In 1984, Minnesota became the first state to name an official mushroom, the morel.

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Editor: Britt Aamodt

Producer: Katharine DeCelle

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Image: Man at a table full of morel mushrooms. [credit: Photographer, Peter Leach. Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society]

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In the late 19th century, Minnesota farmers began planting sugar beets, a domestic alternative to cane sugar. That new crop brought families of migrant workers to the state, and those families established some of Minnesota’s earliest Latino neighborhoods. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
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Editor: Britt Aamodt 

Producer: Britt Aamodt

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger 

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood 
Image:  Sugar beet worker near Fisher, Minnesota, 1937 [credit: Photographer: Russell Lee. Minnesota Historical Society Collections].

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The introduction of the “Safety Bike” changed society for the better. How did Minnesota change? 
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Editor: Britt Aamodt 

Producer: Autumn Haeg

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Image:  Two Women and a Girl with Bicycles, 1897  [credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections]
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Swans used to be a popular game of choice for Minnesota hunters. But by the 1900’s, the entire population of trumpeter swans was gone.
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Produced by Autumn Haeg

Editor: Chris Harwood
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Image: Loring Park swans in Minneapolis Park Board's winter house in Theodore Wirth Park, 1948 [credit: Philip Dittes, photographer. Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society]

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Founded in the Minneapolis basement of Dotty and Dave Dalquist in 1946, Nordic Ware is historically significant to Minnesota, and to the nation’s baking community.

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Editor: Britt Aamodt 

Producer: Autumn Haeg

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger 

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood 
Image: Nordic Ware (1987) [credit: Photographer Jet Lowe – collection MNHS]

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The origin of a popular dance style across Indian Country is said to have come from Minnesota. Deanna StandingCloud tells us the story.

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Editor: Britt Aamodt 

Producer: Deanna StandingCloud

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger 

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood 

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Disaster stuck the St. Croix river in the 1800s. Loggers were battling giant piles of timber stacking up and causing jams. It was nature’s pressure cooker. 
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Producer: Autumn Haeg
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Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
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Engineer Wen Ping Pan helped relocate Hibbing in the 1920s after iron ore was found beneath the town, redesigning the city and guiding residents through the move. 

Producer: Faaya Adem

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger, Britt Aamodt

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Image: Wen Ping Pan [credit: University of Minnesota Archives]

Music: "I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go" by Arizona Dranes, from Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order - 1926-1929 [Document Records, 1993] (0:21)

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The tallest snowman in the state came from an unlikely source of inspiration…and isn’t technically made from snow.
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Producer: Autumn Haeg
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
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From commercials to his own TV program, Clellan Card was a beloved comedian in the Twin Cities during the late 1900s. Axel and His Dog became a favorite program among children and adults alike. 
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Producer: Autumn Haeg
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Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
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