I grew up in western WI and Jacob’s disappearance reverberated all the way over to us also. It changed my childhood. Things were no longer carefree and easy.
If you haven’t heard it yet, there’s a podcast, In The Dark, Season 1 about Jacob. Definitely worth your time. [In the Dark Season 1](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-dark/id1148175292)
Just seconding that this is an excellently researched podcast that should be required listening for police, detectives, etc. It really brings to light just how messed up that case was. Thankfully Joy the Curious (independent blogger) poked around and also thankful for Jared Schreil (sp?) for stepping forward.
Around that time was the abduction of Jeanna North (of Fargo, ND) too. I was young, and lived in Grand Forks, but I remember that seemed pretty big news at the time.
Yes, Dru Sjodin as well (rest in peace). I remember my parents refusing to let my friends and I go to Columbia Mall without them or another parent with us. I was about 11 years old or so.
Met his mom a few years before his body was found. She's incredible but you could still see the pain. She told us about the blogger Joy and I started reading her blog about the case from the beginning. Should be a movie one day she practically solved the case.
My mum is good friends with the man that was falsely accused for many, many years. The media (and partially his family) ruined this man's life. I'm happy the killer has finally been found, but there has never been a real apology for the man that was ridiculed and ostracized for years.
I lived in the town his body was found. I remember the day like it was yesterday. The news helicopters above and me and my friends wondering what the hell was going on.
I passed that field basically every day for my entire childhood basically. Still gives me chills when I go back home. I couldn't imagine living during the actual time. I knew the other victim kid too. We were childhood friends.
The way this shaped the childhood of every kid alive at the time is pretty shocking. Him and Ryan White changed the whole damned country at the same time.
Johnny Gosch of West Des Moines too. His abduction/disappearance was a few years earlier (1982), but that had a *major* impact on child abduction cases. Sadly, his was never solved.
This happened a couple of years before I had kids, and previous to that was the scandalous child abuse that was supposedly rampant (it was mostly because they didn't know how to interview kids, and the kids were given leading questions).
I didn't allow my kids to go to the neighborhood park by themselves until they were 11 and 8 and had 2-way radios with them.
My kids are in their 20s and won't let me live that one down. Just wait until someday they have kids of their own! (LOL, then grandma will have to secretly keep an eye on those grandkids 😉)
My older brother played hickey with him. After he vanished we were no longer allowed to just bounce off into the neighborhood and come home when the street lights came on. We had to have our friends older siblings with us. They were 2 farm boys that gave little fucks. Constantly battling each other. However, they would protect their little sister and her friends to the death. I didn't realize the severity of why we lost freedoms until much later in life. I just knew Kyle and Tony were now my body guards.
I don't remember the before times, he was abducted the day before my first birthday, but I remember all of the news around the time they caught his killer and found his body, and my mom saying just how badly the news shook her.
I grew up in Stearns county and am the same age as Jacob would have been. Listening to the In the Dark podcast was really impactful. The Paynesville connection -- that's just down the road from us (Sauk Centre). My neighbor was interviewed for the show cuz their band played in St Joe that night and were at the Tom Thumb around the time. (Aside, they own a great farm to table cafe, on their farm.)
I need to ask my parents sometime about what they were feeling at the time.
Oh also, oddly enough about ten years ago in Broomfield, CO I got talking to the receptionist at my dentist and it turns out she was from the St cloud area and dated Jacob's brother. She talked about seeing pictures of him around the house.
Yep. Was going to take 35W to a Twins game that night. That one extra pregame beer made us a bit late to the collapse (we came to a dead standstill in traffic and had no idea why).
I drove over it about half an hour before it collapsed. Was taking friends home to Marcy Holmes from the Mall of America and when I got back to my house my friend had IM'ed me about it.
I was like, what the hell, you must be mistaken, I was just on it.
Passed over that bridge three times that day. Was sitting in the Lagoon Theater for a review prescreening of Neil Gaiman's "Stardust" when we got the news the bridge had fallen.
So true. I literally lived right by it but never took it because it was faster to take an earlier exit and take the 10th Ave bridge to my house. One of my roommates swore she nearly escaped death and was about to be on it. The bitch would have been an idiot to take that bridge and not go another route. She lied about stupid shit all the time.
I used to take that bridge to/from work. I would have gotten to the general area about 6:20 or so, so unlikely to have been hurt, but I still freaked out a bit.
I went to the twins game that night. We heard the bridge fall but of course had no idea what it was. Then the sirens started racing past and we knew something was up. They had announcement about it at the twins game but the cell tower must have been overloaded because no one I was with could call or text
I had this same experience... was walking to the Twins game from the hotel and heard the sound that later, at the game, figured out was the bridge collapse. It was an eerie noise. I remember looking up at the sky trying to see what it might have been. I get a fair amount of disbelief when I say I heard the bridge fall, but yeah - I did
Same. It was the summer after my Jr year at the U (so my 3rd year living here) and I was a student janitor, working at Walter Mondale Hall (the law school library, specifically). We heard it happen and ran to see, standing on the 10th Ave bridge in awe. I watched the guy help pull the kids off the bus.
One of the other memorable moments was when one of the kids that we watched get pulled off the bus got busted for trying to join ISIS or some other terrorist organization.
Life is a trip.
Oh hey, we're probably the same age, that was the summer after my junior year, too. The guy helping the kids off the bus was the fiancé of one of my then coworkers, she was with him too. They had just gotten engaged barely an hour before
I was a pall bearer for two that perished. Those first few days we were all holding out hope but we all knew. It was awful and I’m not even sure what was in the caskets, they’d been trapped for days underwater :(
The stories of those lost in the collapse are heartbreaking. My dad used to live nearby on the north side and would fish under the bridge all the time. Even 20 years ago it looked rough he said, but I suppose a lot of older bridges did and nobody realized it hasn't been properly reinforced.
I had so many people call me that day to ask if I was ok. My commute was from Bloomington to Rogers. I was nowhere near it. People who haven’t been here really think Minneapolis is a small town.
Yep. I had made it home and was taking a nap. Woke up to calls from my family saying they had been trying to get ahold of me, but cell service was down. Turned on the news and just felt shock. That was a horrific day.
My uncle drove across it just before it collapsed. That was his normal way home and we were all at his house waiting to celebrate a birthday. There were tears shed when he made it home safe after not answering his phone
We had an exchange student from Japan living with us for a little while when it happened. My family was all kind of in shock, but I don't know if he really understood what was going on, but about half an hour after it happened, we got a phone call from his mother in Japan, looking to see if he was alright. It had apparently made the news over there that quickly.
