The stories of Hennepin County, MN
136 narrated audio stories from across Hennepin County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
When Minneapolis Went to War by Air
How a local airfield became the Twin Cities’ wartime gateway.
Minneapolis
Between Main Street and the City Desk
How Sinclair Lewis carried Minnesota into satire.
Minneapolis–Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station
Where Airliners and Airlifters Share the Same Sky
How a civilian airport became a lasting home for reserve airlift.
Uptown Theatre
The Corner Where Uptown Learned to Look Up
A theater’s glow helped define Uptown, then changed with it.
Riverview Theater
The Neighborhood Screen That Time Forgot
How a south Minneapolis theater kept the old moviegoing ritual alive.
Orpheum Theatre
Where Hennepin Avenue Learns to Project
A grand downtown stage that widened Minneapolis entertainment beyond the club.
Minneapolis
When Purple Rain Turned Minneapolis Into Movie Myth
How Prince put his hometown on screen and into pop memory.
Open Book
Where Minneapolis Makes Room for Books
A nonprofit press turned literary ambition into a Minneapolis institution.
First Congregational Church of Minnesota
A Wren Echo in Minneapolis
How a rescued London screen gave Minneapolis an unexpected Wren connection.
Minneapolis
The Cruiser That Refused to Sink
A battle-scarred Pacific cruiser and the crew who kept her alive.
Minneapolis
Carol Bly and the Moral Muscle of Writing
How Carol Bly linked writing craft to ethics in Minnesota literary life.
Westminster Presbyterian Church
A Church That Gave Downtown Minneapolis Its Voice
How Westminster’s 1897 sanctuary shaped faith, architecture, and civic life downtown.
Orchestra Hall
When Orchestra Hall Turned Toward the Street
A hall remade for sound, sightlines, and city life.
Minneapolis
When a Minneapolis Editor Paid for Printing the Truth
A journalist’s murder became one of Minnesota’s enduring unsolved crimes.
The Main Cinema
Where Minneapolis Goes Off the Beaten Screen
How a riverfront theater became a home for adventurous moviegoing.
Minneapolis
Where Henry Dreamed in Minneapolis
How a major American poem sequence took shape in Minneapolis.
Birchbark Books
Where Louise Erdrich Put Native Literature on the Map
How a novelist turned a bookstore into a literary home for Minneapolis.
Minneapolis
Where Fitzgerald Learned the Glitter and the Ache
How Twin Cities society shaped Fitzgerald’s early imagination and ambition.
Minneapolis
From The Time to the Sound of Pop
How Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis carried Minneapolis into mainstream R&B and pop.
Minneapolis
Hennepin After Dark
A downtown street where marquees, movies, and nightlife shaped Minneapolis.
Minneapolis
Where Robert Zimmerman Became Bob Dylan
A brief Minneapolis chapter that changed American music.
Historic Fort Snelling
Where Fort Snelling Entered Dred Scott’s Story
A marriage, a military post, and the legal path to a notorious ruling.
Minneapolis
Kid Cann and the Murder That Never Let Go
How a bootlegger’s legend fused with Minneapolis’s most haunting unsolved killing.
Minneapolis
Before Chicago, Minnie Miñoso Learned to Fly in Minneapolis
A future trailblazer sharpened his game in Minneapolis before stardom.
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