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VAULT - ODDITIES

Lois Reiss, Andrew Sadek, Roseau Runestone, Anna Marie Korynta, the Reker sisters
The end of the 1900s brought fear that a computer glitch might down aircraft, erase bank accounts and even trigger World War III.
Cool Whip on your favorite dessert? Thank William A. Mitchell, born in Raymond, Minnesota, for his prolific career inventing convenience foods we enjoy
Legend of iconic shoes stolen from Grand Rapids, Minnesota, museum in 2005 continues to grow after 2018 FBI recovery

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Pandolfo's ill-fated Pan Motor Co. was a minor sensation in Minnesota in the early 1900s, until the dream collapsed with Pandolfo in prison.
Old questions about a mysterious object unearthed in Minnesota more than a century ago get an ancient solution.
Some blamed inventor Thomas Edison, who denied the charge
A look back at the Minnesotan who inspired more than one of his songs and how the state's cold spring inspired another.
A rare piece of rock 'n' roll memorabilia from the Midwest tour featuring Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper is now at auction.
Shortly after a pilot and co-pilot began observing a mysterious, glowing object, it rose quickly into the sky and disappeared.
This time of year, when tales of witches, ghosts and things creepy hold sway, what is one to make of first-person accounts of strange and bizarre happenings?
The library in Harvey, N.D., was built atop the scene of a murder. This article, first published in October 2009, explores what people have experienced there.
Take a look back at these stories of the hospital provided by the Otter Tail County Historical Society, in an article first published in 2011.
The Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, offers a curator-guided tour explaining how the theft went down. It was the worst moment in the museum's history.

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