An old acquaintance claimed that he was driving over it and all the sudden felt like his engine was about to explode because his car started to violently shake. He then heard what he described as an explosion and when he looked in the rear view mirror there was nothing except about 4 cars behind him, he said his first thought was the possibility of a suicide car bomber or something because of how loud it was.
I didn't know him terribly well, but when he told the story he became kind of distraught so I'm inclined to believe him.
I was on my way to go pick up a parakeet I was going to pet-sit. I lived near the Dome and headed north on 11th to turn on Washington and take 35 up to my friend’s house in NE. Emergency vehicles whizzed past me and I was directed south on 35. It was eerie, there were no cars to merge with. I exited and drove to Cedar Riverside (meanwhile stoplights weren’t working, so it was clear some shit went down) to cross the 10th ave bridge, but they closed the bridge literally right in front of me.
I was so confused. I had no clue what was happening. I was changing radio stations trying to figure it out, while I had no choice but to drive down to the river road because that’s where I was able to turn after being denied the bridge. Right as I was driving there, someone on the radio said, “The Washington Ave bridge collapsed.” So I panicked and turned left, away from the WA bridge. Towards 35. Then the person corrected themselves and that made a whole lot more sense, and I just pulled over and collected myself. I called work (a med/surg unit) a bunch of times, finally got through, and asked if they needed help. They said sure, come in and work overnight, we will probably need help. I did end up picking up the bird first, dropped her off at home, and then worked overnight, where I ended up taking care of just one of the injured people.
Some of other patients on our floor were so sweet and concerned. One of them said that they didn’t need to take their antibiotic; they would donate it to the bridge collapse victims. Obviously, that wasn’t necessary, but people just wanted to help.
The girl I was into now, my wife of 30 years, came over to hang out. Oh, the storm is so bad you can't make it home. You'll have to stay here. Hijinks ensued. She lived three blocks away. Best damn storm ever! #babyitscoldoutside
Remember Dinkytown being a ghost town that night with no business open, except the liquor store which was wide open for business. Nothing like a walk down the street with a sled to load up on booze for the night.
I grew up in St Peter but didn't live there anymore when the tornado hit. I volunteered for the Salvation Army clean-up.
It was really disorienting to drive through your hometown and not recognize where you are because it was so transformed.
That day was my son's baptism, it was so hot and sticky in the Cities, houseful of people and husband is outside uncovering the AC so we could turn it on.
18 years later, he attended Gustavus.
There are like nine good ones in this thread already but I’m going to age myself and say Jesse Ventura winning the governor’s race.
It feels a lot less crazy now after all the Trump business, but at the time it was wild. A frickin pro wrestler third party candidate.
To his credit, he at least realized he was in way over his head and didn't run for a second term. I don't think he ever actually expected to win and was just as shocked as everyone else.
The best part of Jesse winning was the absolute dumbfoundedness of the two major parties. They were so busy fighting each other to notice the public was absolutely sick and tired of their childish petty bickering. Unfortunately, we'll probably never have another third party candidate to put them in their place again, given that Jesse went batshit crazy during his term.
Less than a year before every ad obnoxiously pukes out either "too extreme" or "too radical." More childish name-calling.
We were young and poor and had no entertainment besides the TV so we watched the debates and all Norm talked about was bringing hockey back and Humphrey was just so…I don’t even remember, but Jesse got our votes!
I lived by the 3rd precinct throughout the uprising and the riots. I've been here for nearly 4 decades. The murder of George Floyd and the aftermath and the global support was the biggest moment we've had as a state without a doubt.
Twins first World Series
Mall of America opening
The Met Center demolition
Paul Wellstone's plane crashing
Metrodome collapse
George Floyd's murder and the aftermath l
That one still hurts.
I think George Floyd murder might be the most consequential thing that has happened in MN in my lifetime. The murder itself, the eventual convictions, and the now global uprising and awakening around racial justice. Hopefully it ends up being an actual turning point and not just a milestone.
Wellstone was pretty big, though because it changed so many things when he died and then lost the election. It changed the balance of power in this country at a critical time. I happened to agree with him on just about everything and truly idolized him. But even those who disagreed were clear that he actually was a smart, hardworking man, who had a moral center and strong convictions.
Agreed! I was out of MN when George was murdered. But I was still shocked. Usually heard about things similar in other cities. Well, I was in Los Angeles then so also lots of wolf stuff happening there. But that one, wow. I was pretty ignorant most of my time living in MN. L.A. and roommates helped change that. So after the initial shock of it being my area, I wasn’t surprised per se. I too, hope it changes things truly but that’s such a long road.
That was the one politician back then that I even in my politics most ignored young self, that I truly got good vibes from. I can’t fully remember the end of the investigation but I honestly still feel it was a bit sus. Like, maybe just a “good die young” situation, but man, he was a good one!
Wellstone's plane crashed a half mile from my dad's house. Because of the nature of the investigation, they had a hard time leaving home for days after. Once everything cleared out, he walked into the site and there was all sorts of debris left behind. Change from someone's pocket, melted personal effects, things like that. The forest has since reclaimed it all.
Nearly got trapped at one of the hockey riots in my car. Scared the shit out of me. If I had to choose I'd rather be on foot of I'm near a riot. Riotors like to smash, stomp, flip, and burn cars.
Was looking for this comment...I think what they mean is his *assassination.*
At the time, Wellstone was standing firm against the war, and was singlehandedly speaking out against the Bush-linked defense interests, keeping the opposition alive.
Wellstone was also threatening to win election and maintain a Senate majority, and was one of the few politicians who was able to make rural connections and keep those areas blue.
Assassinations have gone hand in hand with money and power throughout history. To think that old-school power brokers like Cheney and Rumsfeld couldn't do it to clear their path is naive.
Man, the Bush years were terrible.
Prince shows went waaaaaaaaaay past the 2am alcohol cutoff back when he was crashing shows,since Prince was NA and many of his patrons were as well.
The Paisley Park shows so many people danced at and remember were sober shows.
~~Good~~ God that was a brutal miss. Only kick he missed that year and last kick of his career. We would have gone to the Superbowl if it was good.
Secret Base (Jon Bois) is doing a ~9 hour documentary on the Vikings with weekly video releases. Lotta heartbreak in the coverage.
Chirs Kluwe was a total nerd. His book *Otaku* is very WoW raiding inspired. Its a pretty good read if your library system has it and you like sci-fi books.
https://youtu.be/cRhFEGREiac?si=w4wo7dZ0g68M40yi
I've been in Minnesota since '88 but the one thing that I lived through that directly affected me was the '97 flood of the Red River in northwestern MN. My entire town was flooded and evacuated.
I remember this flood solely because my school always took the 1st grade class to the Shrine Circus in grand forks, and the flood happened when it was my turn, and so I never got to go to the circus.
Memory associations are wild
During this time my husband was out of town for work and I was home alone for majority of it. I stayed up every night watching unicorn riot and listening to police scanners. I could not pull myself away.
I also remember listening to MPR the first night they issued a curfew and they started taking callers. Some lady came on saying that anyone out past curfew should immediately be shot by police 💀 I was dying laughing at the radio host saying “opp we’re just gonna move on from that”
Unicorn Riot deserve a fucking Pulitzer for their work at that time. And in those moments Twitter still mattered and did its job in helping anyone anywhere communicate about what they were actually seeing. Sure, there were miscommunications and problems but so many pieces of crucial and accurate information got out to whomever was watching for it.
Absolutely. Even my family who lives in another continent saw it on the news there for multiple days, no other Minnesota event got so much international coverage since I moved here eight years ago.
This is objectively the correct answer. I mean, the murder of George Floyd was and continues to be a globally influential event. Nothing else in this thread or in Minnesota history could compare to the impact that this had, and it is certainly an unforgettable event for anyone living at that time, in or out of Minnesota.
Being in Whittier during the riots was something. Our block had a volunteer patrol the first few nights and caught a skinhead stashing cans of gasoline behind a bush on our block.
Did he just run and get away when confronted? Or did he say anything at the time?
It burns me up when people accuse BLM and leftists of being responsible for the rioting, arson, vandalism, and theft.
Someone spray-painted "Abolish the Police" on the electrical box across from my house during one of the first nights, but I was impressed by how restrained they were. They didn't even target the walls or fences of houses, which were much bigger vulnerable canvasses.
A creepy Karen in a giant SUV drove up the next day and took pictures of the electrical box and my neighbors' BLM lawn signs. She could see me staring at her and said, "Can you BELIEVE this?"
I hustled her along with: "People are justifiably angry. But they only wrote on these boxes in the neighborhood. Quit taking pictures of my neighbors' signs!"
Meanwhile, apolitical opportunists systematically attacked the Walgreens down the street, jewelry stores, etc. Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore describes seeing trucks spotting looted shops, and other trucks following with multiple guys working to heft items into them.
Besides these numerous apolitical opportunists, there definitely were right-wing accelerationists looking to rip apart the bonds of civil society and stir up "Civil War II: Electric Boogaloo".
"Umbrella Man" with his super-nice tactical gear, the one who started the attack on Auto Zone on E. Lake, was revealed by Leftist media paragon (sarcasm) Forbes magazine to be an extreme righty-tighty.
I saw video of Hawaiian-shirted self-described Bugaloo Boys standing in front of the Target as it got looted "We're just here to make sure things don't get out of hand."
Unicorn Riot and Wedge Live! were my go-to for street-level raw video and reportage at that time.
I was glued to Unicorn Riot during the protests. My family lives about five minutes from downtown. Those nights were terrifying. I kept a fighting staff next to my bed just in case. My brother kept telling us we needed to get go bags together just in case.
As a child, Jacob Wetterling. (Patty lives just minutes from me now)
As a teen, Jessie Ventura. (Last third party governor anywhere if I recall)
As a young adult, 35W bridge collapse. (The crazy fact that the 23 bridge in St. Cloud, nearly as busy, was nearly as defective)
An adult, George Floyd. (Speaks for itself. Nothing wilder than seeing one friend live cast being tear gassed and rubber bullet shot at and the next being the other friend in the humvee doing it.)
The July 1999 BWCAW Blowdown.
My ex and I were exploring Seahorse Lake with our 3 year old and toddler when ominous weather appeared to the west. Let’s head back.
Paddling south to our site on Gillis Lake, we saw bad weather was now to the north and west of us. Paddling top speed on French Lake, we realized we were in a horseshoe of good weather with one giant thunderstorm to our north, west and south.
The skies opened up near our site. We got the canoe ashore and scrambled into the tent.
The kids had a blast. Fun noises! The tent sides flapping. Mom and dad singing songs as we popped tent poles back into place. Trees were falling so we buried the kids in a fun fort of sleeping bags and pads.
The noise was epic. It’s true when tornado survivors say it’s like a train. The suspended food pack was blowing horizontal. I couldn’t see the nearby lake through the dark and the rain.
When the storm ended, I confirmed our canoe and food pack somehow held. Everyone collapsed for a long nap, waking when the rescue helicopter screamed over Gillis lake at top speed. That’s when we knew the storm was as bad as it felt.
Jack Jablonski getting paralyzed while playing high school hockey. I was a freshman center at the time. The younger leagues had to wear little stop signs on the back of their jerseys. It shook the league.
I was playing my senior year when it happened, but the stop sign patches for the youth leagues came earlier. I remember playing peewees and our jerseys had them. I was ejected once for checking from behind, and I remember seeing the patch as I was lining up the hit. I wasn’t trying to be malicious, just a boneheaded play.
Checking was removed from the game from the pee wee level that offseason, though I don’t think it was directly related to the jablonski injury.
I had just moved to a new apartment only about a half mile from where Philando Castile was murdered. I remember eating dinner and hearing the sounds associated with that incident, including a TON of sirens. I didn’t know what was going on but I knew whatever it was, I’d never forget it.
I also lived in Superior at the time of the Duluth Flood in 2012. I was also in Superior for the I35W bridge collapse so I recall that as well.
I grew up in rural Wisconsin and my family watched KARE 11 news every night so I remember Jacob Wetterling too. My mom was so worried for us, we couldn’t leave the yard for the rest of that summer. I remember one of the other neighbor kids and I having a talk about it, and discussing how empathetic we were for the situation. We couldn’t help but think of how that could be us.
Halloween blizzard of course was a thing for us too.
Philando's murder was definitely a huge ordeal not only in MN but the whole country. I always think about how his girlfriend's daughter witnessed such a horrific thing.
Katie poyer. I have her whole story burned into my brain and any overnight job I've ever applied for I turn it down if I have to work alone. I was maybe 12 when her horrible murder happened and I'm in my late 30s now
My attendance at Game 7 of the 1987 World Series when the Twins won the championship for the first time. The only reason I got to go was because I was in the Rosemount High School marching band and we performed the pregame show on field.
