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Listen: How an inside joke led to St. Cloud getting its name

A shrine to St. Cloud, the patron saint of the Diocese of St. Cloud, inside St. Mary’s Cathedral in downtown St. Cloud. The statue is a replica of the oldest known statue of the saint.
— JENNY BERG – STAR TRIBUNE, Star Tribune

By Star Tribune staff , Star Tribune
May 05, 2022 - 1:05 PM

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What do a medieval French prince and an 1800s Minnesota sawmill owner have in common? They're both key figures in the wild story of how the city of St. Cloud got its name.

The Star Tribune's St. Cloud reporter Jenny Berg joins host Ash Miller on the Curious Minnesota podcast to share the tale and talk about the series of equally strange events that followed.