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8/30/2016: Automobiles changed life in America about as much as any invention of the 1900s. In a rural state like North Dakota, the long distances made automobiles a particularly welcome improvement over horse and buggy.

8/31/2016: When you think of “Ghost Towns,” you think of empty buildings and lost hopes. Interestingly, the State Historical Society of North Dakota has an actual “Ghost Town Index.”

9/6/2016: Prairie fires were among a farmer’s worst fears throughout North Dakota’s early history. Uncontrolled fires commonly incinerated grasslands, because the dry prairie-grasses burned easily in the fierce heat of summer and early fall.

9/7/2016: Bernice Muriel Asbridge faced many obstacles on her road to success. She was born in Arena, North Dakota on this date in 1919. She graduated from Bismarck High in 1937 during the great depression and hired on as a bookkeeper for a department store, working there until she married Donald Asbridge during World War II. Donald trained with the 9th Infantry Division and would go on to fight in Germany.

9/12/2016: On this date in 1922, the Ward County Fair opened its gates, and over the next four days, the populace poured in.

9/23/2016: Stefan Popiel was born in 1907 and grew up in Poland. He was the nephew of an early chess master, Ignatz von Popiel, and he took a liking to chess at an early age; he played in his first tournament at age 12. He went on to became the best chess player in the region and is now regarded as one of the important masters of pre-World War II Europe.

9/26/2016: North Dakota’s skies teem with life when waterfowl migration begins in September. Half of North America’s waterfowl flock to the state where the Prairie Pothole Region is a jewel for ducks, geese and other birds. Last Saturday marked the start of the hunting season for ducks, geese, coots and mergansers for North Dakota residents. The non-resident opener is October 1st.

9/27/2016: Bert and Ernie, Tom and Jerry, Sherlock and Holmes. These are typical names associated with strong partnerships, but North Dakota and Ghana? Being over 6,000 miles apart, people rarely associate these two countries, but they’re more closely related than you might think.

9/28/2016: The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of properties in the U.S. considered worthy of preservation. The National Register lists sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in American history, architecture, and culture.

9/29/2016: Most people have been through a bad breakup. Whether in middle school or later in life, almost everyone has had to suffer with heartbreak. Nobody enjoys a bad breakup, but they handle it differently. Unfortunately, the most spiteful seek revenge; and in this day and age, people can get particularly creative with that revenge.