ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- Fans of the Kensington Runestone may be tickled to learn that this century-old mystery will be featured in a Science Channel series called “America’s Lost Vikings.” The show’s six ...

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. - The Kensington Runestone is once again in the limelight. This time, as part of a documentary set to air on The History Channel this fall. Andy and Maria Awes with Committee Films, ...

There are those who believe Minnesota’s connection to Scandinavia goes much further back than settlers by the name of Olson or Swenson. Some scholars and theorists say Norsemen were the first ...

Per press release, “Were Norsemen the first Europeans to explore the Minnesota-Great Lakes and surrounding area more than a century before Christopher Columbus? Some scholars and fervent theorists ...

KENSINGTON, Minn - For more than a hundred years, people have debated whether the Kensington Runestone is real or fake. Now, a playwright with ties to the Kensington area is bringing all that history ...

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- Many Scandinavian-Americans hold it as an article of faith, or at least reason enough to ignore Columbus Day: A rock plucked from roots of a tree in Minnesota in 1898 proves the ...

The year was 1898. It was fall, and it was time to clear land for the spring planting. On a small 40-acre farm in central Minnesota, Olof Ohman and his two sons, Olof Jr., age 11, and Edward, age 10, ...

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. - The Kensington Runestone is once again in the limelight. This time, as part of a documentary set to air on The History Channel this fall. Andy and Maria Awes with Committee Films, ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- It's often called a "Minnesota Mystery." Throughout the years much has been made about the mystique behind the Kensington Runestone. Does it really date back to the 14th century, ...

Many Scandinavian-Americans hold it as an article of faith, or at least reason enough to ignore Columbus Day: A rock plucked from roots of a tree in Minnesota in 1898 proves the Vikings were here ...

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