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9/15/2015: Today is the final day to visit many historic sites operated by the State Historical Society of North Dakota before its winter season begins. The state owns 57 sites, and access varies. There are even some sites that never open to visitors.

9/16/2015: North Dakotan architect and inventor George Bugenhagen died in 1953. Originally from New York, he came to North Dakota via Saskatchewan in 1916, beginning an architectural practice in Minot. He planned and built numerous buildings in Minot and in neighboring towns, but he was also busy with new inventions.

9/21/2015: At this time of year, summer is winding down and the North Dakota harvest is in full swing. Wheat has been harvested. Soybeans, sunflowers, and corn wait their turn. When people from outside the state think of North Dakota, they generally think of vast, open prairie. Even some North Dakotans don’t realize the extent of the state’s agriculture, with 39.5 million acres that make it the largest industry in the state. 24% of North Dakotans are employed in agriculture or agriculture-related industries. There are 31,000 farms and ranches.

9/22/2015: “Take that! You will ruin no other man’s child!” Those words echoed through the air after a pistol-shot in the front yard of Michael Murphy’s house in Grand Forks. The bullet hit Charles Link and he fell, dead. Link, a 25-year-old housepainter, had criminally assaulted Michael Murphy’s six-year-old daughter, and, when Murphy found out, he avenged the crime.

9/24/2015: North Dakota’s Golden Valley County wasn't officially formed until 1912; however, Beach, which would become the county seat, was established and settled some years earlier. In 1881, the Northern Pacific Railroad built a section house in Beach. Nine years later, settlement really began. In 1902, the post office was established. In 1908, the village was incorporated, and in 1909, Beach became a city.

9/29/2015: On this date in 2013, Steve Jensen discovered America's worst on-land oil spill. It was in his wheat field near Tioga, North Dakota. Crude oil poured out of the ground, emptying over 20,000 barrels onto seven acres of the Jensens’ 1,800-acre farm.

9/30/2015: After what seemed like the plagues of Egypt, the Minot normal school’s first term finally started on this date in 1913.

10/2/2015: You can’t travel through North Dakota without seeing a wheat field. With grain production in every county, it is one of the biggest grain producing states in the America, ranking second only to Kansas. Strong grain production is essential for North Dakota. However things do not always go smoothly.

10/6/2015: When settlers began arriving in the Turtle Mountains in the 1880s, they discovered the only densely wooded area for miles. The Turtle Mountain forest was a ready source for building materials, fence posts, and fuel. As the railroad moved into the area, there was a demand for wood as rail ties. At first, the supply seemed endless. But as early as the 1890s, it became clear that the widespread logging would soon leave the area bare of trees.

10/8/2015: Around this time in the fall of 1914, new Fairview Lift Bridge and Cartwright Tunnel opened for traffic. The Great Northern Railway had begun construction in 1912 as part of its Montana Eastern Railway, a line that was never finished.