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3/7/2008: From the stubble fields of fall farmland to the grass-lined pools of water dotting the state’s prairie, North Dakota is widely recognized for its excellent hunting and fishing opportunities. The abundance of deer, pheasants, grouse, ducks, geese, and even the occasional mountain lion, serve as a testament to the state’s natural bounty. The federal organization dedicated to the preservation of these North Dakota natural wonders is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

3/9/2008: Today Sondre Norheim is internationally recognized as the Father of Modern Skiing. But when Norheim passed away on this day, March 9, 1897 his North Dakota neighbors knew nothing of his legendary past. The unmarked grave of the Norwegian skier-turned-North Dakota farmer lay forgotten for two generations.

3/10/2008: Due to a growing number of documents and records, by 1937 the North Dakota National Guard headquarters housed in the State Capitol Building was proving inadequate.

3/14/2008: On this day, March 14, 1921, a correspondent from the New York Times sat at a Fargo desk fervently writing of the exciting political events occurring in North Dakota; yes, North Dakota.

3/19/2008: When the USS CURTIS WILBUR was commissioned fourteen years ago, the Arleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyer was among the most powerful class of destroyers ever put to sea. The ship was named in honor of Curtis Dwight Wilbur, the forty-third Secretary of the Navy.

3/21/2008: On this day in 1922, the city of Des Lacs stepped into the national spotlight and set records across the board as a result of a surprising election that made history.

3/25/2008: In 1951, today was Easter Sunday. It arrived as a lovely day in the midst of a cold, snowy, blizzard-packed spring. Though the new warmth still threatened freezes and thaws and floods, all reminders of rebirth, new growth and new life were likely very welcome.

3/27/2008: By 1864, the Union army under General Ulysses S. Grant had been forced to abandon their plans to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, VA by direct assault.

3/30/2008: Following Custer’s demise at the Little Bighorn in 1876, the highest ranking officer to return to Fort Abraham Lincoln was Major Marcus Reno. Many blamed Reno for the defeat.

4/3/2008: Prairie or Gray wolves are still occasionally seen in North Dakota, descendants of those who once roamed the plains in large packs following the enormous herds of buffalo on their annual migration. Alexander Henry Jr., traveling on the plains near Park River in October of 1800, stated that the wolves were in large droves and kept up a terrible howling day and night. Among his cache of furs that winter were 204 wolf skins. But the advancement of settlement marked the end of the both the buffalo and the wolves.