WEST FARGO, N.D.– During most of the year, Bonanzaville is the host of 41 buildings that visitors can explore to learn more about North Dakota history, but on Saturday, it was the host of hundreds of people, lots of candy, and spooky decorations. “For the first annual it was a big surprise, but we are very happy with how many…
FARGO, N.D.– The West Fargo Library is sharing the Halloween spirit with members of the community. Families showed up to Tintes Park where they were met by library staff in costumes who were ready to hand out treats. Instead of the usual candy, kids received coloring pages and activities to do at home. The library also hosted a raffle as…
Ghosts are supposed to scare you away. But at one of the region’s most haunted sites, ghosts have visitors flocking there in droves, instead. Bonanzaville’s “Ghost Tours” sold out Wednesday morning. And that’s after museum officials offered a run of tours through September as well, earlier than they usually start their season. Public interest ramped up when October hit, and…
They’re some of Halloween’s most dreaded characters. Snakes, spiders, even menacing birds of prey that hover above our heads like a Hitchcockian nightmare come to life. The Halloween holiday is full of them. But this year, the Red River Zoo wants you to get to know its scariest critters a little better, and make friends with the frightening. Even zoo…
In the place where dark meets dreams, and fairy tales meet monsters, there lies the work of Monique Burgoz of Bad Witch Illustrations. The Minneapolis-based artist has Red River Valley roots. And today, she came back to the region this morning to sit down live in studio with the Morning Show’s Emily Welker to talk about her latest fine art…
The Rourke Art Gallery is bringing back the Masquerade in the Art Ghoullery for a second year. The gallery hosts a “Ghoullery” full of Halloween-themed art each year. The Masquerade celebrating the season is this Friday, October 25th. Artist and curator Mark Elton says the museum is adding more fun with live music and spooky puzzle games from Puzzled…
Ghost stories can take on a life of their own, with enough repetition. But if you really want to get to the bottom of rumors and reports of haunted houses, dorms, businesses and parks all around the region to see what’s actually happening there, you’ve got to call in the specialists. They are Joseph and Rachel Heinan, and they’ve been…
Halloween is a time when you really want to knock ’em dead, whether your look is freaky, fun or purely fabulous. But when it comes time to head out on the Halloween town, if you want your look to slay, there are some things you need to remember. Your makeup job has got to survive the evening’s festivities, and it…
If you’re looking to get in on the biggest pop culture event of the past 45 years in the Fargo metro area – you’d better head on over to ValleyCon. The region’s chief cosplayers, comic book lovers, sci-fi nerds and movie mavens are all converging there this weekend. The convention offers events that are both family-friendly and adult-only, including costume…
It was 1887, and in Otter Tail County, a jury was about to make history. A handyman had committed a murder so atrocious that their only recourse, they decided, was to sentence him to death. It would be the first-ever hanging in Otter Tail County, and it would also be the ending to one of the saddest and most violent…
