Which national act debuted at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival?
On Sept. 11, 1971, the first Minnesota Renaissance Festival opens at Lake Grace in Jonathan. Over the years, the festival has grown to one of the largest of its kind in the United States. In those early years, which national comedy act made it's debut there? A) Martin& Lewis B) Penn& Teller C) Burns& Allen For the answer, click on the headline above...
B) On Sept. 11, 1971, the first Minnesota Renaissance Festival opens at Lake Grace in Jonathan. In 1975, magicians Penn & Teller would perform their first show there in August of that year. While we couldn't find actual footage of that performance, we hope this clip will give a taste of what they were probably up to:
