Maury's Stories

Mark Stillman's love of playing accordion has lasted nearly five decades, with the strolling musician finding a way to carve out a living playing his squeezebox in the Twin Cities.

A construction worker in downtown Minneapolis has found a unique way to whistle while he works. He plays a musical instrument in some unexpected places and now has an audience in the millions. Meet Paul Harvey, the flute guy. 

A Coon Rapids man started building birdhouses for friends and family about 10 years ago, but recently his passion has really begun to turn heads.

In 1980, Jean Vig became stranded and nearly froze to death, but despite the cold she still calls Minnesota home.

Half Time Rec in the Como Park neighborhood is known for the bocce ball court in the basement, but its other claim to fame is a connection to one of the most iconic movies ever made in Minnesota.

From the beginning Jeff Dabe's life story is a tale of epic proportions, leading him to become an arm wrestling champion.

A Minnesota man has captured the highs and lows of the last 25 years of his life on film.

"Taps" has been offered as a final salute to military veterans since the Civil War. But the number of buglers available to play it are in short supply.

Over the last 150 years, it’s been everything from a beer hall to a wedding venue, but a local landmark in Zumbrota is also something else - the last functional covered bridge in Minnesota.

Next month will mark the 50th anniversary of one of the most popular educational games of all time, but the Oregon Trail's roots are actually right here in Minnesota.

A group of senior hockey players in the south metro is proving that "age is just a number." Even though they are in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, they are showing no signs of slowing down.

Randy Fitzgerald has made a career out of video games despite being a quadriplegic. Now, his success and efforts are paving the way for more accessibility in the gaming world.

The "Labor Inducer" burger, at Suburban in downtown Excelsior, was named after the co-owner went into labor soon after eating it. Now, 30 other mothers say the same thing happened for them.

A gas station in the north Twin Cities metro has become a popular roadside attraction.

A Twin Cities group called The Submergents takes a daily dip in a local lake for a jolt to get themselves going.

A Bloomington father and son have turned their love of rockets and need for speed into a passion for making masks.

More than a century before food delivery services like Bite Squad and GrubHub, for four generations, a family-owned business cornered the market on delivering dairy products door-to-door in the Twin Cities.