Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ (Bassett Creek)

A waterway that flows through nine Minnesota cities

Creek with bright green foliage on either side and a blue sky with clouds above.

Stewart, Jacob Henry (1829–1884)

A doctor, mayor, congressman, and Civil War veteran

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Peterson Bluebird Nest Box

A conservation success story that started in Brooklyn Center

A field showing grass and trees in different shades of green. Three orange butterflies alight on stalks of flowers in the foreground.

Strutwear Knitting Company Strike

The longest of three major labor disputes in Minneapolis between 1935 and 1936

Strutwear Knitting Company strike

Hungry Mind (bookstore)

A tiny St. Paul bookshop that grew into a regional favorite with a national reach

Hungry Mind interior

Bohemian Flats

A resilient immigrant community in Minneapolis that outlasted floods and disease

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Jun Fujita Cabin, Rainy Lake

The North Woods hideaway of an internationally renowned photographer

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Raymond, Leona Evelyn (1908–1998)

A sculptor who got her start in the WPA Federal Art Project

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This Day in Minnesota History (January 18)

1849

Stephen A. Douglas, senator from Illinois, introduces a bill to organize Minnesota Territory.

1887

Boxing great John L. Sullivan breaks his arm in the first round of a fight with Patsey Cardiff in Minneapolis, but the bout continues for five more rounds before a tie is called.

1892

Frank Hibbing arrives in St. Louis County to test for a mine at the site that would eventually bear his name.

2014

Demolition of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome begins.

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