Mark Boswell
Deputy News Graphics Director
Mark Boswell is Deputy News Graphics Director at the Minnesota Star Tribune and has over 30 years experience as a visual journalist, illustrator and writer.
Latest from Mark Boswell
Memories of wild ricing days past show what’s changed and what hasn’t
Harvesting the grain with family in northwestern Minnesota was part ritual, part mystery, part rite of passage.
July 19, 2025
Where are the Minnesota wildfires? See maps where three fires are growing in Arrowhead region
The Camp House, Jenkins Creek and Munger Shaw fires continue to spread.
May 16, 2025
Compare the weather from 2024 with when you were a kid
See if 2024 was anything like what you remember from growing up.
January 11, 2025
What roles did Minnesota’s Native American chiefs play? And who were some notable ones?
There are many misconceptions about these leaders, who sometimes had a fragile hold on power.
February 23, 2024
Record warmth, a dry fall and a heckuva lot of snow ends 2022
Long warm periods with four record highs, a November heat wave and unusually windy days were the trend in Twin Cities area weather in 2022.
January 6, 2023
How the Vikings' defense will change under new coordinator
The Vikings are throwing back to the 1980s — the last time Minnesota's defense featured three down linemen and four linebackers — under a new coordinator.
September 5, 2022
How to watch Olympic curling (and actually know what's going on)
We'll help you talk smart to your friends as the U.S. men's and women's teams look to medal.
February 9, 2022
Why the Olympic sprint course Jessie Diggins will face is such a challenge
On a course few cross-country skiers have ever seen, Jessie Diggins of Afton has her work cut out for her as she tries to bring home more gold for the United States.
February 7, 2022
Drought, haze, tornadoes: Take a deeper look at Minnesota's bewildering 2021 weather
Smoky air from wildfires, a severe June heat wave and unusual snowmelt made for some strange weather extremes in 2021.
January 7, 2022
Suni Lee's ultra-difficult Olympics bar routine is 'as cool as it gets'
The St. Paul's gold-medal winner had a lot riding on one big skill. Here's a step-by-step look at how her Olympic routine came together.
July 29, 2021
