Hubert H. Humphrey was Minnesota’s “favorite son”. He championed the issue of Civil Rights. One could consider Coya Knutson Minnesota’s “Favorite Daughter”. Knutson was the first women elected to Congress.

The Minnesota State Fair began in 1859 and has now grown to cover 320 acres. The Minnesota State Fair is one of the most visited fairs in the country, boasting attendance of a million and a half visitors each year.

Also on the show: Jan interviews Mike Sorterberg, a Pennington County Fair board member since 1978.

Causes of the Great Depression and what life was like during that period.

With the 66th state boys hockey tournament conducted in St. Paul this year, The Root Cellar takes a look at the history of this tourney in “The State of Hockey.”

Jim discusses the history of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers while Jan talks about wild rice.