Stewart, Jacob Henry (1829–1884)
A doctor, mayor, congressman, and Civil War veteran
Peterson Bluebird Nest Box
A conservation success story that started in Brooklyn Center
Strutwear Knitting Company Strike
The longest of three major labor disputes in Minneapolis between 1935 and 1936
Hungry Mind (bookstore)
A tiny St. Paul bookshop that grew into a regional favorite with a national reach
Bohemian Flats
A resilient immigrant community in Minneapolis that outlasted floods and disease
Jun Fujita Cabin, Rainy Lake
The North Woods hideaway of an internationally renowned photographer
Raymond, Leona Evelyn (1908–1998)
A sculptor who got her start in the WPA Federal Art Project
St. Peter and St. Paul Russian Orthodox Church, Bramble
A sanctuary for Russian immigrants in Koochiching County
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An attorney, businessman, city founder, war profiteer, and land speculator, Franklin Steele became one of the wealthiest men and most prominent landowners in Minnesota in the 1850s. He and ...
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The first creek that connects with the Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls is known in Dakota as Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ (Falls Creek) and in English as Bassett Creek. Since 1851, changes in ...
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