May 28, 1999 - Thousands of Minnesotans are heading to a lakeshore cabin this Memorial Day weekend. If you're one of them, aside from the boating and picnicing, chances are you may be doing a little yardwork. But before you get winded mowing that acre of lawn, you might want to look over a new book put out by the Department of Natural Resources filled with suggestions on how to develop an environmentally friendly lakeshore frontage. DNR Nongame Wildlife Supervisor Carrol Henderson co-wrote "Lakescaping for Wildlife and Water Quality.
May 31, 1999 - To close out the millennium, Minnesota Public Radio's All Things Considered presents a look back at Minnesota life in 1900 via a 12-part series, entitled “A Minnesota Century.” This segment profiles the Merritt brothers and their Minnesota ore discovery.
May 31, 1999 - A PRI presentation of "The Mississippi River: A River of Song" by Smithsonian Productions. This program in series is titled “Land of Lakes and Immigrant Songs.”
May 31, 1999 - Tucked away in a small patch of southwestern Minnesota prairie is one of the state's enduring mysteries. Centuries ago people carved thousands of symbols into rocks near the small town of Jeffers. Who were they, and why did they painstakingly carve petroglyphs of animals and other figures? This summer archeologists will take another crack at answering the questions. But in the meantime, the site is becoming a hot spot for visitors interested in the carvings.
May 31, 1999 - All Things Considered’s John Rabe chats with baseball analyst Kevin Hennessy on the state of affairs of Minnesota Twins. As the team continues to lose games and cuts payroll, Hennessy sees a possible line crossed for fanbase may be if the team loses ace starting pitcher Brad Radke.
June 1, 1999 - Pleasure travelers can expect to pay more for a plane ticket this summer. Continental raised its fares by 4 percent over memorial day weekend. Every major airline, including Twin Cities based Northwest, has followed suit. This is the third time U-S airlines have raised prices this year. Terry Trippler is an airline expert who runs the website onetravel-dot-com. He says that given the current market for airtravel, this latest fare increase is not surprising.
June 1, 1999 - Mainstreet Radio's Cara Hetland reports that creating a performance hall is not just design and construction...acoustical engineering has become a science all its own. With the opening of the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science in Sioux Falls, the city's oldest high school is the shell of the country's newest and only multi-use center. It houses a children's science and discovery center, a visual arts center, and a performing arts center.
June 2, 1999 - With WCCO-TV celebrating its 50th anniversary, Don Shelby, longtime WCCO-TV news anchor, discusses the past present and future of TV news. He shares his thoughts of broadcasting’s potential in educating, rather than entertaining. Shelby also answers listener questions.
June 2, 1999 - MPR’s Lorna Benson interviews a local Hmong artist about his desire to protect and foster Hmong cultural arts as an avenue for next generation in the Hmong community, both abroad and in the United States.
June 2, 1999 - MPR’s Lorna Benson interviews writer Elva Trevino Hart, who recollects on the six years of her childhood in Minnesota watching her brothers, sisters, and parents work long days in the fields near Moorhead. In her new book "Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child", Trevino Hart details her family's annual journey north from a small town in Texas.