May 9, 1991 -
May 13, 1991 - Mainstreet Radio’s Rachel Reabe visits the newly opened Grand Casino in Mille Lacs. The casino, built on reservation land by Twin Cities investors, guarantees over 50% of profits to the Mill Lacs Band and has dramatically improved the unemployment problem in area. The reservation has plans to expand with a much larger facility.
May 15, 1991 -
May 15, 1991 -
May 16, 1991 - MPR’s Mark Heistad interviews Alan Ominsky, author of A Catalog of Minnesota-Made Cars and Trucks. Ominsky shares the history of success and failure of auto production in the state.
May 17, 1991 -
May 18, 1991 - Judith Lewis comments on progress toward multiculturalism on Minnesota stages, and within theaters across the country.
May 18, 1991 - A Voices from the Heartland essay by writer and poet Laurie Allmann on searching for morels.
May 20, 1991 - Mainstreet Radio’s John Biewen visits La Paysanne, a sheep milk production company outside of Hinkley, Minnesota. The cheeses made from sheep milk include feta and ricotta. The sheep dairy industry in the U.S. is a small market and a tough business to succeed at.
May 21, 1991 - Morning Edition’s Mike Maus interviews Randy Adamsick, executive director of the Minnesota Film Board, about the continued success of the Coen brothers and the slate of filming productions in Minnesota.