In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew over the Atlantic from New York to Paris, making him Minnesota’s first 20th century international celebrity. Also in the show: Jan talks to local pilots Robert and Dolly Davidson about their airplane, purchased in 1950. They talk about the plane and the history of its use.

Glaciers moved through what is now Minnesota over 10,000 years ago. The glaciers left an interesting landscape that dominates our physical environment.

Also in the show — Minnesota’s Newspapers: James Madison Goodhue published the first newspaper in 1849. Jim tells of Goodhugh’s reflective editorials and how he enticed others to move to the state. And Jan interviews Donna Myhrer, a local history columnist for the Thief River Falls Times.

Jim tells of how local and international trade in Grand Portage, MN contributed to the state’s history. Grand Portage is located on the north shore of Lake Superior. Also in the show: From 1873-1877, Minnesota’s farms were attacked by grasshoppers. Governor Pillsbury declared a day of prayer. Farmers’ prayers were answered when a sleet storm destroyed the grasshoppers.

Hazelden Recovery Center started out in a small farm house in Center City, Minnesota. It’s now an international provider of addiction treatment. It is also a research center, publisher, and an educational facility. Also in the show: Jim speaks of Herters Catalog — a sports catalog that started in Waseca, Minnesota. He shares the history of the company and its eventual closing.

In the early 1950’s, Sister Kenny developed a successful program to restore polio patients’ strength and mobility. Jan tells of this most controverisal women whose revolutionary treatments gave recovery to many.