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7/22/2008: Some days are perfect for picnics. A warm day—not too hot; not too many bugs; a rolling river with safe shallows for wading; a tree for climbing; a wicker basket full of fried chicken, hot dogs, potato salad and cole slaw and mixed fruit. And what, you may ask, is there to drink in such a perfect picnic atmosphere?

10/26/2007: On this date in 1900, the citizens of North Dakota had available to them the latest in medical treatment. By today’s standards however, some of the treatments seem a little suspicious.

10/30/2007: Award-winning NFL player James “Jim” LeClair was born on Oct. 30, 1950, in St. Paul, Minn. He was an outstanding football player and wrestler at South St. Paul High School in 1966-1968.

10/31/2007: Dakota Growers Pasta Company, founded on this date in 1991, has been so successful that it has grown to be the third largest pasta manufacturing company in North America.

11/3/2007: While many may dream of life fit for a romance novel, few actually experience childhood love, surprise marriage, and heart wrenching moments of being swept off one’s feet. But in the early 1900s, two North Dakota homesteaders lived a prairie romance dream.

11/2/2007: A North Dakota settler’s most deadly enemy didn’t have sharp claws, it couldn’t utter threats, it didn’t even have opposable thumbs. It was the weather. From the scorching heat of summer, to the blinding blizzards of winter, North Dakota homesteaders struggled year round to triumph over unruly conditions. Everyone faced these trials, from young Ole Melhouse, to widowed Carrie Severson; the prairie weather spared no one.

11/6/2007: In preparation for his new life in America, Swan Peterson set fire to his belongings.

Sunday at 5pm on Prairie Public Presents: Hot Farm, a new hour-long documentary based on the four-part podcast of the same name, is about what the people who grow our food are doing, or could be doing, to combat climate change.

11/9/2007: FA contested land case reported by the Grand Forks Herald on this date in 1901 resulted in some surprising testimony.

11/16/2007: It’s easy to tell when the holiday season starts. Stores are filled with holiday trimmings. Rosy-cheeked school kids count down the days between holiday breaks. Bright orange and green pumpkins and bags of candy melt away to fir trees, lights and ornaments.