No attraction has brought Alexandria more international attention than the Kensington Runestone. In 1898, Swedish immigrant Olof Ohman claimed to have discovered a 202-pound greywacke stone covered in ancient Nordic runes while clearing land near Kensington, Minnesota. According to Ohman, the stone was found intertwined among the roots of a tree…

From Scandinavian pioneers and English colonists to railroad expansion and Viking ship construction, Hawley's story is one of perseverance, reinvention, and an enduring connection to its immigrant roots.

Medora proudly markets itself as "North Dakota's #1 Destination," a title well deserved by a community that transformed itself from a struggling frontier settlement into one of the Midwest's premier tourism destinations.

Today, Moorhead, Minnesota, is best known as one-half of the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area, a thriving regional hub along the Red River of the North. Yet the city's story—which includes the invention of Dairy Queen’s famous Dilly Bar—begins thousands of years before its first settlers arrived, when a massive prehistoric lake covered much of the northern Great Plains.

Discover the historic State Theater in Central City, Nebraska. Learn how this 1916 opera house became a beloved movie theater, survived the digital transition, and continues to entertain visitors today.

There are small towns, and then there is Monowi. Located in northern Nebraska near the South Dakota border, Monowi holds a distinction unlike any other community in the United States: it is the nation's smallest incorporated town.

Few places in America are as geographically unique—or as challenging to reach—as Angle Inlet, Minnesota. Located within the Northwest Angle, this remote community is home to the Northernmost Point of the Contiguous United States, making it the only portion of the lower 48 states situated north of the 49th parallel.

As North Dakota's largest city and one of the most influential communities in the Upper Midwest, Fargo has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a frontier settlement along the Red River of the North. Today, Fargo serves as North Dakota's cultural, educational, economic, and transportation hub.