History

Split Rock Lighthouse shines with new tours, Indigenous history exhibit
Minnesota’s iconic North Shore lighthouse has transformed itself over the last few years since the pandemic. A recent trip found a new walking tour and new detail on the history of the Native American people who were there long before the 114-year-old tower. 
A Japanese woman who loves bananas is now the world's oldest person
Tomiko Itooka is now the world’s oldest living person at age 116. Guinness World Records confirmed the Japanese woman's status Thursday, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas.
A 13,600-year-old mastodon skull is unearthed in an Iowa creek
The University of Iowa’s Office of the State Archaeologist said a 12-day excavation yielded “several mastodon bones,” primarily from the skull. Mastodons are distant cousins of elephants.