THE BIG MONITOR SO IT MUST BE MINNESOTA HISTORY TIME.

FOR THIS WEEK'S QUESTION WE TRAVEL BACK IN TIME TO THE SUMMER OF 1952, A CENTRAL MINNESOTA FARMER CREATES A MODERN-DAY 'INVENTION' OUT OF WOOD AND PIECES OF STEEL WELDED TOGETHER.

WHILE HE IS NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO FASHION THIS NOW UBIQUITOUS ITEM, HE IS CREDITED WITH ITS CREATION BASED IN PART ON HIS UNIQUE STEERING SYSTEM.

OUR QUESTION FOR YOU.

WHO IS THIS FARMER AND WHAT IS HIS 1952 INVENTION?

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU WHETHER YOU ARE CALLING FROM JACK THE HORSE LAKE, DEAD HORSE LAKE OR THE HORSESHOE CHAIN OF LAKES JUST WEST OF ST.

CLOUD.

ALL REAL BODIES OF WATER HERE IN MINNESOTA AVAILABLE FOR YOUR BOATING PLEASURE.

651-229-1430 IS THE NUMBER TO CALL WITH ALL YOUR ANSWERS.

OR YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND US A NOTE AT ALMANAC@TPT.ORG.

RIGHT OR WRONG, THE "ALMANAC" STAFF LISTENS TO AND READS EACH AND EVERY ONE.

THAT NUMBER AGAIN IS 651-229-1430.

FOR TONIGHT'S SHOW-CLOSING MUSIC, A PRODUCER FAVORITE FROM THIS WEEK BACK IN 2003, DAN ZANES FROM THE DEL FUEGOS STOPPED BY STUDIO B TO PLAY A BIT FOR US.

HERE'S HIS VERSION OF "ROCK ISLAND LINE."

COME BACK AND SEE US AGAIN NEXT TIME.

BE CAREFUL.

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