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Dungeons and Dragons Lovers Need to Visit Jamestown
One of the best stories in all of Dungeons & Dragons is the tale of the Dread Gazebo, in which a storyteller's group meets a gazebo and, not knowing what it is, assumes it's a monster of some ki...
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:37 PM
Loving ode to bridge poets: The Unknown Bridge
The Month of Bridge Poets The month of dedicating our loving odes to bridge poets continue with another bridge poem that was discovered a few years ago. Unlike the previous post (which featured the...
Posted on 5/2/13 at 8:55 AM
1888: The Children's Blizzard
This month marks the anniversary of one of the most horrific events in Midwest history, though after 125 years quite a few people don't remember it at all: the Children's Blizzard of 1888, which recei...
Posted on 1/13/13 at 7:17 PM
Every 1,825 Days...Give or Take a Few...
I dressed with care: elastic waistband (for fast removal), cute underwear (I knew Id be seeing a lot of them, so might as well enjoy it), my long hair up and out of the way (not that my hair would be ...
Posted on 11/27/12 at 8:56 AM
Home Sweet Home: China in Minnesota
All of you who've read my posts are awesome. Thank you for following along. While I'm sad to see this journey end, I'm excited with anticipation because this was just my first try. I'll be writing man...
Posted on 10/27/12 at 11:31 AM
Gallery: Minnesota on the Map
By Daily Globe , April 04, 2011
Letter to the editor reconnects Finnish family
It all started with a letter to the Pine Journal. “Since 1995 I have searched for information about my mother’s uncle who went to America in 1911 from Finland,” Marja-Liisa Niinimaki wrote from her home in Kemi, Finland.March 24, 2011
With vet's passing, WWI is another kind of history
What was it like? What was it like in the trenches? What was it like in all those places whose names have faded in the dusty recesses of memory, places like Ypres and Gallipoli, Verdun and the Marne? What was it like to fight the war that was supposed to make the world safe for democracy?March 01, 2011
Everybody needs to drink milk — pasteurized milk
WORTHINGTON — Oh yes. In a time gone by — years and years gone by — I drank raw milk many times. I had five uncles who lived on farms. We visited uncles and their families quite regularly for Sundays, for birthdays. Every kid needed to have milk at every meal. That’s what everyone believed.By Ray Crippen , November 13, 2010
Preservation Society maintains its restraining order against Jackson County
Group raises $25,000 in donationsJACKSON — The Jackson Preservation Society delivered its $25,000 bond Friday morning, successfully maintaining the temporary restraining order preventing Jackson County from demolishing the older portion of its Resource Center.
By Daily Globe , November 12, 2010
News Tribune Attic: The Halloween Blizzard of 1991
Today is the 19th anniversary of the biggest punch of the legendary “Halloween Blizzard” that dumped more than 3 feet of snow on Duluth.November 01, 2010
Unmasking Halloween: Origins hearken back to early practices of Catholic Church
Halloween. The word conjures images of assorted evil minions set loose to haunt and vex the world one night each autumn.November 01, 2010
Experiences of a POW: Author's father inspires 'Under the Twisted Cross'
DICKINSON, N.D. - Lying in a shelter on the Italian battlefield, Nick Bremer wakes to the sound of German voices. Without ammunition, his squad has no choice but to surrender. Their capture represents the start of a journey to Stalag IIB — known as the worst prisoner-of-war camp in Germany.October 25, 2010
German Foreign Ministry confronts Nazi past
BERLIN — Germany's diplomats were much more deeply involved in carrying out the Holocaust than previously known, according to a new report about the Foreign Ministry's Nazi past published today.By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press , October 25, 2010
Park makes its mark with rich fur-trading history
DULUTH - Tonight, the Duluth City Council is expected to bestow landmark status and protections on a small Fond du Lac property that played a huge role in the non-native settlement of the area.October 25, 2010
Education Briefs: Oct. 16, 2010
ST. PAUL —Minnesota schools where 25 percent or more of students qualify for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program are eligible for field trip funding through the Minnesota Historical Society Legacy Field Trip Support Fund.By DAILY GLOBE , October 18, 2010
Photo Gallery: Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight II
October 13, 2010
Historical society pub crawl to feature downtown bars, characters
The Beltrami County Historical Society has hosted downtown historical tours and cemetery walks with re-enactors portraying figures from local history.By Molly Miron, Bemidji Pioneer , September 16, 2010
1935: Remodeled Landers’ store reopens for business
Saturday, Aug. 24, was the opening date of the new Landers’ women’s store in Worthington. When closed about a month ago for the completion of remodeling operations, the two-story building underwent a face-lifting operation that was so complete “that the oldest inhabitant cannot today find a single familiar characteristic.”By Jane Turpin Moore , August 25, 2010
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