transportation

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will be holding several workshops in Southern Minnesota next month. The purpose is to help develop a plan for coordinated transit and human services to meet current and future needs of people with disabilities, older adults, people with low income and others...

I ran across this full page insert for the new cars of 1961. Odds are some of you owned one of these vehicles. There were 29 new cars unveiled in this issue. It didn't include pickups. I'll share some pictures over the next few Fridays. Here's the first few to check out...

This motorcycle was in Hormel's booth at Pork Congress. It is the world's first bacon-fueled motorcycle. It has a three-cylinder 800 cc engine that runs on 100 percent Black Label bacon biodiesel. Most of the biodiesel that is blended in diesel fuel in Minnesota is made from soybean oil...

The Steele County Historical Society’s Jerry Ganfield shares the history of the Village of Rice Lake. In the 1850s, it was just east of the entrance to Rice Lake State Park and was a major stop on the stagecoach route from Rochester to Owatonna...

Tamara, our digital editor, recently completed a Look Back story on the race to build a railroad from the Twin Cities to Owatonna and from Winona to Owatonna in 1866. What are the odds? Two days later I was digging through my playhouse looking for an old newspaper to read and I pull out the May 25, 1867, issue of the Minneapolis Daily Tribune...

It was a race between the Minneapolis and Winona rail lines. Which would get to Owatonna first and claim right-of-way? The Steele County Historical Society’s Daniel Moeckly shares the excitement of the rail lines coming to Owatonna and how the improved transportation options benefited the city...

The weather has put a damper or delay on a number of events so far this summer. This includes highway repair in Steele County. Here's an update with projected dates for CSAH 7 and 45. Ulland Bros. Inc., the prime contractor for the projects, plans to pave bituminous shoulders on CSAH 45 this Saturday...

Pickups are being featured in the Wells Fargo Auto Museum at this year's Steele County Free Fair. One of the rare birds is a 1950 Chevrolet Ute. If you've never heard of one, it might be because it was Australian vehicle. General Motors Export Co ...

If you travel back and forth to the Twin Cities like I do a lot, you have no doubt wanted to use the MnPass lanes to avoid traffic because they are moving faster. Now using the lanes when the signs say open or o...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says there will be a closure of HIghway 52 between Hampton and Cannon Falls beginning Friday. The closure will occur in both directions beginning at 9PM Friday until 5AM Monday, according to the Dakota County Transportation Department...