Minnesota Experience

"Flour Power" explores how milling made Minnesota. The story charts the growth of wheat farming, the harnessing of water power, the founders of the flour milling industry, and the...

"Lost Twin Cities III" is the third installment of the immensely popular "Lost Twin Cities" specials. Based on the Larry Millett book of the same name, these programs explore the v...

"Cornerstones: A History of North Minneapolis" explores the neighborhood's diverse past through the power of place. Co-produced with the University of Minnesota and the U's Urban R...

The horror and hardship of the great Minnesota fires of 1918 are hard to imagine 100-years later. Ten communities were destroyed and dozens more were damaged in an inferno that cov...

Our latest installment of the Lost Twin Cities history series tells the stories of Northwest Airlines, Negro League baseball, Longfellow Zoo, Dayton’s Oval Room, St. Paul’s Public...

Glensheen is a true Minnesota original, preserved intact for future generations. It is a story of hard work, fortunate timing and a life long pursuit of knowledge.

This documentary follows Kate Beane, a young Dakota woman, as she examines the extraordinary life of her celebrated relative, Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa). Biography and journey come...

Four Native American Vietnam War veterans reflect on the agony of war and how their communities helped them carry their warrior legacy proudly. A lifetime later, these soldiers beg...

People power, environmental cleanups, exciting new music, grand city plans, and food wars in co-ops and grocery stores--In the turbulent '70s, Minnesota shed its image as a snowy o...

Discover the era of the great American touring ice shows, revealing how they dominated family entertainment for decades, changing the lives of skaters and audiences alike.

In 1975, at the tumultuous close of the Viet Nam war, the Hmong people in Laos fled their homes, livelihoods, and culture and began to arrive in the U.S. as refugees. Since that ti...

Host Mary Lahammer explores the top-to-bottom three-year $300 million restoration of the home of state government. We soar to the top of the Dome and climb up scaffolding in the Ro...

Take a scenic, historic 440 mile trip with host Cathy Wurzer down iconic Highway 61 revisiting the early days of automobile travel. Using an old travel guide, Cathy drives a period...

Built in 1925, the Twin Cities Ford Plant was famous for its classical architecture, on-site hydropower and glass manufacturing. Get the inside story about its role in WWII, the la...

A discovered tape of a speech given by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the University of Minnesota in 1967; followed by an interview of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by host L. Howar...

The Legendary Saint Paul Winter Carnival's traditions of gathering Saint Paul's neighborhoods to participate in ten days of winter sports, activities and parades, building elaborat...

The "hidden history" of African Americans who helped shape the North Star state of Minnesota. From fur trader George Bonga to the state's first black woman lawyer, Lena Smith.

The "hidden history" of African Americans who helped shape the North Star state of Minnesota. From fur trader George Bonga to the state's first black woman lawyer, Lena Smith.

CASS GILBERT: STANDING THE TEST OF TIME, features the story of how one of Minnesota's most gifted artists became one of our Nation's great architects. By building on his formal edu...

Why does Minnesota suffer through some of the worst racial disparities in the nation? One answer is the spread of racist, restrictive real estate covenants in the early 20th centur...

Clarence Johnston was one of Minnesota's most prolific Gilded Age architects. Discover how his aesthetic legacy shaped the state.

WOMEN OUTWARD BOUND profiles the first group of young women to participate in an Outward Bound survival school course in 1965, and chronicles their experiences in the wild. It also...

For the first time since its original run 30 years ago, Minnesota Experience brings back Emily Goldberg's first person journey through the vibrant Minneapolis music scene of the 80...

A documentary look at some of the deadliest weather to ever strike Minnesota.

Witness 16,000 years of Minnesota's fascinating early history. Its unique place in North America is revealed through state of the art animations and graphics. A Twin Cities PBS Ori...

Join Michael Portillo and discover how Minneapolis harnessed the power of the Mighty Mississippi to become a great industrial center. In St. Paul, Michael explores the birthplace o...

Michael Portillo continues his rail journey along the Upper Mississippi to Red Wing, Minnesota, and the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Picking up the Empire Builder rail service he...

In the shadows of the Vietnam War, the CIA organized a secret war in neighboring Laos to prevent communism from spreading deeper into Southeast Asia. The Hmong fought for the U.S....

Out North - Part 1 of a full-length film documenting and honoring Minnesota's LGBTQ history. The film will tell the stories of known and largely unknown LGBTQ Minnesotans who found...

Out North - Part 1 of a full-length film documenting and honoring Minnesota's LGBTQ history. The film will tell the stories of known and largely unknown LGBTQ Minnesotans who found...

Minnesota’s Iron Range built America from sea to shining sea. Steel buildings to enriched bread. Co-produced with the Minnesota Humanities Center.