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• Princesses made of butter
  Minnesotans love their butter sculpture. At least that's Linda Christensen's impression from inside the big revolving, glass-enclosed refrigerator at the Minnesota State Fair. Each year at this time, Christensen spends her days in at the Minnesota State Fair creating images of dairy princesses from big blocks of butter. On Saturday, she sculpted Jessica Felling, a dairy princess from Stearns County.August 25, 2003
• The Enthusiasts: The rodeo queen
  When she was a little kid, Amber Hultman hated horses. Now, at age 16, she's the Minnesota High School Rodeo Queen. To win the crown, she had to excel in categories like modeling, public speaking, and horsemanship. But Hultman says being queen is much more than looking pretty while riding a horse.August 20, 2003
• Entrepreneur makes the paper in Wood Lake
  Minnesota has lost jobs lately, but entrepreneurship is on the rise. In rural Wood Lake, Minnesota, that news is making the paper.August 19, 2003
• Rocks must be thrown
  Thousands of "rock hounds" are converging on the Twin Cities this weekend. The Minnesota Mineral Club is sponsoring a convention. The subject is: Rocks of the Great Lakes. At the same time, thousands of tourists will be on the beaches of Lake Superior's north shore. But most of them will be enjoying rocks in a less scientific way. They'll be throwing them into the lake.August 15, 2003
• The Enthusiasts: The dog lover
  In another installment of our series, The Enthusiasts, Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Curtis visits Karen Elvin, a devoted lover of the Norwegian Elkhound. Elvin inherited her affection for the breed from her mother-they've raised 16 generations of the dogs, including American Kennel Club champions.August 6, 2003
• Washing the dog goes high-tech
  The town of Two Harbors has a lot going for it. It has a great view of Lake Superior, and it has the Sandpaper Museum. And now it has a self-service pet wash.July 31, 2003
• The Enthusiasts: The phenologist mail carrier
  John Latimer is a phenologist. He records the coming and going of animals, when plants bloom, and when the lakes freeze. He drives a mail route in the north woods near Grand Rapids, and once a week, before he drives his route, he hosts a program about phenology on a local community radio station.July 30, 2003
• New snoring treatment promises quieter nights
  For snorers, and their loved ones, the nightly noisy disturbance often causes more than a few sleepless nights. A new procedure designed to permanently treat snoring has been developed by a Minnesota company, Restore Medical, and is now available to snoring sufferers.July 28, 2003
• Longtime Rainy Lake islanders prepare to leave their pioneer life
  When Voyageurs National Park was created in 1975, there were still thousands of acres of private land within park boundaries. Voyaguers is in far nothern Minnesota nestled along some of the largest border lakes. The federal government immediately began buying up the privately held land. Home and cabin owners were forced to sell. But they were given a choice. Some sold their property outright. Many more purchased 25-year leases so they could stay longer. About 50 of those leases end this year. One of them is held by Norbert and Etta Jean Goulet. The elderly couple has been living alone on a small island on Rainy Lake for 40 years.July 28, 2003
• Minnesota's Liberians debate whether to mourn or celebrate
  This weekend marked Liberia's Independence Day. Liberians in Minnesota celebrated by hosting a soccer match at Blaine's National Sports Center. However, some Liberians have criticized the timing of the event.July 28, 2003
• Bob Hope dies at 100
  Bob Hope, ski jump-nosed master of the one-liner and favorite comedian of servicemen and presidents alike, has died, just two months after turning 100. Hope died late Sunday of pneumonia at his home in Toluca Lake, with his family at his bedside, longtime publicist Ward Grant said Monday.July 28, 2003
• Remembering Korea: B Company from Duluth
  The men of B Company made the front page of the newspaper when they marched through downtown Duluth to the train station. That was the summer of 1950, and they were Marine Reserves on their way to the Korean War. When the war ended, 80 percent of them were injured or wounded, and 10 of them were dead.July 24, 2003
• Paul's big move
  The Crow Wing County Planning Commission will decide the future of two of its most famous residents. Simply put, it's a question of zoning. But the commission's ruling will determine whether Paul Bunyan and Babe the blue ox can move to a new home.July 24, 2003
• The Enthusiasts: The sheep shearer
  Doug Rathke turned his enthusiasm into a living. Doug Rathke shears sheep for a living and competes in sheering competitions around the country and abroad. In the latest edition of our series, The Enthusiasts, Minnesota Public Radio's Steve Nelson pays a visit to Doug Rathke's farm near Hutchinson and meets Rathke, his sheep, and his electric clippers in a big white sheering barn.July 23, 2003
• The Enthusiasts: The bicycle guy
  Minneapolis resident Gary Hoover commutes on a bicycle -- actually a tricyle. The self-employed handyman is a common sight on south Minneapolis streets. He's the bearded fellow pedaling a bright red, custom-made cargo three-wheeler. The Hoover family gave up their car several years ago. They rely almost exclusively on cycling to get around.July 22, 2003

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