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Creator:
Elizabeth Loetscher
First Published: October 01, 2018
The Scandinavian Woman Suffrage Association used its unique ethnic affiliation to promote suffrage within Minnesota’s substantial Scandinavian community. By weaving celebrations of culture ...
Creator:
Amy Jo Hahn
First Published: October 01, 2018
Like many towns across Minnesota, Harmony owes its existence to a railroad. The first train arrived in 1879, connecting the farming village to larger cities. The rail line became a major ...
Creator:
Amy Jo Hahn
First Published: October 01, 2018
Southeast Minnesota boasts a unique geological landscape of rolling hills, fertile fields, dramatic bluffs, and freshwater streams. Beneath its lush surface is a hidden world of underground ...
Creator:
Janelle Kaye
First Published: October 01, 2018
Cottonwood County citizens have participated in local chapters of the national Sons of Norway organization, called lodges, since 1938. Since 1974, Stavanger Lodge 538 has brought members ...
Creator:
Janelle Kaye
First Published: October 01, 2018
The Cottonwood County Courthouse, completed in 1905 and listed on the National Register of Historical Places in 1977, is a source of beauty and pride for the residents of Cottonwood County. ...
Creator:
Cecelia Wattles McKeig
First Published: October 01, 2018
Originally a feature of the 1934 Paul Bunyan House, the Fireplace of States is a symbolic hearth and art project made to represent the cooperation of American states, national parks, and ...
Creator:
Erik Martin Redix
First Published: September 28, 2018
Ojibwe people have made maple sugar, a traditional dietary staple, for centuries. It is easily accessed in the woodlands of Minnesota and can be stored for months without spoiling. While ...
Creator:
Paul Nelson
First Published: September 17, 2018
National Prohibition went into effect January 17, 1920. On March 23—sixty-six days into Prohibition—federal liquor agents arrested Oscar Martinson, sheriff of Hennepin County. Next came ...
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