with people I want to learn more about
• Inspiration for telling my own stories
• Enrichment
• Travel (7)
• I want to see documentary!
• Hopefully to visit & drive this highway (2)
• Promote more preservation of our local DL history
• Share w/children (4) & family (2)
• Pass it on
• Interesting
• Explore more
• Tell many friends (3)
• Next trip to 5E MN
• Relate to own experience
• It is generating interest to travel to these places (2)
• Share w/my 83 yr. old Dad!
• As a documentary maker & interviewer – I learned a great deal about how she accomplished this
• Watch DVD/Read book/Look for old MN Travel Guide books
• Future program interests
• Further research on Hwy 61 (2)
• More reading
• Take a closer look at the roadside and all the history we are surrounded by
• Study further – like history
• Hwy 61 the immigrant road
• Just brings up old memories of other areas

 How did you hear about the program?

• The library & posters hung up at the High School
• LARL e-mail
• Library (3)
• MPR (8), TV3, DL Newspaper  (31)
• Posters
• A friend (8)
• Spouse (3)
• Sing at the library & radio
• Local radio station (6)
• Manager of the museum
• LARL
• The grapevine
• Email
• Community Center
• DLCCC (4)
• Becker Co. Historical Society
• Email from the Becker Co. Historical Society

 What types of FREE programs would you like Lake Agassiz Regional Library to offer?

• Computer editing programs, text wrapping (2)
• More of the same
• Authors are great, others that are involved in books – how they get published, proof readers, etc.
• Music, authors (7)
• Environmental issues (2)
• More of same type (7)
• Authors, artists, people from this region – seniors
• New book review by their authors with coffee afterwards
• Music, art, nature
• This program was great!
• I have enjoyed many of them
• History, regional music
• Louise Erdrich
• Informational, educational, DIY
• More historical importance shared with the youth
• More of the same – entertaining & information
• Historical
• More kids programs (weekends & nights)
• Adult book clubs
• You’re doing a great job
• Classic movies

 Any additional comments: 

• Awesome program! – So interesting
• The promotion from MPR was great
• Historical societies are influential and important to us
• This was a very interesting program
• Great program
• Thank you for bringing this great program to DL
• Fun – enjoyable
• Would like programs on travel, sociology, anthropology, geology, natural science, MN Native American Culture
• Thank you very much
• Well done
• Awesome
• Thank you! (2)
• She was great!
• To save what we have preserve, pressure, presave
• Excellent Evening
• Would love Talks of Hwy 10
• This was fun thanks
• AWESOME, AWESOME contribution to our community’s cultural appreciation
• Thanks for the invitation
• Thank you for scheduling in the evening (after work)
• Like to travel more of 61
• Love you on the radio
• Great, thanks
• Elderhostel at Naniboujou – 5 days learning history run by Ely Community College
• What about the free book that was advertised in the newspaper ad for this program?
• The show was great – good production!  I didn’t know the library offered programs like this!
• Thank you for making these events happen!