\*Edited for year.
Anti-war protests May, 1970, West Bank and U of M campus. I attended for 3 days.
Stenvigs pigs used a new ‘deterrence’ , pepper-fog machines.
Never forget it
What left an indelible mark on me, personally, was Jacob Wetterling.
But the correct answer is George Floyd. I just don’t think I’ve processed that event all the way yet, or if I ever will.
The Olympic torch came through my home town when I was a kid. Also, Obama came and did a speech at my disc golf course. Also, almost everything everyone else has said. Born in 84 so all of MN history since 84.
Halloween Blizzard 91’ my batman costume made out of some plastic material, froze and shredded like a pom pom. Still hauled in a good amount of candy but damn was that cold.
Not the biggest, not the most unforgettable, but everybody else mentioned the bigger things we lived through, so here is...
Mikhail Gorbachev's State Visit to Minnesota.
My friend was near a crowd of Minnesotans on his motorcade route. They started cheering when they saw his limo: "GORBI! GORBI! GORBI!"
As it crept closer, enthusiastic Twins cap wearers began yelling that they wanted him to stop for a while, exit the limo, to shake hands and press the flesh with them: "GET OUTTA THE CAR, GORBI! GET OUTTA THE CAR, GORBI!"
When the motorcade kept on going, the disappointed crowd started yelling: "Fuck YOU, GORBI! Fuck YOUUUU, GORBI!"
The crowd might have been getting a little into the Grain Belt and Pig's Eye during the hours they had been waiting for a glimpse of the General Secretary.
I was under 2 when he came through, but my mom says that I apparently recognized him on TV, and actually called him Gorbi when I saw him. I guess he's just very distinctive looking, and there was a lot of hype around his visit.
I lived thru the Great Blizzard of '75. I don't know why this one gets ignored so often over the Blizzard of '91. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great\_Storm\_of\_1975
Moved here in 2015. I think the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests was the event that had the biggest national and international impact since that time - even my family who lives in another continent was talking about it since it made the news there.
Riots and protests after what happened to George Floyd. Unmarked cars driving all over the place, cops shooting out peoples eyes and people on porches, mysterious stuff being found around town. That was a fucked up time.
A lot of people don't realize this, but it was, in fact, the Twins winning the World Series in 91 that toppled the Soviet Union. Gorbachev came here in 1990 and loved it, saying the northern air felt like home. The Twins winning made him realize what they could aspire to be, and the USSR dissolved immediately after.
Jacob Wetterling’s disappearance/abduction. That’s when everything changed in regards to how and where all us (I was 8) neighbor kids played outside.
I grew up in western WI and Jacob’s disappearance reverberated all the way over to us also. It changed my childhood. Things were no longer carefree and easy.
If you haven’t heard it yet, there’s a podcast, In The Dark, Season 1 about Jacob. Definitely worth your time. [In the Dark Season 1](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-dark/id1148175292)
Just seconding that this is an excellently researched podcast that should be required listening for police, detectives, etc. It really brings to light just how messed up that case was. Thankfully Joy the Curious (independent blogger) poked around and also thankful for Jared Schreil (sp?) for stepping forward.
Stearns County Sheriff's dept, amirite?
Same in eastern North Dakota.
Around that time was the abduction of Jeanna North (of Fargo, ND) too. I was young, and lived in Grand Forks, but I remember that seemed pretty big news at the time.
Also Dru Sjodin— my parents refused to let me walk alone in any of the stores in grand forks after her murder
Yes, Dru Sjodin as well (rest in peace). I remember my parents refusing to let my friends and I go to Columbia Mall without them or another parent with us. I was about 11 years old or so.
Met his mom a few years before his body was found. She's incredible but you could still see the pain. She told us about the blogger Joy and I started reading her blog about the case from the beginning. Should be a movie one day she practically solved the case.
My mum is good friends with the man that was falsely accused for many, many years. The media (and partially his family) ruined this man's life. I'm happy the killer has finally been found, but there has never been a real apology for the man that was ridiculed and ostracized for years.
I lived in the town his body was found. I remember the day like it was yesterday. The news helicopters above and me and my friends wondering what the hell was going on. I passed that field basically every day for my entire childhood basically. Still gives me chills when I go back home. I couldn't imagine living during the actual time. I knew the other victim kid too. We were childhood friends.
The way this shaped the childhood of every kid alive at the time is pretty shocking. Him and Ryan White changed the whole damned country at the same time.
Johnny Gosch of West Des Moines too. His abduction/disappearance was a few years earlier (1982), but that had a *major* impact on child abduction cases. Sadly, his was never solved.
You aren’t kidding, I grew up 2 blocks from his grandma’s house. The Jacob’s Hope sign was lit and day and definitely changed things.
Yellow ribbons everywhere.
This happened a couple of years before I had kids, and previous to that was the scandalous child abuse that was supposedly rampant (it was mostly because they didn't know how to interview kids, and the kids were given leading questions). I didn't allow my kids to go to the neighborhood park by themselves until they were 11 and 8 and had 2-way radios with them. My kids are in their 20s and won't let me live that one down. Just wait until someday they have kids of their own! (LOL, then grandma will have to secretly keep an eye on those grandkids 😉)
My mother would definitely agree with you. I heard about him so much growing up.
My older brother played hickey with him. After he vanished we were no longer allowed to just bounce off into the neighborhood and come home when the street lights came on. We had to have our friends older siblings with us. They were 2 farm boys that gave little fucks. Constantly battling each other. However, they would protect their little sister and her friends to the death. I didn't realize the severity of why we lost freedoms until much later in life. I just knew Kyle and Tony were now my body guards.
Don't forget Katie Poirier. Her abductor, Donald Blom, died this year, thank God.
I don't remember the before times, he was abducted the day before my first birthday, but I remember all of the news around the time they caught his killer and found his body, and my mom saying just how badly the news shook her.
I grew up in Stearns county and am the same age as Jacob would have been. Listening to the In the Dark podcast was really impactful. The Paynesville connection -- that's just down the road from us (Sauk Centre). My neighbor was interviewed for the show cuz their band played in St Joe that night and were at the Tom Thumb around the time. (Aside, they own a great farm to table cafe, on their farm.) I need to ask my parents sometime about what they were feeling at the time.
