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Minnesota History

Women's poetry collected in new book

Women's poetry collected in new book

Poetry readers in Duluth are celebrating the appearance of a new book. It's a collection of poems by Minnesota women, going all the way back to pioneer days. It's called "To Sing Along the Way."
by Stephanie Hemphill

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New life for the Gluek house

New life for the Gluek house

The John G. and Minnie Gluek house is being sold for only the second time. Its new owners will move into a home that has been virtually untouched since its construction in 1902.
by Jim Bickal

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Planning underway for Minnesota's 150th birthday

Gov. Pawlenty and members of a special state commission outlined early plans Thursday for next year's celebration of the 150th anniversary of Minnesota's statehood.
by Tim Pugmire

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"Now that Snow is Falling"

"Now that Snow is Falling," a poem by Joseph Kalar.

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Settling the frontier

Settling the frontier

The white settlers flocking to the Dakota territory found a forbidding place, hostile to farming. A new book uses letters and photographs to describe the frontier life immigrants faced.

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Forty years of MPR

Forty years of MPR

Forty years ago, a brand new radio station took to the airwaves in Collegeville, Minn. It would go on to create a new kind of radio and produce programming heard all over the world.
by Bill Kling, Michael Barone and Marilyn Heltzer

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Archeologist says findings are significant

Archaeologists have discovered artifacts in northern Minnesota that may date back as far as 14,000 years. One of the participants in the dig says the findings are significant.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Sabo leaves politics as he served: low-key

Sabo leaves politics as he served: low-key

When Congress reconvenes next month, Rep. Martin Sabo will be out of politics for the first time in 46 years. Sabo wasn't a flashy politician. He preferred to work behind the scenes on issues.
by Tom Scheck

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The McCarthy Tapes

The McCarthy Tapes

Eugene McCarthy died in December 2005 at the age of 89. His political legacy will forever be defined by 1968, when McCarthy turned his opposition to the Vietnam War into a crusade for the presidency. The McCarthy Tapes takes us back to the 1968 campaign through the audio recordings of the McCarthy archive.

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