MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- It's a historic day at St. Paul's Como Park as the former Minnesota State Fair carousel turns 100. Volunteers who maintain Cafesjian's Carousel threw a centennial celebration ...

Gerard Leon Cafesjian, the benefactor who helped save the famed Como Park carousel, has passed away, according to Armenian news reports. Cafesjian amassed his wealth as an executive at West Publishing ...

ST. PAUL (WCCO)-- One of Minnesota's summertime icons is back in business. The sweet calliope music of Casfesjian's Carousel is in the air outside the main gate of the Como Park Zoo in Saint Paul.

Growing up in St. Paul in a family with four children, the closest Angelo Rulli got to a family vacation most years was a ride on a carousel. “What could be better than a carousel ride for a kid?” he ...

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