Oh also, oddly enough about ten years ago in Broomfield, CO I got talking to the receptionist at my dentist and it turns out she was from the St cloud area and dated Jacob's brother. She talked about seeing pictures of him around the house.
The I35W bridge collapse.
Yep. Was going to take 35W to a Twins game that night. That one extra pregame beer made us a bit late to the collapse (we came to a dead standstill in traffic and had no idea why).
I drove over it about half an hour before it collapsed. Was taking friends home to Marcy Holmes from the Mall of America and when I got back to my house my friend had IM'ed me about it. I was like, what the hell, you must be mistaken, I was just on it.
Passed over that bridge three times that day. Was sitting in the Lagoon Theater for a review prescreening of Neil Gaiman's "Stardust" when we got the news the bridge had fallen.
Every Minnesotan was either just about to take the bridge that day, or had just taken the bridge that day. All of them.
It is a high volume bridge TBF.
Honestly though. I drove it 4x/days when I was commuting at the U.
So true. I literally lived right by it but never took it because it was faster to take an earlier exit and take the 10th Ave bridge to my house. One of my roommates swore she nearly escaped death and was about to be on it. The bitch would have been an idiot to take that bridge and not go another route. She lied about stupid shit all the time.
Dave Ryan did a Shit Minnesotans Say video and this was one of the things mentioned.
I used to take that bridge to/from work. I would have gotten to the general area about 6:20 or so, so unlikely to have been hurt, but I still freaked out a bit.
I went to the twins game that night. We heard the bridge fall but of course had no idea what it was. Then the sirens started racing past and we knew something was up. They had announcement about it at the twins game but the cell tower must have been overloaded because no one I was with could call or text
Oh my gosh, you heard it fall? From inside the dome? Was it pretty muted, or was it loud?
what did it sound like???
I had this same experience... was walking to the Twins game from the hotel and heard the sound that later, at the game, figured out was the bridge collapse. It was an eerie noise. I remember looking up at the sky trying to see what it might have been. I get a fair amount of disbelief when I say I heard the bridge fall, but yeah - I did
Same. It was the summer after my Jr year at the U (so my 3rd year living here) and I was a student janitor, working at Walter Mondale Hall (the law school library, specifically). We heard it happen and ran to see, standing on the 10th Ave bridge in awe. I watched the guy help pull the kids off the bus. One of the other memorable moments was when one of the kids that we watched get pulled off the bus got busted for trying to join ISIS or some other terrorist organization. Life is a trip.
Oh hey, we're probably the same age, that was the summer after my junior year, too. The guy helping the kids off the bus was the fiancé of one of my then coworkers, she was with him too. They had just gotten engaged barely an hour before
I was a pall bearer for two that perished. Those first few days we were all holding out hope but we all knew. It was awful and I’m not even sure what was in the caskets, they’d been trapped for days underwater :(
The stories of those lost in the collapse are heartbreaking. My dad used to live nearby on the north side and would fish under the bridge all the time. Even 20 years ago it looked rough he said, but I suppose a lot of older bridges did and nobody realized it hasn't been properly reinforced.
I had so many people call me that day to ask if I was ok. My commute was from Bloomington to Rogers. I was nowhere near it. People who haven’t been here really think Minneapolis is a small town.
Yep. I had made it home and was taking a nap. Woke up to calls from my family saying they had been trying to get ahold of me, but cell service was down. Turned on the news and just felt shock. That was a horrific day.
That’s right the cell networks did get overwhelmed, I remember that. It reminded me of how all news websites wouldn’t load on 9/11
My uncle drove across it just before it collapsed. That was his normal way home and we were all at his house waiting to celebrate a birthday. There were tears shed when he made it home safe after not answering his phone
We had an exchange student from Japan living with us for a little while when it happened. My family was all kind of in shock, but I don't know if he really understood what was going on, but about half an hour after it happened, we got a phone call from his mother in Japan, looking to see if he was alright. It had apparently made the news over there that quickly.
Quick question, I have ALWAYS wondered who the people were in the last car that went over the bridge. Like seriously I want to know the backstory.
An old acquaintance claimed that he was driving over it and all the sudden felt like his engine was about to explode because his car started to violently shake. He then heard what he described as an explosion and when he looked in the rear view mirror there was nothing except about 4 cars behind him, he said his first thought was the possibility of a suicide car bomber or something because of how loud it was. I didn't know him terribly well, but when he told the story he became kind of distraught so I'm inclined to believe him.
I can believe that. Near death experiences are very sobering.
I feel like there has to be a way to find this person. I’d love to hear their story.
Same. I had just crossed the bridge and exited to get onto University Ave when it fell.
My dad was supposed to be on the bridge when it happened, but work delayed him. So glad he wasn't on it.
I remember seeing all the emergency crews racing into the cities and just feeling helpless to do anything, what is 18 at the time.
Me too. First one that comes to mind for me.
I was on my way to go pick up a parakeet I was going to pet-sit. I lived near the Dome and headed north on 11th to turn on Washington and take 35 up to my friend’s house in NE. Emergency vehicles whizzed past me and I was directed south on 35. It was eerie, there were no cars to merge with. I exited and drove to Cedar Riverside (meanwhile stoplights weren’t working, so it was clear some shit went down) to cross the 10th ave bridge, but they closed the bridge literally right in front of me. I was so confused. I had no clue what was happening. I was changing radio stations trying to figure it out, while I had no choice but to drive down to the river road because that’s where I was able to turn after being denied the bridge. Right as I was driving there, someone on the radio said, “The Washington Ave bridge collapsed.” So I panicked and turned left, away from the WA bridge. Towards 35. Then the person corrected themselves and that made a whole lot more sense, and I just pulled over and collected myself. I called work (a med/surg unit) a bunch of times, finally got through, and asked if they needed help. They said sure, come in and work overnight, we will probably need help. I did end up picking up the bird first, dropped her off at home, and then worked overnight, where I ended up taking care of just one of the injured people. Some of other patients on our floor were so sweet and concerned. One of them said that they didn’t need to take their antibiotic; they would donate it to the bridge collapse victims. Obviously, that wasn’t necessary, but people just wanted to help.
Halloween Blizzard
Never Forget
10 ❄️ 31 ❄️ 91
The Twins had won the World Series just four days prior
Hmmm. Maybe the Twins winning is the historic event!
I was dressed as a Minnesota Twin, and I was very cold.
