HERE IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

NOW, Y'ALL KNOW I JUST LOVE LOOKING BACK AT HISTORY, MINNESOTA HISTORY, IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.

SO IT IS TIME TO INVITE YOU INTO THE WORLD OF MINNESOTA HISTORY.

WE'RE GOING TO TRAVEL BACK IN TIME AND PLACE IN THE FALL OF 1863, THIS WEEK'S MYSTERY PERSON IS BORN IN BASICALLYIEST, IRELAND.

AS A TEENAGER THEY MOVED TO A SMALL TOWN IN MINNESOTA WITH THEIR FAMILY, EVENTUALLY MARRYING AND SETTLING IN A COMMUNITY ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

1885 OUR MYSTERY PERSON BEGINS A 36-YEAR CAREER THAT HAS THEM LOGGING 50,000 MILES IN MINNESOTA TO KEEP OTHERS SAFE ALONG THE ROUTES THEY TRAVELED.

THIS TREACHEROUS CAREER LANDED OUR MYSTERY PERSON IN A NATIONAL HALL OF FAME NEARLY 089 YEARS AFTER THEIR DEATH.

WHO IS THIS MYSTERY MINNESOTAN AND WHAT MADE THEM FAMOUS?

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU WHETHER YOU'RE CALLING IN FROM TORCHLIGHT LAKE, HEADLIGHT ISLAND, OR LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND IN LAKE MINNETONKA.

SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THOSE.

651-229-1430 IS THE NUMBER TO CALL WITH ALL OF YOUR GUESSES TO THOSE HINTS, RIGHT OR WRONG.

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OUR ELECTRONIC INBOX IS ALMANAC@TPT.ORG.

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THAT'S ALL AT TPT.ORG/ALMANAC.

WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH TIME FOR SOME SHOW-ENDING MUSIC FROM THE ARCHIVES.

THIS WEEK BACK IN 2017 BRIAN WIKLUND AND MIKE CRAMER JOINED US AT THE MPR BOOTH FOR ALMANAC AT THE FAIR COPRODUCTION WITH MPR NEWS.

IT WAS GREAT FUN.

TAKE A LISTEN.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

ENJOY THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ BLUEGRASS MUSIC ] ♪♪♪ >> SINGING: I CAN SEE NOW OVER THE VALLEY THROUGH THE DISTANT PEAKS SO FAIR AND THE SUNSHINE WARMS MY BODY I CAN BREATHE THE SWEET, SWEET AIR ♪♪♪ LIKE A IVER CLOSE TO THE OCEAN LIKE THE TREES REACH FOR THE SKIES ♪♪♪ >> "ALMANAC" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY MEMBERS OF THIS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION.

SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED BY ... GREAT RIVER ENERGY: PROVIDING WHOLESALE POWER TO 27 MINNESOTA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES.

DELTA DENTAL OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: IMPROVING ORAL HEALTH WHILE ADVANCING SOCIAL EQUITIES.

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EDUCATION MINNESOTA, THE VOICE FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

MORE AT EDUCATIONMINNESOTA.ORG.

AND PAINTCARE, HELPING MINNESOTA PAINT SMARTER TO PREVENT WASTE.

MORE AT PAINTCARING.ORG.