Tasya Rosenfeld

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• Ann Bancroft talks about 6-week adventure kayaking across the Great Lakes

  Ann Bancroft joins MPR to talk about her and Liv Arnesen’s latest expedition, kayaking across four Great Lakes.

  Jun. 28, 20023 minSave
• Photographer Remembers Friend, Publisher James Vance

  The long-time publisher of the Daily Globe in Worthington, James Vance died yesterday. Considered an industry innovator, He left his mark on the paper as reporter, photographer and later publisher. In the early sixties, Vance introduced a new form of publishing. "Cold type" was the precursor to today's computer typesetting. Vance hired a young photographer named Jim Brandenburg. Brandenburg later went on to become an award-winning National Geographic photographer. Brandenburg was head of the photography department at the Globe for many years. He says Vance left a profound impression on him.

  May. 8, 20022 minSave
• New Minneapolis deputy mayor is helping with affordable housing plan

  MPR’s Tasya Rosenfeld talks with David Fey about affordable housing in Minneapolis. Mayor-elect R.T. Rybak today introduced his 90-day plan to increase affordable housing in Minneapolis. Rybak says he wants to change development codes and regulations to encourage renovation. He also hopes to use four million dollars of Neighborhood Redevelopment funds to pay for more housing. Rybak has chosen David Fey, a long-time affordable housing advocate to be his deputy mayor. Fey was the vice chairman of a task force which recommended in 1999 that the city council spend fifty million dollars to create more affordable housing. Fey says one of Rybak's approaches to the housing crisis is to reduce the existing sea of red tape.

  Dec. 18, 2001Save
• Henry Bosse Photographed the Upper Mississippi

  Henry Bosse was hired by the Army Corps of Engineers to photograph the Upper Mississippi River at the turn of the century. His photographs of the Mississippi from St. Anthony Falls to Grafton, Ilinois show the transformation of the river from an untamed wilderness to the busy commercial corridor of the industrial era. Bosse printed his river photos using iron salts to produce a misty blue image. The photos were first displayed at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Because they were government property the army sold copies for a mere 40 cents. Today the prints are worth twenty-five thousand dollars. University of St. Thomas Journalism professor Mark Neuzil has compiled Bosse's photos in "Views on the Mississippi: The Photographs of Henry Peter Bosse."

  Nov. 22, 20014 minSave
• Ann Bancroft's mom comments on daughter's trek to Antarctica

  MPR’s Lorna Benson speaks with Ann Bancroft’s mom, Debbie Bancroft, about what she has heard from her daughter on her trip to ski across the 1,700 miles of Antarctica.

  Mar. 5, 2001Save
• Susan Carol Hauser on Late Start to Sugaring

  The last day of February means anglers have to take their ice houses off Minnesota lakes. But with so much snow on the ground, skiing and snowmobiling enthusiasts are still living it up. And for some Minnesotans, another winter activity could start any day -- maple sugaring. The season is unpredictable -- requiring warm days and cold nights. Author Susan Carol Hauser writes about maple sugaring and is preparing to tap the trees near her Bemidji-area home. She says according to folklore a wet winterlike the one we've had means more sap.

  Feb. 28, 20012 minSave