(Episode 12) In this episode we cast a light on the forced removal of the Dakota and Winnebago people from Minnesota in the spring of 1863.
Pat, who is going on 107 years old, says she was surprised that her difficulty breathing was caused by a heart problem, not her lungs.
The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team, which included 12 men from Minnesota and was coached by Herb Brooks, a native of St. Paul, was a young and ragtag crew. So when they beat the Soviets, winners of four consecutive Olympic titles, the world was shocked, and the Americans were thrilled beyond belief. MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel takes us back to one of the most exciting games in sports history.
Duluth writer Connie Wanek is the author of three books, most recently “On Speaking Terms” from Copper Canyon Press. She has received several awards including the Willow Poetry Prize, The Jane Kenyon Poetry Prize, and the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council’s 2009 George Morrison Artist of the Year Award. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Minnesota poets prove that every day.
