The not-so tiny town of Chanhassen, Minnesota is home to one of the longest running dinner theater's in the country. It began when Herbert and Carolyn Bloomberg, both lovers of Broadway shows, asked themselves, " Wouldn't it be nice to have a little bit of Broadway in Chanhassen?" Now, four decades and over ten million visitors later, the rest is history. Allison Herrera tells us about the Chanhassen Dinner Theater.

Dakota summer lodge, ca. 1846–1848. Watercolor painting by Seth Eastman.

Watercolor on paper depicting Wabasha’s village of Mdewakanton Dakota on the Mississippi River, 650 miles above St. Louis. Painted ca.1845 by Seth Eastman.

Carte-de-visite photograph taken of the "sage of Nininger" (Ignatius Donnelly) c.1860.

Kenyon's Farmers State Bank and City Hall, c.1910. Kenyon, in Goodhue County's southwest corner, is located in became a center for Norwegian settlement.

Album sleeve for 45 rpm (7-inch) vinyl record of "U Got the Look" b/w "Housequake." Released by Paisley Park Records, 1987.

Album sleeve for 45 rpm (7-inch) vinyl record of "U Got the Look" b/w "Housequake." Released by Paisley Park Records, 1987.

Photograph taken by Christopher C. Faust of a site near Paisley Park as part of the Suburban Documentation Project, 1991.

Oil on canvas painting of Giacomo Beltrami. Painted in 1931 by Gian Antonio Micheli.