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Vogt’s Notes: One year of COVID-19 - did anyone ever imagine the pandemic would last this long?
One year ago, our lives were turned upside down in one way or another in ways we never imagined. Written By: Nancy Vogt | ×
One year ago, my family made the agonizing decision to cancel my dad’s funeral in Chicago.
One year ago, the Crosslake St. Patrick’s Day Parade was canceled.
One year ago, Pequot Lakes and Pine River-Backus students returned from spring break to learn that schools across the state were closed.
One year ago, restaurants, bars and other businesses were ordered to shut their doors.
2020 Highlights: COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath is year s top story in northern Brainerd lakes area
Take a month-by-month look at some of the more important stories that appeared on the pages of the Echo Journal in 2020 Written By: Nancy Vogt | ×
14 Lakes Craft Brewing Co. s float was all ready for the Crosslake St. Patrick s Day parade, which was canceled. Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal
Traditionally, the Echo Journal doesn’t pick a top story of the year, but rather publishes a list of highlights from each month.
However, it’s next to impossible not to say that the COVID-19 pandemic and its many effects on all of our lives was the top story of 2020 - and not just locally, but across the world.