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100-year anniversary of Dan Patch's state fair record

100-year anniversary of Dan Patch's state fair record

Saturday is Dan Patch Day at the Minnesota State Fair, celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the horse's world pacing record. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Tim Brady, author of "The Great Dan Patch and the Remarkable Mr. Savage," about Minnesota's most famous horse and his owner.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Fall gardening

Fall gardening

Deb Brown looks forward to fall garden and lawn care. She says September is the month for seeding, fertilizing and planting trees and bulbs.

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Star-spangled state fair

Star-spangled state fair

The Minnesota State Fair is awash in American flags. Apparently, nothing brings out patriotism quite like a barn full of pigs and bucket full of chocolate chip cookies.
by Nikki Tundel

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The last sideshow

The last sideshow

Where have all the bearded ladies gone? There used to be more than 100 traveling sideshows in the United States. Now there's just one.
by Nikki Tundel

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The State Fair poetry team

The State Fair poetry team

To celebrate the unique nature of the Minnesota State Fair, two local artists are combining their creative talents to write and produce a poem a day from the fair.

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'The hunger for connection'

'The hunger for connection'

When you sit down to eat dinner tonight, do you know how far your food traveled to get to your plate? In the United State, it's probably made an average journey of 1,500 miles. For some, that's too far. Jessica Prentice is a leader of that movement, and she even coined the word "locavore." She's the author of Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection.
by Tom Crann

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St. Paul chef impresses Food Network

St. Paul chef impresses Food Network

A St. Paul chef, John Michael Lerma, impresses people with the recipes he learned cooking with his grandmother on a North Dakota farm.
by Greta Cunningham

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John Michael Lerma's Vidalia Onion Pie

John Michael Lerma's Vidalia Onion Pie

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South Dakota Supreme Court approves two more ballot measures

South Dakota Supreme Court approves two more ballot measures

The South Dakota Supreme Court says voters have a right to repeal existing laws and in November they'll vote on 11 ballot initiatives including the fate of video lottery and a cell phone tax.
by Cara Hetland

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Bedbug outbreaks are on the rise

Bedbug outbreaks are on the rise

Some of us may have heard the old admonition, "Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite." But recent bedbug outbreaks in Duluth and around the nation's hotels, hospitals and college dorms have turned the nursery rhyme into words of warning.

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