September 20, 1994 - Minnesota boater and author Marlin Bree reads of his experience on the waters of Lake Superior with his sail boat, the Persistence, during a violent northeaster.
September 30, 1994 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, Twin Cities native and author Susan Carol Hauser reads an essay that captures the scene of the first frost of fall.
December 30, 1994 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, Duluth writer Barton Sutter reads his essay on winter weather. It’s a cold affair.
January 21, 1995 - Historian and pop culture expert Karal Ann Marling bemoans the warm, brown, January winter weather of 1995. She sees it as stealing Minnesotan’s hardiness mindset.
August 11, 1995 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews Art Wirtz, fire information officer for U.S. Forest Service, about status of fire north of Gunflint Trail. Wirtz discusses dry conditions, evacuations, and the crews battling fire.
October 19, 1995 - MPR’s Leif Enger reports on how the timber industry in Becker County is dealing with the aftermath of an immense blowdown from windstorms that spanned from July 9th to 14th. The tree loss and change to forest landscape was massive.
February 1, 1996 - As it hovers around -20 degrees outside, Midday’s Gary Eichten asks headhunter Mark Sathe about how one is able to lure someone to move to Minnesota for a job or career.
February 2, 1996 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with officials in Embarrass, Minnesota about losing out on low temperature record to Tower, a town just to the north.
February 2, 1996 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with meteorologist Pat Flowers about the record-breaking cold temperatures across the state. Flowers says a warmup is coming…in July.
February 2, 1996 - MPR’s Gary Eichten discusses the record setting cold temperatures found throughout the state with meteorologist Mark Seeley, who explains the atmospheric scenario that created the frigid conditions.