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Minnesota History

New movie is based on old-time Duluth football team

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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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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Guitarist researches lost songs of Minnesota's Irish lumberjacks

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

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Tales of a fourth grade opera

Tales of a fourth grade opera

Fourth graders at Linwood A+ Elementary in St. Paul created an opera to celebrate Minnesota's 150th birthday.
by Tom Weber

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A song written for the fourth grade opera

A song written for the fourth grade opera

The students of Linwood A+ Elementary School open their opera with a song called "North Star State." Here are the lyrics.
by Tom Weber

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Book explores history through the story of one family

Book explores history through the story of one family

In a new book Southwest State University historian Joseph Amato traces the story of his family across North America and Europe. In "Jacob's Well: A Case for Rethinking Family History," Amato talks about his ancestors and uses their stories to put a human face on historical events.
by Jim Bickal

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How the 1968 New Hampshire primary changed history

How the 1968 New Hampshire primary changed history

It's been 40 years since the 1968 New Hampshire primary that made Eugene McCarthy, a U.S. senator from Minnesota, a viable Democratic presidential candidate in a race that took down sitting President Lyndon B. Johnson. Midday explores this historic primary and how it changed history.

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Walter Mondale reflects on 80 years

Walter Mondale reflects on 80 years

Walter Mondale, former vice president, U.S. senator and ambassador, and former Democratic presidential nominee, celebrates 80 years and looks to the future.

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Former Wisconsin Gov. Lee Dreyfus, known for his red vest, dies at 81

Former Wisconsin Gov. Lee Dreyfus, known for his red vest, dies at 81

Former Gov. Lee Sherman Dreyfus, who signed the nation's first statewide gay rights law in 1982, has died. He was 81. Dreyfus was chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1978, when he won the governor's office.

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