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The confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers is a place like no other. It was a meeting place for fur traders. It’s the place where Zebulon Pike signed a treaty with the Dakota to build Fort Snelling. It’s also the place where the Dakota believe their creation stories come from. Producer Allison Herrera tells … [Read Transcript...]
In a matter of hours, a series of devastating fires changed the look of Northern Minnesota for decades. The Cloquet/Moose Lake fires of 1918 resulted in a loss life, millions of dollars in property damage and displacement of thousands of Minnesotans. Producer Allison Herrera tells us more about the spark that lit the flames. [Read Transcript...]
The one million acres of land and water bordering Minnesota and Canada called the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, or BWCA, began to be set aside for preservation purposes in 1902. And since then, further regulations have brought more restrictions, drawing the ire of industrialists and others who advocate for development, motorized traffic, and other uses of the area. MN90 producer Marisa Helms tells us that each year, more than 200,000 people visit the Boundary Waters, and while controversy continues to this day, the BWCA has become one of the largest protected wilderness areas in the United States. [Read Transcript...]
