Minnesota: A History of the Land

With its majestic pines, glittering lakes, and rich human history the northern forest is central to many Minnesotans' sense of place. But at the turn of the 20th century, the landscape lay in ruins; decades of unchecked logging had been followed by catastrophic fires. This new episode chronicles efforts to understand and restore this important landscape just as a new threat looms.

All Episodes - Season 1

Episode 1

Ordering the Land (16,000 B.P. – 1870s)

Episode 2

Changes in the Land (1870s – 1900)

Episode 3

Out of the Ashes (1900 – 1940s)

Episode 4

Second Nature (1940s and Beyond)

Episode 5

The Northern Forest (1910s – Early 21st Century)