Minnesota Marquees

Minnesota Marquees. . , Minnesota's rich heritage of innovation, artistry, heroism, achievement and history., We're just getting started., There are many more Minnesota stories to add. Please contact us with your ideas at [email protected]. Thank you!, Bob Dylan , Hibbing's musical genius and pop culture icon for six decades and counting., Peerless as a songwriter, poet and musician., Mr. Zimmerman was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer prize for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.", Leader in Agriculture , Minnesota is fifth in the nation in agricultural production. Top products are corn for grain, pork, soybeans, dairy products and cattle. Number one in the nation in turkey production. Farmers also grow hay, sugar beets, barley, wheat, flaxseed and oats. Leading vegetable products are potatoes, peas and sweet corn., Prince , Legendary performer, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, actor, filmmaker, visionary and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. His artistry is timeless., First Farmers , For 13,000 years, Native Americans gathered and cultivated plants for food throughout North America. In what later became Minnesota, Ojibwe and Dakota people grew corn, beans and squash. Other crops included sunflowers, gourds and tobacco., Charles Lindbergh , Minnesota's aviator pioneer from Little Falls. In 1927, "Lucky Lindy" ws the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to Paris. He flew 50 combat missions in the Pacific during World War II, and was an author, explorer, inventor and environmentalist., Concrete Grain Elevators , Frank Peavey and Charles Haglin , The world's first concrete grain elevators were built in Minneapolis in 1899, creating a much safer alternative to the highly flammable wood models of the day. The original structure still stands in St. Louis Park., Kevin McHale , Superstar basketball player from Hibbing. Named the U of M's top men's basketball player of all time. Seven-time NBA All Star with the Boston Celtics, recognized as one of the NBA's best all time power forwards, and winner of three NBA titles., Mars Candy Founder , Franklin C. Mars founded the Mar-O-Bar Company in 1920 in Minneapolis, which later became Mars, Inc. His young son Forrest's idea, the Milky Way bar, was introduced in 1923 and became the number one candy. Mars, Inc. went on to create M&Ms, Snickers and the Mars Bar., Patty Berg , Pioneering pro golfer from Minneapolis who was a founding member of the LPGA and one of its leading players during the 1940s, '50s and '60s. Winner of 15 LPGA major tournament titles, an all time record, and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame., John Stevens , In the 1850s, he resided in what is believed to be the first house built by white settlers west of the Mississippi. Known as the "Father of Minneapolis," he founded the Minnesota State Agricultural Society, which today remains the governing body of the Minnesota State Fair., Charles Albert Bender , Hall of Fame baseball pitcher from the White Earth Nation. Starred for the Philadelphia Athletics in the early 1900s. Led the A's to three World Series titles, pitching three complete games in the 1911 Series., Norman Borlaug , University of Minnesota agronomist who led worldwide efforts to revolutionize agriculture, literally saving millions around the world from starvation. Father of the Green Revolution. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal., Bushel Boy Tomatoes , Pioneering Owatonna firm that grows Minnesota tomatoes year-round and ships fresh produce throughout the Midwest., Mill City , In the late 1800s, grain milling was revolutionized in Minnesota, and Minneapolis was home to the largest flour mills in the world, led by Pillsbury and the Washburn-Crosby Company, which later became General Mills, producer of Gold Medal Flour., Water skis , Teenager Ralph Samuelson was the first to ski on water in 1922, towed with a clothes line behind a power boat at Lake City using skis he made from pine boards., St. Paul's Mount Rushmore , St. Paul natives Dave Winfield, Paul Molitor, Joe Mauer and Jack Morris combined have 30 All Star appearances and seven World Series titles. Winfield, Morris and Molitor are Hall of Famers, and Mauer should be there soon.