Postcards

Verlyn Kling shares the secret history of his priceless 1959 Gibson Les Paul and Jammie Niemeyer shows her art that's inspired by Black history.

Carl's Bakery is thriving under a new generation of bakers with the Streblow family and their efforts to focus on quality and farm-fresh products.

Meet Emily Scallon who is a pressed flower artist from Fergus Falls, Elijah Lanz, from Montevideo, who is also known as the drag performer Lady Jah and Zeke Lundstrum and Naviga Damrongnawin Lundstrum who both own the Lundstrum Farm in Bird Island.

Jonathan Thunder shares the meaning behind his art, Jeney Christensen makes cupcakes for the community of Fergus Falls, Miles Taylor experiments with different art forms.

Watch excerpts from the documentary “Built with Love.” Then, listen the film’s producer, Dana Conroy, talk about her connection to the subject matter.

Meet a family that has turned auctioneering into a thriving family business, Jordan Rodgers who is a BIPOC and queer illustrator and graphic artist, the late, great Franz Allbert Richter whose pencil drawings made him one of the most influential artists of the Upper Minnesota River Valley and Harlan Rosvold, a WWII Marine Corps veteran who served in Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima.

Polka has been part of Minnesota’s rich music history for a long time. In this half-hour special, learn about Minnesota’s polka music scene.

Meet storm chaser Tanner Charles from Kingston, ceramics artist Blayze Buseth from Fergus Falls and WWII veteran Paul Fynboh from Granite Falls.

Learn about the history of the Green Lake Bible Camp, which dates back to the 1930s, the Norwegian Lake Lutheran Historical Association, which hosts an event with a Norwegian theme, and Ray Fagen Memorial Airshow, which teaches future generations about World War II.

Teresa Peterson writes a children's book inspired by her heritage called Grasshopper Girl and Fred Livesay demonstrates Scandinavian crafts.

Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra and listen to interviews from members of the group. Plus, a performance by Olav Luksengård Mjelva from the coast of Norway.

Watch a preview of a of a documentary about a project led by Southwest Minnesota State University’s Dr. Daniel Rieppel to pair the work of the late Bill Holm to music entitled " Playing Haydn for the Angel of Death."

The Vietnam Memorial and History Center is dedicated to telling the stories of the Vietnam War. The museum's founders, brothers and Vietnam War veterans themselves, Royal and Charlie Hettling do this by collecting and curating private photographs, newspaper articles and personal accounts of the war that highlight people’s different, and often conflicting, experiences during the Vietnam War era.