MN90: The Ancient Brines of Minnesota’s Oldest Mine
Soudan is recognized as Minnesota's oldest iron ore mine. Britt Aamodt travels underground where something far, far older has collected in an abandoned drill hole. [Read Transcript...]
Environment
MN90: They Came, They Surveyed, They Lost 40 Acres
Nearly all Minnesota's old-growth forests were logged by the end of the 19th century. But a small parcel eluded the timber barons because of a surveying error. Britt Aamodt follows the trail north. [Read Transcript...]
Minnesota Native News: Crowd Sourcing Pipeline Routes
This week on Minnesota Native News: the latest twist in the deliberations over the Sandpiper oil pipeline, three artists honored by the Minnesota Historical Society and a new initiative to shrink carbon emissions. [Read Transcript...]
MN90: Hwy 61
U.S. HWY 61 is arguably Minnesota’s most scenic highway. The historic route hugs Minnesota’s eastern border between the Mississippi River at La Crosse and rolls all the way to the Canadian border. MN90 Producer Allison Herrera tells us about the creation of the Scenic Highway portion of this storied road. [Read Transcript...]