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Three hundred years ago, A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson first hit the shelv

This 18th-century history of piracy mixes fanciful invention with accurate accounts taken from contemporary newspapers and court records.

The Arabic words 'chûkrân!” », 'flûs” or even 'mechwi” mean something to you? The first two have the translation thank you and money News

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Many local organizations of note are housed within buildings of equal importance, architecturally and historically. One example is Community Projects, Inc. and its thrift shop.

Daniel G. Clark shares another account of how William "Billy" Greenway helped a freedom-seeker avoid capture in the Muscatine area.

The new year greeted us with the bluest skies. No wonder then that we have had thousands of visitors fleeing the cold North over the holiday season. In fact, Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Mo...

Many early stories praise her work ethic and devotion. But with Mrs. Claus usually hitting the North Pole's glass ceiling, some writers started to push back.

Some sound dirty, some are just pure humor gold, there are a whole lot of unique town names in Minnesota. Here are some of the best!

Some sound dirty, some are just pure humor gold, there are a whole lot of unique town names in Minnesota. Here are some of the best!