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Minnesota Sounds and Voices

New York Mills: Sheep are par for the course

New York Mills: Sheep are par for the course

Retired 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.
by Marc Sanchez

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Red Wing: Poetry, one letter at a time

Red Wing: Poetry, one letter at a time

For 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.
by Marc Sanchez

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New Ulm: Bring on the polka

New Ulm: Bring on the polka

From 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.
by Marc Sanchez

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Richfield: Hearing nature in the city

Richfield: Hearing nature in the city

Above the din of cars and planes, the red-winged blackbird sings loud and clear at the Wood Lake Nature Center.

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A theater's roof becomes part of the act

A theater's roof becomes part of the act

When 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.
by Marc Sanchez

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Glockenspiel rings through New Ulm

Glockenspiel rings through New Ulm

For 40 years, the clock tower in New Ulm has been ringing out tunes for tourists and townspeople.

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