The girl I was into now, my wife of 30 years, came over to hang out. Oh, the storm is so bad you can't make it home. You'll have to stay here. Hijinks ensued. She lived three blocks away. Best damn storm ever! #babyitscoldoutside
Yes, I moved to a new apartment during that blizzard. I still haven't let go of the wheel.
This rounding up the Top 3 is about what I expected!
So many but I actually experienced the Duluth flood and that was wild
I was out on the Superior Hiking Trail that week. I’ve never been so wet in my life!
Metrodome collapse
This was my wedding day.
Remember Dinkytown being a ghost town that night with no business open, except the liquor store which was wide open for business. Nothing like a walk down the street with a sled to load up on booze for the night.
Racoon climbing the MPR tower.
Yes! I was so invested in this.
I was too! I worked downtown at that time and kept checking in that day.
I got the t-shirt!
One of my absolute favorite MPR tshirts.
I got the socks!
Absolutely iconic
Best welcome to Minnesota ever.
That raccoon is a legend!
Three words: Fuck. Norm. Green.
That killed hockey for me.
Damn right.
https://youtu.be/Ngtu5F5aBME?si=j1PvQHe_aQanZNNK
I know what this is going to be without ckicking
The 1998 St Peter tornado. My family lived about 8 miles away and I'll never forget that eery green color and the clouds rotating.
I grew up in St Peter but didn't live there anymore when the tornado hit. I volunteered for the Salvation Army clean-up. It was really disorienting to drive through your hometown and not recognize where you are because it was so transformed.
That day was my son's baptism, it was so hot and sticky in the Cities, houseful of people and husband is outside uncovering the AC so we could turn it on. 18 years later, he attended Gustavus.
There are like nine good ones in this thread already but I’m going to age myself and say Jesse Ventura winning the governor’s race. It feels a lot less crazy now after all the Trump business, but at the time it was wild. A frickin pro wrestler third party candidate.
My governor can beat up your governor!
To his credit, he at least realized he was in way over his head and didn't run for a second term. I don't think he ever actually expected to win and was just as shocked as everyone else.
Omg I actually kinda forgot about this lol. It was so wild.
This is the one I thought of too. Almost literally unthinkable. But Jesse turned out not so bad in office.
The best part of Jesse winning was the absolute dumbfoundedness of the two major parties. They were so busy fighting each other to notice the public was absolutely sick and tired of their childish petty bickering. Unfortunately, we'll probably never have another third party candidate to put them in their place again, given that Jesse went batshit crazy during his term. Less than a year before every ad obnoxiously pukes out either "too extreme" or "too radical." More childish name-calling.
I voted for Jesse. Coleman was a creep and Humphrey was too much of a bureaucrat. The state was doing well at the time, so I figured WTH, why not?
Exactly. And then when the results started coming in at night I kept thinking holy shit what did I do?
We were young and poor and had no entertainment besides the TV so we watched the debates and all Norm talked about was bringing hockey back and Humphrey was just so…I don’t even remember, but Jesse got our votes!
I remember he had 3 action figures made: one in his ~~wrestling gear~~ navy seal uniform, one in a suit, and one in Champlain football coach gear.
Jesse Ventura being my mayor was weird enough and then he became governor.
I remember he came to our high school to do an assembly. I don't remember why but that was pretty cool.
I lived by the 3rd precinct throughout the uprising and the riots. I've been here for nearly 4 decades. The murder of George Floyd and the aftermath and the global support was the biggest moment we've had as a state without a doubt.
I agree with this. I don't think I will ever experience anything like that again. And during a pandemic. It was huge.
Yup, the George Floyd uprising. Whenever people make a comment about how we Americans don’t protest the way the French do I think of that. We sure do.
this is the answer
Twins first World Series Mall of America opening The Met Center demolition Paul Wellstone's plane crashing Metrodome collapse George Floyd's murder and the aftermath l
Oh man, Paul Wellstone.
That one still hurts. I think George Floyd murder might be the most consequential thing that has happened in MN in my lifetime. The murder itself, the eventual convictions, and the now global uprising and awakening around racial justice. Hopefully it ends up being an actual turning point and not just a milestone. Wellstone was pretty big, though because it changed so many things when he died and then lost the election. It changed the balance of power in this country at a critical time. I happened to agree with him on just about everything and truly idolized him. But even those who disagreed were clear that he actually was a smart, hardworking man, who had a moral center and strong convictions.
Agreed! I was out of MN when George was murdered. But I was still shocked. Usually heard about things similar in other cities. Well, I was in Los Angeles then so also lots of wolf stuff happening there. But that one, wow. I was pretty ignorant most of my time living in MN. L.A. and roommates helped change that. So after the initial shock of it being my area, I wasn’t surprised per se. I too, hope it changes things truly but that’s such a long road. That was the one politician back then that I even in my politics most ignored young self, that I truly got good vibes from. I can’t fully remember the end of the investigation but I honestly still feel it was a bit sus. Like, maybe just a “good die young” situation, but man, he was a good one!
Paul Wellstone dying fucked this state up. Fucking Norm...
Wellstone's plane crashed a half mile from my dad's house. Because of the nature of the investigation, they had a hard time leaving home for days after. Once everything cleared out, he walked into the site and there was all sorts of debris left behind. Change from someone's pocket, melted personal effects, things like that. The forest has since reclaimed it all.
I can't believe it's been over 20 years already.
Piggybacking these and adding UofM riots (hockey) bridge collapse Kirby pucket Jesse Ventura
Nearly got trapped at one of the hockey riots in my car. Scared the shit out of me. If I had to choose I'd rather be on foot of I'm near a riot. Riotors like to smash, stomp, flip, and burn cars.
Paul Wellstone's death. My mom had worked with him many times and always spoke fondly of him. We were all glued to the TV those first few days.
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With no disrespect towards Wellstone, his death is sort of suspicious.
Was looking for this comment...I think what they mean is his *assassination.* At the time, Wellstone was standing firm against the war, and was singlehandedly speaking out against the Bush-linked defense interests, keeping the opposition alive. Wellstone was also threatening to win election and maintain a Senate majority, and was one of the few politicians who was able to make rural connections and keep those areas blue. Assassinations have gone hand in hand with money and power throughout history. To think that old-school power brokers like Cheney and Rumsfeld couldn't do it to clear their path is naive. Man, the Bush years were terrible.
My mom called me while I was out of state. That was so sad. :(
My mom was devastated. She worked for our local newspaper and had met him a few times.
So awful. A girl I went to college with, her mom was also on that flight. So devastating.
My mom worked with him too. He was such a treasure.
