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For many Minnesotans, the fall duck hunt is a seasonal highlight. But duck hunting hasn’t always been just for sport. In the early 20th century, it was big business. As MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel discovers though, the hunters themselves would soon change that.
WCCO Radio has been around for 88 years now. As MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel discovers though, WCCO has changed a lot, beginning with its familiar call letters.
If you wanted a piece of the good life in the 1950s, you moved your family to the suburbs. While development of the suburbs may not seem all that long ago, MN90 producer Marisa Helms reports that some historians are already documenting the history of suburban communities in Anoka and Hennepin counties.
During the 1950s, residents in small towns around Minnesota knew little about just how important they were to Cold War defense. In fact, Farmington, Isanti, and Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, were all home to Army installations holding deadly nuclear missiles. MN90 producer Marisa Helms takes a look at how the city of Saint Bonifacius is memorializing its role in Cold War history.
