Seth Varner recently visited the Northwoods with Facebook posts dated throughout late May and early June. Among the featured communities were Bemidji, Wilton, Solway and Turtle River.
The story about the Paul M. Thiede Fire Tower Park is part of a series called Lakes Country Treasures, which takes readers down the roads and to some of the most unique must-see gems of Minnesota's lakes country.
One short week ago, I made a semi-impromptu weekend trip to Sioux Falls, S.D., and came across a massive stainless-steel sculpture spanning the length of a football field.
I count my blessings for the opportunity and ability to have spent 16 days in New Zealand. But I鈥檓 also thankful to be home, as my travels have given me a new appreciation of things familiar.
The world-famous Darwin Twine Ball, which has made the small town of Darwin, Minnesota, a destination and is the the world's largest ball of twine created by one man, was started by Francis A. Johnson 75 years ago this month.
An American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday, crashing into the frigid Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport.
The four Loft rooms are named The Rex, The Dalton, The Markham and The Lakeshore. Hotels by those same names were located downtown in Bemidji鈥檚 early days.
The change was necessitated by a new franchise agreement. The hotel's 20-year contract with Hilton Worldwide, parent company of Hampton, expired this year.
Fourteen people, including prominent CEOs and politicians, died on Oct. 30, 1941, when a Northwest Airlines plane crashed just outside Moorhead, Minnesota.
