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Listen: How did Northfield become home to St. Olaf and Carleton colleges?
The Curious Minnesota podcast discusses the collaborative roots of these two prominent institutions.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
March 22, 2024 at 5:54PM
St. Olaf and Carleton colleges have left a big mark on the world. Their alumni have reached the highest levels of entertainment, the arts, politics and the legal system. A reader wanted to know how these two prominent private colleges ended up in Northfield, a small city just south of the Twin Cities metro area.
Reporter Trey Mewes, who wrote a story on this topic for Curious Minnesota, joined the Curious Minnesota podcast to discuss the interesting tale behind these institutions with host Eric Roper.
Further reading:
How did Northfield become home to St. Olaf and Carleton colleges? (February 2024 Curious Minnesota story)
The Strib is as old as the city of Minneapolis. It grew out of several strikingly different papers.
