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
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

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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Many Minnesotan’s claim Pierre Parrant was the first resident of St. Paul… but the reality is a little murkier. Autumn Haeg debunks the myths of "Pig's Eye" Parrant.
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Producer: Autumn Haeg
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
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Albert Abdallah opened the Calhoun Candy Depot, a bustling shop that quickly became a community favorite. Rebranded as Abdallah Candies, the business grew into a Minnesota treasure, now delighting customers all over the state.
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Producer: Autumn Haeg
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
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For more than 25 years the Bisexual Organizing Project (BOP) has helped champion Minnesota's bisexual, pansexual, fluid, and queer communities.
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Producer: Autumn Haeg
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Image: BOP logo [credit:  Image by: Bisexual Organizing Project]
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Bob Asp was a teacher in Moorhead, MN with Norwegian heritage. In the 1970s, Bob decided he wanted to sail from Lake Superior to Norway on a homemade Viking ship. He spent the next ten years recruiting friends to help him build a ship based on the 800 CE ship Gokstad. His ship, named the Hjemkomst ("homecoming" in Norwegian), is now on display to the public at the Hjemkomst Center in the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County. 

Producer: Julie Censullo

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger & Britt Aamodt

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Image: The Hjemkomst Crew in Lake Superior, 1982. [credit: The Rose Asp Collection at the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County]

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Owatonna, Minnesota is home to one of legendary architect Louis Sullivan’s finest works: the National Farmers’ Bank. 
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Producer: Autumn Haeg
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Image: National Farmer's Bank [credit:  MNopedia]
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