Jim talks about how three African-Americans from Duluth were lynched. Some are surprised to learn that Minnesota had a very active KKK. Duluth was finally willing to accept the shame and the blame. Now a memorial has been built in memory of the three men.
Also in the show — Minnesota Music: Bob Dylan is a Minnesota native whose music became popular nationally. His music set the stage for many 1960s protest songs.

Greyhound Bus Lines got its start in Hibbing, Minnesota in 1914. It remains today an inexpensive and convenient way to travel.
Also in the show: Wendelin Grim, a German immigrant who lived in Chaska, Minnesota came to this country with a box of alfalfa seeds. He planted the seeds year after year and developed the first hardy alfalfa crop to be grown in Minnesota. And Jery Sollum, of rural Wannaska, MN had a dream to build a steel boat and sail it to Norway. He did just that.

Garrison Keillor is a humorist, columnist, storyteller, and musician who represents Minnesota to listeners of his radio show, “A Prairie Home Companion.”

Also in the show: Swedish entertainer Hjellmer Peterson brings his character Ole Stratvolt to audiences in northwestern Minnesota

Oliver H. Kelley was the founder of the agricultural faternity. A farmer who moved from Boston to Elk River, Minnesota, Kelley founded the National Grange of the order of Husbandry in 1867. Also in the show: Jan tells of the Farmers Union meetings as she remembers from Fallon Hall. She speaks about her childhood memories of the meetings.

Jim tells of many aspects of Christmas, including the history of Santa Claus, helping those less fortunate, traditions of Christmas, the Christmas tree, and the stress of the holidays and how to avoid it. Also in the show: Jan tells a true story about how a man and his wife were reunited after 35 years. It’s a very warm and heartfelt story.