MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds a fun exploration of wide-ranging topics including sports, politics, environment, business, entertainment, pop culture, and more.
MN90 is fun exploration of wide-ranging topics including sports, politics, environment, business, entertainment, pop culture, and more.
Roy Wilkins earned his professional chops as a Twin Cities journalist. But it was as an activist and director of the NAACP, says producer Britt Aamodt, that Wilkins helped change history with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Devil’s Kettle Falls in Judge Magney State Park is notable for more than its name. Britt Aamodt describes the geological mystery that no one has yet been able to explain.
Hutchinson, Minnesota, sits on a musical foundation. Britt Aamodt finds out what the city on the Crow River has in common with a 19th-century family of singers.
Prohibition took the fizz out of the legal liquor trade. What was a brew house to do? Britt Aamodt uncorks the history of Fitger’s in Duluth, where boxing took the place of beer.
Albert Woolson was over a hundred when he died in 1956. But, as Britt Aamodt reveals, it wasn’t his century mark but his Civil War service that made Woolson’s passing a national story.
The Irish came to Minnesota with their own day, St. Patrick’s Day. And the Finns came to Minnesota with their own—wait. They didn’t have a day. But Britt Aamodt finds out how they got one.
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MN90: The Hardest Working Pastry in Northern Minnesota
Potica is a funny-looking word that’s easier to eat than pronounce. The nut roll is Slovenia’s national pastry. But Britt Aamodt gets the story on how this little treat found a home in Minnesota.
Learning a language can be difficult, especially if the language is not commonly heard. But Britt Aamodt tracked down an online talking dictionary that was started in Minnesota to preserve and teach Ojibwe.
The 1989 baseball film Field of Dreams featured the story of a real-life Major Leaguer who never made it to bat. But he did move to Minnesota. Britt Aamodt’s chases his legacy to a small town in Minnesota.
Ah, the good old Prohibition days. Liquor was illegal and everyone was drinking it. The bartenders at Minnesota’s country clubs concocted a Twin Cities sip that’s still around. Britt Aamodt gets the recipe.
