Minnesota Experience — Season 1, Episode 13: Tales of the Road

Episode synopsis

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 Cadillac the length of Minnesota Highway 61 exploring the secrets of places long gone and spinning stories about people from the past.

About Minnesota Experience

For decades, Twin Cities PBS (TPT) has dived into the whitewater of bygone eras and emerged with insight about our shared past and values as Minnesotans. Tapping into TPT’s rich archive of historical stories and adding new ones to the fold, Minnesota Experience holds the mirror of history up to the modern moment as a force that can forever change who we are and who we want to be.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Flour Power
• E2Lost Twin Cities III
• E3Cornerstones: A History of North Minneapolis
• E4Fires of 1918
• E5Lost Twin Cities 4
• E6Glensheen and the Congdon Legacy
• E7Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian
• E8The People's Protectors
• E9MN in the 70's
• E10The Fabulous Ice Age
• E11Hmong Pioneers: Honoring the First Wave
• E12Restoring The People's House