Minnesota History

April 16, 2008 12:00 AM

State sesquicentennial celebration draws near

Midday previews the upcoming Statehood Week and Minnesota's "Sesquicentennial Summer," with Jane Leonard and Reatha Clark King of the Sesquicentennial Commission.

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March 28, 2008 3:00 AM

Ten years after devastating tornadoes, communities thriving

Ten years ago at least five tornadoes ripped through south central Minnesota. The cities of Comfrey and St. Peter were damaged so badly that residents worried their towns would disappear. Instead, they have managed a remarkable recovery.

by Sea Stachura

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March 28, 2008 12:00 AM

Comfrey, 10 years after the tornado

The small town of Comfrey, Minn. was nearly destroyed by a tornado on March 29, 1998. MPR reporter Sea Stachura talks with former Mayor Linda Wallin.

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March 28, 2008 12:00 AM

What we've learned about tornadoes since 1998

Severe weather is a fact of life in Minnesota. Even so, the March 29, 1998 tornadoes in the southern part of the state were considered extraordinary -- because of the time of year they occurred and because of their severity.

by Paul Huttner

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March 27, 2008 12:00 AM

Stories from the Civilian Conservation Corps

During the Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps helped propel the conservation of Minnesota's natural resources, and it gave more than 77,000 Minnesotans with jobs. Author Barbara Sommer captures the stories of these workers in her new book, "Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota." She joins Midday to discuss her book as part of our coverage of Minnesota's sesquicentennial.

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March 24, 2008 10:18 AM

New movie is based on old-time Duluth football team

A new movie with Duluth as its backdrop opens next week. "Leatherheads," a comedy about the early days of professional football, is loosely based on the real-life Duluth Eskimos. A local historian tells us more about the Eskimos.

by Cathy Wurzer

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March 17, 2008 4:00 PM

Sesquicentennial organizers look for state money

A Minnesota House committee on Monday heard a request to give the state's Sesquicentennial Commission money to help pay for the state's 150th birthday celebration.

by Tom Weber

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March 13, 2008 7:22 PM

Guitarist researches lost songs of Minnesota's Irish lumberjacks

As recently as 100 years ago, Minnesota's north woods were alive with the sounds of axe, saw -- and song. But most of those songs were lost to the ages, except for a handful collected by a University of Minnesota professor in the 1920s.

by Tom Crann