A publication of
After the devastating fire ravaged Northfield’s Archer House in Northfield last year on November 12-13, a television reporter asked me as a Northfield historian
Two years after the Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote, Minnesotans had the chance to vote for the first woman ever to
Review by Jessica Peterson White Every city has a soul, but what if the city’s soul had a body? What if you woke up
By Al Freeland, SRES Realtor People are living longer and want to remain relevant, work and stay productive past the traditional 60-something retirement age.
Review by Catherine Stricklan In the lead up to the Defeat of Jesse James Days (September 8-12) in Northfield, I read the adult graphic
Originally Published in the March 2014 Entertainment Guide Here in Northfield, insomniacs hear the freight train horns late at night, while during the day
L.K. (Larry) Hanson, creator of a popular St. Olaf comic strip in the ’60s and long-time StarTribune illustrator and writer, came to Northfield recently to talk
“It’s here!” This note, with a big smiley face drawn on it, was in my mailbox at St. Olaf late in the first term
Bonjour, readers! With summer upon us, my Hawaiian shirts are preparing for launch…and so are a number of exciting films hitting your local big
Review by Emily Lloyd It’s winter in St. Petersburg during the siege of Leningrad, and 17-year-old Lev has never been so tired, hungry or
The Northfield Arts Guild will kick off celebrations of its 50th anniversary at the Aug. 15 performance of William Shakespeare’s classic popular play, “A
1.Weeding Set aside a time twice a week to spend walking over your landscape and remove those pesky little plants by hand. A dandelion
Dundas residents got an early glimpse of the precocious talent of 3-year-old Marilyn Sellars when, in the middle of a Sunday sermon at the
Nothing compares to earning money doing what you love, and musician Timothy Howe is truly living the dream. The timeline for breaking into the
Season’s greetings! As the great Andy Williams once proclaimed, it’s the most stressful time of the year. No matter how hectic they are, the
We did it! It was no easy task, but the calendar made it through another annual epoch known disdainfully as “winter.” The debut of
Some people look at cut-down trees and think “Firewood.” Curtis Ingvoldstad of Nerstrand, a wood sculptor/chainsaw artist, looks at the trunks that are
When Brian Sostek and Megan McClellan won the Ivey Award, which recognizes accomplishments of Twin Cities’ professional theaters and artists, on Sept. 21, 2015,
It’s been a good year for New York City artist Ward Sutton, St. Olaf Class of 1989. Four of his cartoons were published in the New
By Leif Knecht, Knecht’s Nurseries & Landscaping Minnesota Strain Redbud Adding cool and different varieties of trees to our yards will do a lot
You may remember Prince’s song, “Party Like It’s 1999,” which was popular as the new millennium approached. Well, Northfielders were in the mood to
Some experts say that in order for an item to be classified as vintage, it must be an item of quality at least 20
Review by Alexa Ochocki Illustrated by Victo Ngai In this story we follow a young girl and her family as they flee their homeland,
For 20 years the Lockwood Opera House on Division Street had been the primary place where early Northfielders gathered for entertainment. But by 1892
Homeopathy, the second most widely-used system of medicine worldwide, offers what we have lost in today’s modern field of medicine: a personalized and natural
Review by Jamie Stanley Historical fiction is one of the most popular fiction sub-genres. It addition to transporting readers to the past, it is
Today’s Carleton College students know the names Fred B. and Deborah Sayles Hill. That is to say, they know the names Sayles and Hill
In July of 2011 an open house was held at the Archer House River Inn to show off a $1.1 million renovation of the
I’m back! Thought I was going to desert you? Well, worry not, because the Korner has made its grandiose return for another Kolumn, this
In order to maintain or restore the body, we need to have certain processes functioning properly. One of the most important factors in overall
Review by Jamie Stanley Li Juan knew that the mind-numbingly cold winter she spent living in a “burrow” with a family of nomadic Kazakh
The March Madness of the high school and college basketball championships is now behind us, but it was April Madness at Sayles-Hill Gymnasium in
When The Border Hookups began thinking about recording a new project, their first task was to decide where to record. This was actually a
A crisis has befallen me. After last month marked the occasion of my 16th birthday, I realize that the term “Kid Kritic” may no longer
Review by Kyle S. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ron Chernow added another hit to his bibliography with this epic biography of our 18th President Ulysses
In the spring of 2015 the Northfield Historical Society and The Entertainment Guide teamed up to publish volumes 2 and 3 of selected Historic Happenings columns about St. Olaf and Carleton. (Volume
What memories do you have of the Tilt-A-Whirl? I think almost everyone has a memory of the first spinning, dipping, dizzying, dazzling ride on
By Arlen Malecha, Realtor Did you know that people who hold a real estate license in Minnesota can help clients buy and sell homes
Review by Catherine Stricklan Early on in A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet I read the line, “Building wormholes was not a glamorous profession”
What is curling? Curling is an Olympic sport that originated in Scotland. A team of four players takes turns sliding 42-pound granite stones to
No, I wasn’t there, but I can imagine “Thwack!” was the sound of ball hitting bat in 19th century “base ball” (two words) which
Review by Myrna Mibus Filled with short, beautifully written essays about the natural world and accompanied by gorgeous illustrations, World of Wonders is the book you
Just two months shy of being elected president of the United States, Ike Eisenhower gave the only college address of his campaign in Northfield.
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but summer is here. Sunburn, mosquitoes, insufferable heat…this is what Minnesotans anticipate year-round. But there are at least
During the COVID-19 stay-at-home order, we are all looking for ways to keep our minds active and engaged. The Entertainment Guide is collecting many
It’s official. March is here! Unless, of course, you’re reading this in the future…or the past. Perhaps you view this month as a sign
I have two David Allen paintings in my two-bedroom condo. Both are winter scenes showing Northfield’s Bridge Square from different angles. In one, the
Review by Janet Mitchell Many books inform us about the climate issue, but few do so with the compelling combination of science and memoir.
By Tim Freeland, Realtor So you’re about to take the plunge into the real estate market, specifically the local sellers’ market. Home preparation is
In the latter part of the 19th century, Northfielders celebrated the 4th of July with fireworks, band concerts, flights of oratory, baseball games, races
After 22 years of sharing his love for music from the stage, Jesse Totushek has forged a lifetime’s worth of stories to share about
