March 2, 1955 University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is authorized.

March 3, 1855 Carver County was declared an organized County.

March 4, 1965 Snowstorm-drifts up to 6 feet high.

Cars after a snowstorm in Waconia, circa 1920

March 5, 1935 Five-year-old Edwin Lundstrom fell through ice at Brophy Lake & died.

March 6, 1873 Leonard Streukens just took office as County Auditor.

March 7, 1878 Sarah Cunningham died of diphtheria.

March 8, 1968 Mayer Lutheran High School Basketball champions of Tri- Valley Conference.

March 9, 1961 Watertown Catholic Church Mens Club sponsors boxing matches.

March 10, 1938 State Independent Cage Tourney held at Chaska.

March 11, 1892 Blizzard-worst seen in many years.

March 12, 1959 Mayer Baseball Club annual meeting.

March 13, 1913 Waconia Band Concert and Basket Social.

March 14, 1968 Mr & Mrs Robert Bruce and Mr & Mrs Michael B. Boll killed in plane crash.

Ad on the right from the March 15, 1894 issue of the Chaska Weekly Valley Herald

March 15, 1884 L. Naegele purchased the Island in Lake Waconia and named it “Coney Island of the West”.

March 16, 1905 The Ferry between Carver & Merriam Junction is now open & running.

March 17, 1951 St. Patrick’s Day Blizzard.

March 18, 1988 New War Memorial Honors War Dead from last three conflicts.

March 19, 1937 Three prehistoric skeletons found in gravel pit south of New Germany.

March 20, 1901 Printers Baseball team is organized.

March 21, 1870 A. G. Zetterberg’s wife and children drowned while on an afternoon outing on Minnesota River. Mr Zetterberg survived.

March 22, 1988 Mr. Sulivan caught a pickerel “large as a fence postweighing 52 lbs” at Eagle Lake.

March 23, 1967 P. F. C. Douglas Lueck killed in Viet Nam-awarded Bronze Star.

March 24, 1904 Jacob Hammer killed by train.

March 25, 1857 Village of Waconia surveyed and platted.

March 26, 1964 David Kendrick & Fred M. Menth killed in car crash at Excelsior.

March 27, 1953 Tornado rips through area leaving vast destruction in its path.

March 28, 1899 Lieutenant Marice G. Krayenbul killed in battle near Manila.

March 29, 1979 Mark Birkholm killed in farm silo accident.

March 30, 1995 Hollywood Bowling Assn. Celebrates 20 years at Sports complex.

March 31, 1981 Ice out on Lake Waconia.