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Family legend becomes reality with discovery at Duluth's Glensheen Mansion

Family legend becomes reality with discovery at Duluth's Glensheen Mansion

For years, it lurked beneath dark water and debris in the boathouse at Duluth's historic Glensheen Mansion. On Thursday, it finally was lifted into the open — and confirmed a long-standing family legend.
by Andrew Krueger

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Aspen Ideas Festival: John Judis on 'The Nationalist Revival'

Aspen Ideas Festival: John Judis on 'The Nationalist Revival'

Journalist and author John Judis says nationalism doesn't start with political ideology, it starts with psychology and sentiment. And he says a sense of national identity is important to sustain a democracy.
by MPR News Staff

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WWII veteran helped airplanes reach the sky, now one B-17 returns the favor

WWII veteran helped airplanes reach the sky, now one B-17 returns the favor

Andy Anderson served in Okinawa, Japan, building runways to help get aircraft in the sky for World War II. This Fourth of July, Anderson had his first chance to fly in a 1940s era B-17 Flying Fortress.
by Briana Bierschbach

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After years of work, northern Minnesota community celebrates restored city hall

After years of work, northern Minnesota community celebrates restored city hall

For more than 80 years, City Hall in Bigfork has been at the heart of that northern Minnesota community. Now, after a brush with possible demolition and years of hard work, the historic structure is restored and ready for the next eight decades.
by Andrew Krueger

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Exhibit traces history of secret language school at Fort Snelling

Exhibit traces history of secret language school at Fort Snelling

A new photo exhibit at Historic Fort Snelling invites viewers back in time to World War II, when the fort housed a secret language school for Japanese-American soldiers -- while many of their families were held in internment camps.
by Emily Bright

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