The stories behind Minnesota's oldest building and the Northwest Angle

Last fall, Curious Minnesota listeners voted on their favorite questions submitted by people stopping by the Star Tribune's booth at the State Fair. There was a three-way tie for the top question. Those winning questions were: "What is the oldest building in Minnesota?" "How did the Northwest Angle come about?" and "How big does a body of water need to be to qualify as a lake?" Reporter Katy Read wrote stories on two of those questions for the Curious Minnesota column. She joins the show to discuss the answers with host Eric Roper. LINKS: How did Minnesota get its shape on the map? (October 2021 article) What is the oldest building in Minnesota? (December 2021 article)

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