Here's how to plan a spooky visit. Courtesy of Explore Minnesota Halloween statue in Anoka, Minnesota. Anoka, Minnesota, could easily get lost in the crowded tourism market. However, the town of just ...

Anoka, Minnesota, began its Halloween celebrations in 1920 to curb destructive pranks by local youths. The town's civic festivities, including a parade, became a model for other cities to deter ...

In Anoka, Minnesota, Halloween reigns supreme. “Nothing touches Halloween,” said Pete Turok, executive director of the Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce. For over a century, Anoka has drawn tens of ...

Minnesota is home to many haunted houses, spooky corn mazes, and terrifying hayrides. But did you know it is also home to an entire Halloween-themed town? Every fall, Anoka, Minnesota, transforms into ...

Halloween statue in Anoka, Minnesota. Anoka, Minnesota, could easily get lost in the crowded tourism market. However, the town of just about 18,000 people has a secret. It's actually the "Halloween ...

This was before Anoka crowned itself as the “Halloween Capital of the World” and when the holiday was all “trick” and little if any “treat.” Across the United States, Halloween celebrations had yet to ...

This Halloween-crazed Midwestern suburb holds the title for the holiday's capital: Why? Anoka, Minnesota is dubbed the "Halloween Capital of the World" for using holiday events to distract teens from ...

ANOKA, Minn. — A Twin Cities woman is squeezing the most out of her final Halloween. After Denise Godwin received a terminal breast cancer diagnosis last November, she decided to go big in her final ...

ANOKA, Minn. — Being early to Halloween is a point of pride for Anoka, nicknamed “Halloween Capital of the World.” “We were the first city in the United States to have a Halloween party,” Roxy Orcutt, ...

The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office is using Halloween to raise awareness of an almost 60-year-old cold case. The sheriff’s office is asking for anyone who may have leads or information about the 1965 ...

Anoka officials say they will extend their social district "open container" rules through the end of 2025. Officials say the success of the program led to the decision. Exemptions include during the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ANOKA, MN – Anoka’s Halloween tradition began less as a celebration than an intervention. It was 1919, and the one-time logging ...