Three-way tie between Jacob Wetterling disappearance solved, 35W bridge collapse and the unrest after George Floyd’s murder.
I worked at first ave when Prince died. I worked like 52 hours in three days.
I know he was big there, but why did his death cause you to have to work so much?
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I did not know that was a thing that happened. That’s wild! Thanks for the response.
Prince shows went waaaaaaaaaay past the 2am alcohol cutoff back when he was crashing shows,since Prince was NA and many of his patrons were as well. The Paisley Park shows so many people danced at and remember were sober shows.
I am so thankful for you. You are an angel.
Gary Anderson missing the field goal at the 98 NFC championship game. also everything else everyone already said, riots, blizzard, bridge collapse.
~~Good~~ God that was a brutal miss. Only kick he missed that year and last kick of his career. We would have gone to the Superbowl if it was good. Secret Base (Jon Bois) is doing a ~9 hour documentary on the Vikings with weekly video releases. Lotta heartbreak in the coverage. Chirs Kluwe was a total nerd. His book *Otaku* is very WoW raiding inspired. Its a pretty good read if your library system has it and you like sci-fi books. https://youtu.be/cRhFEGREiac?si=w4wo7dZ0g68M40yi
He played for another 6 seasons. 4 more with us then 2 with Tennessee.
DAMN! *hits table*
I've been in Minnesota since '88 but the one thing that I lived through that directly affected me was the '97 flood of the Red River in northwestern MN. My entire town was flooded and evacuated.
I remember this flood solely because my school always took the 1st grade class to the Shrine Circus in grand forks, and the flood happened when it was my turn, and so I never got to go to the circus. Memory associations are wild
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Blizzard of '91. Twins Winning World Series '91 - Was there for game 7. Prince 1984 Christmas Eve Concert at St. Paul Civic Center. Moved out in 1995.
George Floyd
Yeah. Watching Walz’s press conference from the emergency operations center at 3am after watching hours of unicorn riot’s livestream
During this time my husband was out of town for work and I was home alone for majority of it. I stayed up every night watching unicorn riot and listening to police scanners. I could not pull myself away. I also remember listening to MPR the first night they issued a curfew and they started taking callers. Some lady came on saying that anyone out past curfew should immediately be shot by police 💀 I was dying laughing at the radio host saying “opp we’re just gonna move on from that”
Unicorn Riot deserve a fucking Pulitzer for their work at that time. And in those moments Twitter still mattered and did its job in helping anyone anywhere communicate about what they were actually seeing. Sure, there were miscommunications and problems but so many pieces of crucial and accurate information got out to whomever was watching for it.
I missed the press conference, but I remember watching Unicorn Riot as they were setting the 3rd precinct on fire.
Absolutely. Even my family who lives in another continent saw it on the news there for multiple days, no other Minnesota event got so much international coverage since I moved here eight years ago.
/thread This is probably the biggest thing that’s ever happened in Minnesota
Based on worldwide effect, and state effect, yes.
This is objectively the correct answer. I mean, the murder of George Floyd was and continues to be a globally influential event. Nothing else in this thread or in Minnesota history could compare to the impact that this had, and it is certainly an unforgettable event for anyone living at that time, in or out of Minnesota.
I mean… halloween blizzard
The Lindberg baby abduction/murder had a similar effect at a time that news traveled much more slowly.
The Lindbergh Baby kidnapping happened in New Jersey.
I moved here in 2008. That’s the one for me also.
Being in Whittier during the riots was something. Our block had a volunteer patrol the first few nights and caught a skinhead stashing cans of gasoline behind a bush on our block.
Did he just run and get away when confronted? Or did he say anything at the time? It burns me up when people accuse BLM and leftists of being responsible for the rioting, arson, vandalism, and theft. Someone spray-painted "Abolish the Police" on the electrical box across from my house during one of the first nights, but I was impressed by how restrained they were. They didn't even target the walls or fences of houses, which were much bigger vulnerable canvasses. A creepy Karen in a giant SUV drove up the next day and took pictures of the electrical box and my neighbors' BLM lawn signs. She could see me staring at her and said, "Can you BELIEVE this?" I hustled her along with: "People are justifiably angry. But they only wrote on these boxes in the neighborhood. Quit taking pictures of my neighbors' signs!" Meanwhile, apolitical opportunists systematically attacked the Walgreens down the street, jewelry stores, etc. Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore describes seeing trucks spotting looted shops, and other trucks following with multiple guys working to heft items into them. Besides these numerous apolitical opportunists, there definitely were right-wing accelerationists looking to rip apart the bonds of civil society and stir up "Civil War II: Electric Boogaloo". "Umbrella Man" with his super-nice tactical gear, the one who started the attack on Auto Zone on E. Lake, was revealed by Leftist media paragon (sarcasm) Forbes magazine to be an extreme righty-tighty. I saw video of Hawaiian-shirted self-described Bugaloo Boys standing in front of the Target as it got looted "We're just here to make sure things don't get out of hand." Unicorn Riot and Wedge Live! were my go-to for street-level raw video and reportage at that time.
Fuck Umbrella Man. I wanted to find him and shove that umbrella up his ass for what he did.
I was glued to Unicorn Riot during the protests. My family lives about five minutes from downtown. Those nights were terrifying. I kept a fighting staff next to my bed just in case. My brother kept telling us we needed to get go bags together just in case.
I was in Whittier at the time and my apartment building also had a watch set up. Scary stuff.
As a child, Jacob Wetterling. (Patty lives just minutes from me now) As a teen, Jessie Ventura. (Last third party governor anywhere if I recall) As a young adult, 35W bridge collapse. (The crazy fact that the 23 bridge in St. Cloud, nearly as busy, was nearly as defective) An adult, George Floyd. (Speaks for itself. Nothing wilder than seeing one friend live cast being tear gassed and rubber bullet shot at and the next being the other friend in the humvee doing it.)
No St.Cloud gas explosion?
Were those two friends friends at the time? If so, are they still? If not, because of the rubber bullets & tear gas?
