Iron Range: Minnesota Building America
In 2008,The Minnesota Humanities Center set forth to create a documentary that would highlight the history and future of the Iron Range one that would broaden public knowledge and appreciation of the critical role that this 100-mile long, 10-mile wide strip of land has played and continues to play in the success of our nation.
The Humanities Center, together with tpt and Iron Range Resources, is pleased to present this highly-anticipated documentary entitled Iron Range: Minnesota Building Americawhich premiered on tpt MN April 26, 2009 at 7 p.m.
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Credits
Produced by Lisa Blackstone, the documentary includes commentary and narration by: Dr. David A. Lanegran, Geographer, Macalester College; Dr.Peter Rachleff, Historian, Macalester College; Rep. Tom Rukavina, MN House of Representatives; Dr. Marilyn J. Chiat, Art and Architecture Historian; Pamela Brunfelt, Historian and Iron Ranger; Elizabeth Raymond, Landscape Historian, University of Nevada, Reno; Rose Berens, Director and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Bois Forte Heritage Museum; Jerry Meier, Lab Director for Physics Research at the Soudan Underground Mine; and Dan Bauer, Project Manager of Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS).