Sidestep: Adventures Into History on MSN

We found a slave cemetery — but that wasn't the real surprise

Deep in the woods lies a forgotten plantation-era slave cemetery, where generations of enslaved people and their descendants were buried. While exploring the site, researchers also uncovered evidence ...
In cemeteries across Michigan, history can be easy to miss. Many of those graves belong to soldiers who fought in the ...
Sidestep: Adventures Into History on MSN

We found a mysterious grave hidden in the woods

While exploring the woods, we discovered a broken headstone from 1894 that led us to something much bigger. As we walked the area, the ground was filled with mounds and depressions — signs of many ...
New Jersey’s Walpack Center, a ghost town erased by a failed dam project, tells a haunting story of lost community, waiting ...
Arizona’s abandoned mining towns are packed with eerie beauty, Wild West history, and the kind of quiet that stays with you.
The Divine Tragedy By Robert Orlando TAN, 2025, 448 pages , $23  “To hell with both of them!” So thundered Karl Marx in ...
“Study death always, so you’ll fear it never.” ...
Paul Porinchak, beloved retired owner and butcher of Porinchak’s Market, the oldest family-owned store in Portage, passed away peacefully Thursday at home at the age of 86 surrounded by his loving ...
Dare to explore Connecticut’s eeriest spots where haunted history, abandoned sites, and chilling legends create a ...
The journey to reach this ghost town is half the adventure. You’ll drive through the Oconee National Forest, where trees ...
Ruby, Arizona, is that secret, a genuine ghost town hiding in the mountains where the desert keeps its best stories. Nestled ...
Experience Wyoming’s cowboy culture up close, from rodeos to historic towns and ranch stays that bring the Old West to life.