Maury's Stories

Almost every nook and cranny of Mitch Elvebak's basement in Waconia is filled with models of his favorite toy. He has more than 700 Tonka Toys of all shapes and sizes, but his considerable collection is really a time machine.

At The Armory in downtown Minneapolis, a passion project is taking center stage. A lot of bands may feel like family, but this one actually is.

It's one of the oldest and largest competitions of its kind in the country. The St. Paul Winter Carnival Jigsaw Puzzle Contest has become a classic! But why is Minnesota such a hotbed for competitive puzzling?

Patrick Gleason says growing up in Forest Lake, he couldn't afford to buy comic books. So he learned how to draw by reading comic strips in the newspapers like Calvin and Hobbs, Garfield, and The Far Side. Now, he draws some of the most beloved characters in comic books.

Next month, the CC Club will celebrate its 90th anniversary and its special place in Minnesota music history.

Scott Seekins signature style, wearing all-black suits in the winter and all-white ones in the summer, has been a staple around town for more than half a century.

The death of Philando Castile inspired Geoffrey Lamar Wilson to start writing about the Black experience in America. Now, on his four-song EP titled "Flowers", he tackles serious subjects like racial and social justice.

A three-story house on Scandia Avenue in Boyd, Minnesota, has stood in the middle of town for more than a century. A number of families have called it home over the years, but now it may be a portal to the supernatural.

They say birds of a feather flock together. For twin sisters Kira Sabin and Kess Fennel, pursuing their passion for painting is twice as nice.

Every other Wednesday, about two dozen people get together to strut their stuff along Grand Avenue. The group is called Wance, a combination of walk and dance, and that's exactly what its members do along the popular street.

Downtown Minneapolis is filled with signs of all shapes and sizes. Some are new and hard to miss, while others exist on the edges of our collective consciousness.

For years, Sandy McMillion has been fascinated with documenting her ancestral roots, filling up scrapbooks for each branch of her family tree, in an effort to make sure even her most distant relatives know they share common ground.

The Canterbury Park bugler Lynn Deichert is helping preserve a racing tradition as iconic as the winner's circle or a photo finish.

He's known as "Renegade Mike": A Rosemount man's addiction to riding a rollercoaster at Valleyfair has taken him for thousands upon thousands of rides.

As the owner of a trucking company, Jeff Foster knows his way around a semi. But on a sunny summer afternoon on Lake Superior in Duluth, he is trading the highway for the waterway and giving the term cruising a whole new meaning.