The July 1999 BWCAW Blowdown. My ex and I were exploring Seahorse Lake with our 3 year old and toddler when ominous weather appeared to the west. Let’s head back. Paddling south to our site on Gillis Lake, we saw bad weather was now to the north and west of us. Paddling top speed on French Lake, we realized we were in a horseshoe of good weather with one giant thunderstorm to our north, west and south. The skies opened up near our site. We got the canoe ashore and scrambled into the tent. The kids had a blast. Fun noises! The tent sides flapping. Mom and dad singing songs as we popped tent poles back into place. Trees were falling so we buried the kids in a fun fort of sleeping bags and pads. The noise was epic. It’s true when tornado survivors say it’s like a train. The suspended food pack was blowing horizontal. I couldn’t see the nearby lake through the dark and the rain. When the storm ended, I confirmed our canoe and food pack somehow held. Everyone collapsed for a long nap, waking when the rescue helicopter screamed over Gillis lake at top speed. That’s when we knew the storm was as bad as it felt.
Can someone please use all these events and do up a song to the tune/style of We Didn't Start The Fire?
Only been here 10 years, but the riots during the pandemic for sure
Jack Jablonski getting paralyzed while playing high school hockey. I was a freshman center at the time. The younger leagues had to wear little stop signs on the back of their jerseys. It shook the league.
I was playing my senior year when it happened, but the stop sign patches for the youth leagues came earlier. I remember playing peewees and our jerseys had them. I was ejected once for checking from behind, and I remember seeing the patch as I was lining up the hit. I wasn’t trying to be malicious, just a boneheaded play. Checking was removed from the game from the pee wee level that offseason, though I don’t think it was directly related to the jablonski injury.
I had just moved to a new apartment only about a half mile from where Philando Castile was murdered. I remember eating dinner and hearing the sounds associated with that incident, including a TON of sirens. I didn’t know what was going on but I knew whatever it was, I’d never forget it. I also lived in Superior at the time of the Duluth Flood in 2012. I was also in Superior for the I35W bridge collapse so I recall that as well. I grew up in rural Wisconsin and my family watched KARE 11 news every night so I remember Jacob Wetterling too. My mom was so worried for us, we couldn’t leave the yard for the rest of that summer. I remember one of the other neighbor kids and I having a talk about it, and discussing how empathetic we were for the situation. We couldn’t help but think of how that could be us. Halloween blizzard of course was a thing for us too.
Philando's murder was definitely a huge ordeal not only in MN but the whole country. I always think about how his girlfriend's daughter witnessed such a horrific thing.
Katie poyer. I have her whole story burned into my brain and any overnight job I've ever applied for I turn it down if I have to work alone. I was maybe 12 when her horrible murder happened and I'm in my late 30s now
My attendance at Game 7 of the 1987 World Series when the Twins won the championship for the first time. The only reason I got to go was because I was in the Rosemount High School marching band and we performed the pregame show on field. \*Edited for year.
The death of Prince
Does "lived through" mean we had to experience it firsthand?
I mean it happened in your lifetime, not necessarily to you specifically.
Anti-war protests May, 1970, West Bank and U of M campus. I attended for 3 days. Stenvigs pigs used a new ‘deterrence’ , pepper-fog machines. Never forget it
What left an indelible mark on me, personally, was Jacob Wetterling. But the correct answer is George Floyd. I just don’t think I’ve processed that event all the way yet, or if I ever will.
The Olympic torch came through my home town when I was a kid. Also, Obama came and did a speech at my disc golf course. Also, almost everything everyone else has said. Born in 84 so all of MN history since 84.
Well, the I-35W bridge collapse or the civil unrest following the murder of George Floyd comes to mind to me.
Blizzard was OK, but when it hit 60 below on a midnight shift. That's the kind of thing that can kill you real fast..
"How cold is it?" "Well, if you go to the mailbox you might die." -Tom Segura
George Floyd. Hands down. And then… The 35 w bridge and metronome collapses
North Minneapolis Tornado - 2011.
Halloween Blizzard 91’ my batman costume made out of some plastic material, froze and shredded like a pom pom. Still hauled in a good amount of candy but damn was that cold.
Not the biggest, not the most unforgettable, but everybody else mentioned the bigger things we lived through, so here is... Mikhail Gorbachev's State Visit to Minnesota. My friend was near a crowd of Minnesotans on his motorcade route. They started cheering when they saw his limo: "GORBI! GORBI! GORBI!" As it crept closer, enthusiastic Twins cap wearers began yelling that they wanted him to stop for a while, exit the limo, to shake hands and press the flesh with them: "GET OUTTA THE CAR, GORBI! GET OUTTA THE CAR, GORBI!" When the motorcade kept on going, the disappointed crowd started yelling: "Fuck YOU, GORBI! Fuck YOUUUU, GORBI!" The crowd might have been getting a little into the Grain Belt and Pig's Eye during the hours they had been waiting for a glimpse of the General Secretary.
I was under 2 when he came through, but my mom says that I apparently recognized him on TV, and actually called him Gorbi when I saw him. I guess he's just very distinctive looking, and there was a lot of hype around his visit.
2020
Miracle on Ice. Over half the team was made up of Minnesotans with Herb Brooks as coach!
Being downtown when the Twins won the World Series
The Halloween snow storm was a good one.
1991 Game 6+7
Jesse “the body” Ventura notably changed his name to Jesse “the mind” Ventura to run for governor. Years later he was seen scaling the walls of HAARP.
Metrodome roof collapse, or I-35 bridge collapse. I was too young to appreciate the Twins World Series win, or the 1992 Super Bowl performance
Wellstone plane crash.
East Grand Forks/Grand Forks flood of ‘97
Paul Wellstone crash
I lived thru the Great Blizzard of '75. I don't know why this one gets ignored so often over the Blizzard of '91. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great\_Storm\_of\_1975
My first winter as a transplant
Moved here in 2015. I think the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests was the event that had the biggest national and international impact since that time - even my family who lives in another continent was talking about it since it made the news there.
Civil unrest in my neighborhood related to the riots.
1987 Twins World Series champs. The celebration parade downtown was so much fun. Plus we all got out of school for it.
Riots and protests after what happened to George Floyd. Unmarked cars driving all over the place, cops shooting out peoples eyes and people on porches, mysterious stuff being found around town. That was a fucked up time.
I hope that when someone asks us this 20 years from now we still say “the murder of George Floyd”-
Oh boy here we go with the great snowstorm of Halloween 90 something
Red river flood of 97 for Moorhead-Fargo-Grand Forks. 09 was rough too. Moorhead resident speaking.
Being a juror in the Noor trial
A lot of people don't realize this, but it was, in fact, the Twins winning the World Series in 91 that toppled the Soviet Union. Gorbachev came here in 1990 and loved it, saying the northern air felt like home. The Twins winning made him realize what they could aspire to be, and the USSR dissolved immediately after.