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Minnesota Sounds and Voices

Minnesota Sounds and Voices: White settlers' voices in US-Dakota War exhibit

Minnesota Sounds and Voices: White settlers' voices in US-Dakota War exhibit

Jan Klein, a descendant of white settlers killed in the US- Dakota War of 1862, wants to make sure her ancestors aren't forgotten, and she was one of 85 people who advised the Minnesota Historical Society on its exhibit about that war.
by Dan Olson

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Historical accounts of U.S.-Dakota War change through years

Historical accounts of U.S.-Dakota War change through years

Historians agree that the U. S. - Dakota War of 1862 was one of Minnesota's most momentous events. That part of the state's history has been documented and shared by people who have a range of perspectives.
by Dan Olson

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Yellowstone Park's first leader, from St. Paul to the Wild West

Yellowstone Park's first leader, from St. Paul to the Wild West

If Yellowstone is part of your summer travel plans, you may be interested to hear that a Minnesotan played a key role in creation of the country's first national park. Nathaniel Pitt Langford of St. Paul was Yellowstone's first superintendent. But he was much more than that.
by Dan Olson

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Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary

Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary

Tucked away in Wirth Park on the western edge of Minneapolis, the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary's 15 acres is a small slice of woodland, bog and prairie respite from city life.
by Dan Olson

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Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Floating the St. Croix River's history

Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Floating the St. Croix River's history

The St. Croix River has been in the news a lot of late, owing to the controversy over the new bridge that will link Highway 36 in Minnesota to Highway 64 in Wisconsin. But this summer, the river becomes something else.
by Dan Olson

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Minnesota Sounds and Voices: The medicine in Michael Charette's Indian flutes

Minnesota Sounds and Voices: The medicine in Michael Charette's Indian flutes

Michael Charette says he learned to play the flute in off hours from his day job as a baker. And he says smiles from people eating his baked goods give him the same good feeling he gets from making music.
by Dan Olson

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Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Helina Leino Pakola's singing strings

Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Helina Leino Pakola's singing strings

Helina Leino Pakola was a talented violinist headed for the concert stage in her native Finland. And then life threw her a curve ball. "My career was destroyed by falling in love with a man!" she laughs.
by Dan Olson

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Meteorites are valuable but hard to find in Minnesota

Meteorites are valuable but hard to find in Minnesota

Meteorites play a role in Minnesota's mineral wealth. And some meteorites are more valuable than gold. The problem is finding them, according to a leading expert on meteorites at the University of Minnesota.
by Dan Olson

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