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7/29/2016: For more than 150 years, newspapers have recorded the lives and times of people in North Dakota. The Frontier Scout was the first newspaper in modern North Dakota. It began in 1864 at Fort Union. The Bismarck Tribune followed, along with papers in Fargo, Grand Forks and Jamestown. Ten years after the Frontier Scout’s debut, 160 newspapers were publishing in Dakota Territory. A few of those early papers are still being published today – like the Bismarck Tribune and the Hillsboro Banner.

8/4/2016: Always the most well-to-do residential avenue in Grand Forks, Reeves Drive was home for the leaders and financiers of the community. Seven former-mayors lived along its shaded boulevards, and the wealthiest businessmen built expansive houses on Reeves Drive. One of the finest residences still stands at the corner of Reeves and Fourth Avenue, just west of the Red River, the former home of Robert H. McCoy, who lived from 1859 to 1926.

Episode 35 features musician and orchestrator Emily Wells; musician Jude; Legendary lefse maker Evelyn Hensrud; and a chat with Julie Wolfson about pancakes.

7/7/2006: The Bismarck Tribune was founded on this date in 1873, but the first issue didn’t come out until a week later, on July 14th. It hit the streets with an printed apology; the materials needed for printing the paper were late in arriving, and a lack of supplies forced the editor to leave out some of the advertising he had sold.

7/9/2006: A Valley City man arrived in Chicago on this day in 1902 on a mission to save the city.

7/12/2006: On this day, July 12, 1955, the Air Force and the city of Minot conducted groundbreaking ceremonies on a site that would become Minot Air Force Base.

7/14/2006: Captain Bill Massie’s visits to Bismarck weren’t necessarily newsworthy events. He was a Missouri River steamboat pilot who made regular trips through Bismarck on his St. Louis to Fort Benton river runs. His face was a familiar one in Bismarck. On this day in 1885, however, his presence in Bismarck did spark more interest than usual. It had been nearly nine years since the fateful day that the Dakota Territory lost one of its Old West heroes, Wild Bill Hickok. Now Hickok was gone, but at least one relic of his murder still remained. It was Bill Massie who had that relic, and it went everywhere with him, including Bismarck.

7/23/2006: The vast plains of the Midwest are hardly considered hot tourist stops. This may be especially true for our northerly border state. Today in 1926, however, one man made Lakota, North Dakota one of his stops on a walking tour around the world.

8/5/2006: There was dancing on the bridge, as well as speeches, band concerts, rodeos, and river sports around Sanish today in 1927. Today was the first of a two day celebration following the dedication of the Verendrye Bridge. The bridge was built near Sanish, and became one of only three bridges spanning the Missouri River. The other two were located near Williston and Bismarck.

8/6/2006: It was an exciting day for one train conductor this particular harvest. Harvest brought on much activity, and usually, it also brought thousands of transient workers. Hoboes and tramps often traveled with these workers, looking for a free ride on the train. This was the case as reported by the Rutland Leader today in 1908.