Minnesota Stories

Minnesota Stories

Minnesota Stories

Short video snippets of life from Minnesota, every weekday.

Hot Enough to Fry an Egg?

Quicktime Hot 'nuff for ya? Why yes, yes it is. My girlfriend Lorika had a good idea: Let's see if we can fry an egg on the pavement! Here ...
07/15/05

Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge Anniversary

Quicktime Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge landmark is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. To celebrate, the city commissioned artists ...
07/15/05

Life in Rural MN, 1850's-style

Quicktime Take a walk back in time with Herbie Theis of Cold Spring, Minnesota. Herb recalls the difficulties his great-grandparents faced ...
07/15/05

Ace Malaysian: Action Painter

Quicktime By day, he's a mild-mannered real estate agent. When the sun approaches the horizon, he becomes Ace Malaysian, Action Painter. ...
07/15/05

Minneapolis Crime Meeting

Quicktime Violent crime is on the rise in Minneapolis. The police held a public meeting in Northeast Minneapolis to address the concerns ...
07/15/05

Starfire Finds a Starfire

Quicktime S is for summer, and shiny classic cars. S is also for Starfire – a 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire, to be exact. Get a closer look ...
07/15/05

IKEA Parking Lot

Quicktime Minnesotans waited years for the Swedish shopping savior. One year ago the waiting ended, and boy were we excited. The Grand ...
07/15/05

Rondo Days Reunion

Quicktime Before Interstate 94, there was Rondo. Rondo Avenue was the heart of the vibrant Rondo neighborhood, St. Paul's largest Black ...
07/18/05

Day of Music (Part One)

Quicktime Once a year, Minnesota musicians play round-the-clock for Marshall Field's Day of Music. It's really an amazing experience, both ...
07/19/05

Walnut Grove

Quicktime I used to watch Little House on the Prairie every day after school. Little did I realize I was sitting a few short hours away ...
07/20/05

Gang

Quicktime In November 2002, a stray bullet hit 11-year-old Tyesha Edwards in her living room. Gang violence was to blame. Was it the only ...
07/21/05

It's About Power.

Quicktime Where do you get your power? Here in the Twin Cities, it's from Xcel Energy. But you probably didn't know Xcel is one of the ...
07/22/05

The Hungry Cyclist

Quicktime "Don't be afraid to open up your world to someone else's world." Those are Starfire's parting words in this story, but they work ...
07/25/05