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Forestville, Minnesota was once a thriving community, thanks to fertile soil, ample timber, and good water resources. But when the region’s first railroad bypassed Forestville in 1868, everything changed. MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel learns how Forestville went from boom town to ghost town. [Read Transcript...]
When Oliver Kelley began farming in Minnesota during the mid-1850s, he was frustrated by the low status of farmers and the isolation of rural life. So along with six others, he started an organization called The Grange, which as MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel discovers, changed agrarian life in America by bringing farmers together to socialize and advocate for themselves. [Read Transcript...]
When 3M initially developed the adhesive for Post-It notes, they weren’t sure what to do with it. Why would any one want a product that stuck only temporarily? MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel finds out the secret behind one of this Minnesota company’s most successful products. [Read Transcript...]
Minnesotan Margaret Culkin Banning (1891-1982) is probably one of the most prolific writers you’ve never heard of. Though often overlooked, Banning wrote 36 novels and over 400 essays and short stories for magazines. MN90 producer Marisa Helms introduces us to the so-called “High Priestess of the Women’s Magazine.” [Read Transcript...]
