Curious Minnesota

111 Episodes

1. Does Minnesota really have the 'World's Oldest Rock'?

   Published: 10/27/2022
2. How lumberjacks harnessed an 'ocean of pine' to build Minnesota

   Published: 8/29/2022
3. Why has the Park Board allowed the 'birthplace of Minneapolis' to deteriorate?

   Published: 8/12/2022
4. Why did Scandinavian immigrants choose Minnesota?

   Published: 7/28/2022
5. Was Charles Lindbergh a Nazi sympathizer?

   Published: 7/14/2022
6. Why isn't Minnesota's sacrifice at Gettysburg better remembered?

   Published: 6/30/2022
7. What was the first movie filmed in Minnesota?

   Published: 6/16/2022
8. How did Nicollet Island transform from an industrial hub to a public park?

   Published: 6/3/2022
9. How an inside joke led to St. Cloud getting its name

   Published: 5/19/2022
10. The hidden electrical system that keeps our lights on

    Published: 5/5/2022
11. Why do Minnesotans have accents?

    Published: 4/21/2022
12. Did St. Paul really protect gangsters during the Prohibition era?

    Published: 4/7/2022
13. Why did Minneapolis' flour boom go bust?

    Published: 3/24/2022
14. The stories behind Minnesota's oldest building and the Northwest Angle

    Published: 3/10/2022
15. The Jolly Green Giant has left Minnesota. So who is maintaining his iconic billboard?

    Published: 2/24/2022
16. Historic wildfires once destroyed part of Minnesota. Could it happen again?

    Published: 2/10/2022
17. Which Indigenous tribes first called Minnesota home?

    Published: 1/27/2022
18. Meet the Curious Minnesota superfan behind some of our best questions

    Published: 1/13/2022
19. Was organized crime behind the demise of streetcars in the Twin Cities?

    Published: 12/3/2021
20. Why a slice of I-94 is a 'candyland for researchers'

    Published: 10/29/2021