LEWISTON, Minn. – Vandals pulled up 10 snowmobile trail markers that had been planted for winter on the six miles between Lewiston and Bethany. The state Natural Resources Department ordered replacement markers. The cost: $10 each. The theft was reported by the Rollingstone Snowmobile Club.
Why? Investigators were unsure whether the theft was a political statement against noisy snowmobiles, or a perverted home-decorating lark by teen-age boys for their bedrooms, or unadulterated malice and meanness.