Erica Pearson
Features Reporter at The Minnesota Star Tribune
Reporter @StarTribune and curious Minnesotan. Journo journey incl: @wirecutter @amNewYork @NYDailyNews @GothamGazette Reach out: [email protected]
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startribune.com | Erica Pearson
The news helicopter hovering over the Chicago Loop was right at eye level. That's what my family of four noticed right away as we stepped out onto the 1,353-foot-high glass balcony jutting out from the Willis Tower, the city's tallest skyscraper. Through the 1.5-inch laminated glass panel floor beneath our feet, we could see tiny boats cruising along the Chicago River and traffic backing up on Wacker Drive.
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startribune.com | Erica Pearson
Inside the grand dining room of the James J. Hill mansion in St. Paul, visitors can see a perfect illustration of the Gilded Age. All they have to do is raise their eyes to the glittering gold leaf ceiling. "School groups look up and they think the whole thing is solid gold," said Michael Campbell, who supervises the Minnesota Historical Society site. "When really it's just a very thin layer of gold that, underneath it, has tin.
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startribune.com | Erica Pearson
By Erica Pearson President Lyndon B. Johnson visited the Minneapolis waterfall in 1964. The Minnesota Star Tribune President Lyndon Baines Johnson visited Minneapolis on June 28, 1964. The visit is commemorated in the concrete sidewalk above Minnehaha Falls. (David Joles/The Minnesota Star Tribune) The footprints are easy to miss.
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startribune.com | Erica Pearson
By Erica Pearson The little landmark on the Mississippi River was built in 1987. The Minnesota Star Tribune The iconic lighthouse that was formerly a part of Boom Island Park is now the southern focal point of the restored Hall's Island. (Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune) For a landlocked state, Minnesota has an outsized share of lovely lighthouses - from stunning Split Rock overlooking Lake Superior to the Lake City Marina light, the only operational lighthouse on the Mississippi River.
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startribune.com | Erica Pearson
By Erica Pearson Development took off, and most of the neighborhood's homes were built in the three decades that followed. There is one home, however, that was never built but still sparks plenty of local curiosity because a street still bears its name: Jones' design for a magnificent residence he called "Rustic Lodge." He created the plans - including a log exterior and a skylight decorated with antlers - for a woman named Nellie Mead, according to Balcom. Only a foundation was built.
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Episodes 1 and 2 of the @startribune.com's first narrative podcast are out today and I'd be recommending it to you even if it weren't created by my amazing colleagues - check it out!
Listen now: The "Ghost of a Chance" podcast follows a reporter's search for answers about the former owners of his Minneapolis home. What he finds is a history of the city he'd never heard before. https://t.co/7CAtLnC5mK
RT @StarTribune: In our new podcast “Ghost of a Chance,” reporter Eric Roper traces the lives of a Black couple who owned his house in 1917…
My first episode as host for our Curious Minnesota podcast - and its about (regionally iconic) potato chips! Take a listen! It's been fun to learn something new. https://t.co/uUsjvou0Yr