Jack Quistgard News Today

The family-oriented event is an interactive game with a regional history lesson. Live actors portray real people from Beltrami County as participants become amateur sleuths trying to solve the crime.

When John “Jack” E. Quistgard, a young pharmacist from Warren, Minn., wanted to buy Bemidji’s Glass Block Drugstore in 1950, none of the local banks would give him a loan.

From 1907 to 1909, the brick building at 423 Beltrami Ave. housed Turkish baths. Today, it houses an elegantly peaceful business called the Siam Wellness and Massage Spa.

Intrigue, history and fictitious murder come together in BCHS History Mystery event If you’re looking for some interactive entertainment this Valentine’s Day weekend -- and you’re interested in a bit of intrigue, history and murder (fictitious, of course) -- then look no further than the Beltrami County Historical Society’s virtual History Mystery event on Saturday, Feb. 13. 1:36 pm, Feb. 9, 2021 × Previous Beltrami County Historical Society board members stage a...