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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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
