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Minnesota History

Weisman exhibit features New Deal art

Weisman exhibit features New Deal art

Seventy-five years ago, President Franklin Roosevelt launched the New Deal. It was a massive federal relief effort intended to improve the economy and provide employment during the Great Depression. A new exhibit at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis features art from that program.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Leonid Hurwicz, oldest Nobel winner, dies

Leonid Hurwicz, oldest Nobel winner, dies

Hurwicz, 90, shared the 2007 Nobel economics prize with two other Americans for developing a theory that helps explain how buyers and sellers can maximize their gains from transactions. He was retired from the University of Minnesota.

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Sisters act

Sisters act

Minnesota wouldn't be what it is today without the help of a small, but dedicated group of nuns.
by Nikki Tundel

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Forty years of the Electric Fetus

Forty years of the Electric Fetus

This Minneapolis music store has lots of goals. Selling music is only one of them.
by Nikki Tundel

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Two teens retrace Sevareid's canoe voyage

Two teens retrace Sevareid's canoe voyage

Two teenagers from Chaska have completed a canoe trip from Fort Snelling to Hudson Bay, retracing the route that journalist Eric Sevareid took in 1930.

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Sesquicentennial not an Indian celebration

Minnesota is celebrating its 150th year as a state, but many American Indian residents are not joining the celebration.
by Dan Gunderson

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New book tells story of world famous horse

New book tells story of world famous horse

A new book tells the story of Minnesota's own Dan Patch, one of the most beloved horses in American history. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Charles Leerhsen, the author of "Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America."
by Cathy Wurzer

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University Avenue: A work in progress

University Avenue: A work in progress

University Avenue, the route of the Central Corridor light rail line, has a colorful past that is still evolving. We wanted to know how the light rail line might impact University Avenue yet again, so we visited different points along the route to find the answer.

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Photographer Wing Young Huie's view of University Ave.

Renowned Minnesota photographer Wing Young Huie is working on a new installation highlighting life along University Ave. "The Language of Urbanism: A Six-Mile Photographic Inquiry," will be complete in 2010. Wing shares some of the photos he's taken so far.

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Immigrants always welcome

Immigrants always welcome

The east end of University Ave. reflects the rich cultural diversity of the people who live and work here, and give this section of the avenue its distinct character. This area is the most ethnically diverse and fastest-growing neighborhood in the city of St. Paul.
by Jessica Mador

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