Tag: Regional books

Gail Langer Karwoski on writing the story of America’s first legally married gay couple.

January 7, 2016

In June 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that “same-sexcouples may exercise the fundamental right to marry.”Photograph by Angela Jimenez. ——-Writer Gail Langer Karwoski worked closely with Michael McConnell and Jack Baker, America’s first legally married gay couple, to tell their story in The Wedding Heard ‘Round the World: America’s First Gay … More Gail Langer Karwoski on writing the story of America’s first legally married gay couple.

The times they were a’changing. We were, too.

January 6, 2016

Michael McConnell and Jack Baker, America’s first legally married gay couple,apply for a marriage license in 1970 in Minnesota. Photograph by R.Bertrand Heine,courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society. ——-Writer Gail Langer Karwoski worked closely with Michael McConnell and Jack Baker, America’s first legally married gay couple, to tell their story in The Wedding Heard ‘Round … More The times they were a’changing. We were, too.

Recipe spectacular: Taconite Tater Tot Hotdish

December 17, 2015

Early visitors to Minnesota’s Iron Range (here at Missabe Mountain Mine in 1937)were meant to stand in awe at the size and complexity of open pit iron ore mining.As Jeff Manuel writes, there has long been a close connection between politics andiron ore mining (and, incidentally, hotdish) in Minnesota.Image: Minnesota Historical Society Collection, HD3.112 p59. … More Recipe spectacular: Taconite Tater Tot Hotdish

Reflection, renewal, and the art of canoeing. (With bonus Christmas meringue cookie recipe.)

December 16, 2015

Sue Leaf in May 2013 at the Minnesota River Valley National Wildlife Refuge. “On a river, roads seem not to exist and only the clear and sparkling water serves as a passage through the world,”writes Leaf. Photograph by Tom Leaf. BY SUE LEAF When I was a child, I was given the gift of a … More Reflection, renewal, and the art of canoeing. (With bonus Christmas meringue cookie recipe.)

Recipe spectacular: Bury your fish for better flavor and other questionable Norwegian advice.

December 14, 2015

A fishing boat in Norway’s Lofoten Islands. Author Eric Dregnispent a year on a Fulbright Fellowship in Trondheim, Norway, where his first child was born.Images courtesy of the author. ——-This is the first in a series running this week on authors’ favorite holiday recipes.——-BY ERIC DREGNI The fishmonger at the Ravnkloa seafood shop in Trondheim tricked me. … More Recipe spectacular: Bury your fish for better flavor and other questionable Norwegian advice.

On Bob Dylan’s early folk years and the flourishing Minnesota music scene in the 1960s

November 25, 2015

Robert Zimmerman (Bob Dylan) on stage with the Golden Chords.Image courtesy Monte Edwardson and Leroy Hoikkala. BY RICK SHEFCHIK When discussing the history of Minnesota rock music, Bob Dylan tends to rate barely more than a footnote because he was living in New York and playing folk music when such seminal groups as The Trashmen, … More On Bob Dylan’s early folk years and the flourishing Minnesota music scene in the 1960s

The Birchwood Cafe Cookbook: Good, real, seasonal food inspired by Southern family traditions.

November 4, 2015

The Birchwood Cafe’s strawberry and rhubarb cornmealcobbler makes a tasty breakfast or dessert dish. See recipe below. BY TRACY SINGLETONFounder and owner of the Birchwood Cafe in Minneapolis ————Written by Tracy Singleton on the occasion of the publication of The Birchwood Cafe Cookbook: Good Real Food, which features recipes from the restaurant’s light-hearted, innovative, sustainably … More The Birchwood Cafe Cookbook: Good, real, seasonal food inspired by Southern family traditions.

The Kensington Rune Stone Legend and the Catholic Church

September 25, 2015

BY DAVID M. KRUEGER Pope Francis has arrived in the U.S. and is soon to arrive here in Philadelphia, a city that carries the moniker the “Birthplace of America.” The nation’s founding documents might have been signed here, but something that isn’t so obvious to those familiar with America’s establishment is that there is a … More The Kensington Rune Stone Legend and the Catholic Church