Play2min 37secNew York Mills: Sheep are par for the courseJuly 7, 2010 12:00 AMBy Marc SanchezRetired veterinarian Howard Legried built his very own field of dreams. But his masterpiece is not a ball diamond. Instead, he carved a nine-hole golf course on his sheep farm.
Play3min 03secRed Wing: Poetry, one letter at a timeJuly 1, 2010 12:00 AMBy Marc SanchezFor Scott King at Red Dragonfly Press, poetry is a blue-collar job. He prints poetry the old-fashioned way, painstakingly setting type letter by letter and printing poems on vintage presses.
Play2min 49secNew Ulm: Bring on the polkaJune 28, 2010 12:00 AMBy Marc SanchezFrom polka to Prince, the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in New Ulm plays host to all styles of music. Come for a visit and Charlie Braunreiter will show you around. If you're lucky, he'll play his concertina for you.
Play1min 37secRichfield: Hearing nature in the cityJune 23, 2010 12:00 AMAbove the din of cars and planes, the red-winged blackbird sings loud and clear at the Wood Lake Nature Center.
Play3min 07secStillwater: Iconic lift bridge hums right alongJune 17, 2010 12:00 AMBy Marc SanchezThe Stillwater Lift Bridge hums, creaks and clangs as it goes up and down over the St. Croix River. Bridge tender Mike Byard loves every sound.
Play3min 12secRed Wing: A water tower full of music and poetryJune 2, 2010 8:56 AMBy Marc SanchezA historic water tower outside Red Wing finds new life as a peaceful and inspiring retreat for musicians and artists.
Play1min 55secA theater's roof becomes part of the actApril 26, 2010 12:04 PMBy Marc SanchezWhen Jason Peterson and his wife, Jessica Lind, converted a furniture warehouse into a space for their theater company, they thought the space was perfect. And it was, except for one thing: the roof.
Play2min 36secGlockenspiel rings through New UlmApril 13, 2010 1:43 PMFor 40 years, the clock tower in New Ulm has been ringing out tunes for tourists and townspeople.
Play2min 34secTapping a Maple Tree at the Minnesota Landscape ArboretumMarch 26, 2010 4:56 PM4th grade students visit the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and learn how to make maple syrup.