
Early College Football in Northfield, 1883-1917
It’s not too likely that the University of Minnesota will book Carleton as an opponent at its new TCF Bank Stadium. But Carleton’s football
It’s not too likely that the University of Minnesota will book Carleton as an opponent at its new TCF Bank Stadium. But Carleton’s football
By Tim Freeland When selling a home, it’s important to understand some of the key concepts and terms. Throughout the sales process, your Realtor®
The delightful town of Cannon Falls is a hidden gem tucked in the junction of the Big Cannon and Little Cannon rivers off Highway
Ah, May! In the early years of the last century, the sounds of music echoed from Manitou Heights down to Lyman Lakes as Northfielders
When I heard that Paul Niemisto was retiring this year, I have to admit I could not believe it. Would this month’s 10th anniversary
Review by Janet Mitchell Many books inform us about the climate issue, but few do so with the compelling combination of science and memoir.
“Anyone who thinks Northfield is not a good show town should have seen the hundreds of people who could not get into the opera
Review by Catherine Stricklan A year ago this month, I started a Zoom book group with friends as a way for the six of
Review by Sylvie Weissman Gregory Maguire’s The Wild Winter Swan is a miraculous little book. It’s Manhattan in the 1960s, and teenaged Laura Ciardi – mostly
Sayles-Hill Gymnasium, now used as Carleton’s Campus Center, was dedicated on Jan. 26, 1910. As the “March Madness” of the collegiate basketball season is
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
Review by Tyler Gardner The coincidence of this book being donated to the library Sci-Fi collection and the new Teen Librarian, Catherine, telling me
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
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
Review by David Wolff Tochi Onyebuchi’s War Girls is a young adult sci-fi novel set in 2172’s Nigerian Civil War. It’s a time when much of
“What most typifies spring?” asked a writer in the Carletonian paper on April 6, 1965. “Is it the girls seductively sunning themselves on Myers Hill? Is
What is Chart House? The Chart House is a restaurant and event center that’s been around since 1968 on the shores of Lake Kingsley.
The upset victory of tiny Appalachian State over mighty Michigan in football this season has reminded me of two David and Goliath-type games played
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
Those of you who have been amazed at the magnificence (and length) of the Defeat of Jesse James Days parades will no doubt be
By Leif Knecht In these uncertain times when most of us are staying very close to home getting active in our gardens can be
Review by Jamie Stanley Many people are familiar with the movie Laura directed by Otto Preminger (1944), but they are less familiar with the novel written
By Arlen Malecha, Realtor Did you know that people who hold a real estate license in Minnesota can help clients buy and sell homes
The Northfield Raiders won their one and only state football championship at the Metrodome on Nov. 22, 1997, by defeating Detroit Lakes 28-0. But
By Amy Voight, A Team Landscaping, Inc Our human social networks can complement our everyday lives by helping us achieve success, pushing us to go further,
The Northfield Arts Guild is offering Online Art Making in the form of videos posted by the education assist/outreach coordinator Jennie Eubank, featuring projects you can
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
Researching historic happenings can be time-consuming. It can also be as easy as “googling” a topic on a computer. Occasionally, it is a matter of
“We’ve already started three colleges and have the logs cut for four more.” An early 19th century letter from an Ohio settler to a
Let’s get this out of the way from the start. You can’t pay me enough to watch the 40 or more mostly mediocre (and
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
Review by Edward Malnar What is just? If you fight to overthrow your government, abandon its legal system, and then are asked to replace
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.
By Bob Cross, Realtor Today’s real estate market is very interesting. It’s being affected by high unemployment due to COVID-19, political unrest, historically low
Have you heard of the little town of Zumbrota, located in Southeast Minnesota? If you have, it may be because it is the home
It is not surprising that Susan Garwood, executive director of the Rice County Historical Society, expresses a fondness for history. But it turns out
Originally Published in the May 2014 Entertainment Guide “Do you remember your first bike?” This is the question KYMN radio’s Wayne Eddy likes to
Review by Jessica Peterson White Many a Minnesota reader has been enthralled by Peter Geye’s writing, most recently in his 2016 novel Wintering. His new
Keepsake Cidery is a family farm cidery producing high-quality hard cider, using traditional methods, from 100% local apples. Located a few miles off Highway
I guess I am easily entertained, because my idea of a good time is to look at microfilm of old newspapers at the Northfield
Whan that April with his showres sooteThe droughte of March hath perced to the roote,And bathed every veine in swich licour,Of which vertu engendred
Question: Who Are Northfield’s Quiz Show Aces? This year the Academy Award for Best Picture went to “Slumdog Millionaire,” the story of a teen
Review by Sylvie Weissman Okay, I get it – no one wants to read an apocalyptic novel right now. But you really should make
From February 2007 to December 2016, I wrote 119 “Historic Happenings” columns for The Entertainment Guide. What have I been doing since my last column?
Review by Jaye Lawrence Not since Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin have I so enjoyed the page-turning yarn of a New York private detective
Northfield, a temperance town? Well, sort of… “No intoxicating drinks shall be sold or in any manner furnished as a beverage on said premises.”
Review by Alexa Ochocki Illustrated by Victo Ngai In this story we follow a young girl and her family as they flee their homeland,
By Teri Menard There are three critical service providers that prospective home buyers must be prepared to hire, as they make the exciting decision
No one that I knew when I attended St. Olaf in the 1960s brought sleds with them to college. They found there was no
By Lindsay Reddy, Realtor Andy Dean/stock.adobe.com Did you know that 90% of all millionaires became so through owning real estate? The idea that you
Plans were made in December of 1855 for the family of John North to move south from St. Anthony to the Cannon River where