101 Club

The first evidence of the 101 Club (named for its location on Highway 101, between Shakopee and Savage), appears on January 1, 1947, when the Scott County Sheriff and State liquor control agents seized a punchboard and six bottles of liquor from the Club, which only had a 3.2 beer license.  (Times, the Picture Paper, January 1, 1947)

 

Arrested was Edgar Marshand.  (Minneapolis Star, January 2, 1947)  No follow-up was found in this case.

 

In 1950, the Club was litigating whether they could allow dancing at least once a week.  At the time, it was illegal in most Minnesota counties for a tavern owner to hire an orchestra and permit dancing, even though customers were not charged for dancing.  The Minnesota Attorney General ruled that dancing could not go on with just a tavern license; the tavern would have to get a dance hall license and a separate entrance.  The Scott county attorney informed the A.G. that The 101 Club was proposed to make no charge, either at the door or indirectly, for dancing.  (Minneapolis Star, August 10, 1950)

 

 

THE STAGECOACH

Interestingly, in an article about the Stagecoach Inn, it was reported that two barracks from a wartime Japanese internment camp had been moved to the location, put together, and turned into “The 101.”  That was the building that was purchased in 1951 by Ozzie Klavestad to house his gun collection.  This story varies considerably from the one where Ozzie and his wife Marie accidentally find an almost-abandoned roadhouse while seeking shelter from the rain.  (Minneapolis Tribune, August 15, 1976)