Author: Tom
Naniboujou Lodge
Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey were members of this exclusive club, yet they may have never set foot here. It’s a place that was built…
Cattle Ranching President
Although his time here in North Dakota was not long if measured in numbers of days, the quality of that time and the impact it…
From the Badlands to the White House
To date, no U.S. president has been born in North Dakota…but this commander-in-chief’s experiences there may be the reason he achieved the office. The story…
The Halloween Capital of the World
The town of Anoka, Minnesota can make quite a claim. That title traces its history to a twelve year old boy who made a trip…
Taming the Outhouse Tippers
Anoka, Minnesota had a problem. Every Halloween the local kids were pulling all kinds of pranks – tipping outhouses, turning the cows out of their…
Arizona Treasure Hunt
Jim says he’s in the treasure hunting business. He’s looking for items that are worth tens of thousands of dollars and they’re buried in the…
The Battle of Island Mound
You may have never heard of the Battle of Island Mound. However, what occurred there in the fall of 1862 was more than just another…
Former Slaves and the Union Army
Where did the first former slaves take up arms and fight with the Union army? You may be surprised to find them organizing in the…
In the Crosshairs of the Civil War
In the years leading up to the Civil War, counties adjacent to the Missouri-Kansas border saw bloodshed as pro and antislavery forces conducted guerilla attacks…
The Marfa Lights
There’s something odd taking place in the countryside east of Marfa, Texas. It’s been going on for over a century and in that time many…
