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As I was walking out of the St. Cloud YMCA last week I noticed a plaque on the wall I hadn't seen before.

Just over a three hour's drive from St. Cloud -- way up in the Iron Range and 50 miles NE of Grand Rapids -- is Minnesota's most rebellious town: Kinney, MN.

Being an avid Disney fan myself, I think it is so cool that this cartoon tells a Disney-fied story of how the lakes came to be in Minnesota.

A piece of central Minnesota history tied back to the Vikings of the 1300's is going to be the center of attention on a new Science Channel show.

2020 put everyone through the wringer. Here were 10 of the moments that we lived through that don't even seem real.

A local organization is using color-coded symbols to help honor those who have had COVID-19 and survived as well as those that have died from the virus.

A a post to the Glensheen Mansion Facebook page reads, "We are sad to say, but today was our last facebook live till the COVID-19 situation comes under control."

This beast of a rowing shell measures 44 feet in length, and just wasn't being displayed to its full potential at D.B.'s, so the Searles on Fifth Ave team opted to have it preserved and given the opportunity to find a good home.

A lot was happening at the time Minnesota joined the United States of America, and a lot has happened -- locally and abroad -- in the 162 years since then. A recent thread on reddit has spurred some great conversation.

Leif Erickson Day is celebrated on October 9th every year. But did you know Minnesota was one of the first states to observe the day?

Originally painted by Pete Lind, the Little Falls mural was completed on December 17, 1906, when the temperature was minus 17 degrees.

It's Throwback Thursday, let's go back in time!