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7/28/2010: Some stereotype North Dakota as a flat and treeless state. To contradict such ideas, one has only to point to the badlands in the west and to tree-lined rivers and the tree-covered hills of the northern border. Still there is certainly a unique type of terrain that crosses North Dakota: the grasslands.

8/1/2010: The Dust Bowl years not only rocked agriculture and society in the Midwest, but also the region's ecosystem. As drought eliminated marshlands and turned soil into dry, wind-blown silt, different species, including waterfowl, felt the effects.

8/25/2010: On this date in 1910, Buffalo Bill Cody, on a farewell tour, bought his "Wild West" show to North Dakota. The Fargo audience saw attractions such as the World's Smallest Cowboy, The King of Cowboys, and the Rough Rider Congress of the World, which brought together the world's finest cavalrymen in an exhibition of their skills. The crowd was especially captivated by the daring horsemen, one of whom straddled four of the steeds at once.

8/27/2010: Most people in North Dakota are aware of the problems associated with Devils Lake. A rising water level has submerged thousands of acres of crop land, surrounded towns and farms and left the road system in shambles.

8/28/2010: American Legion Baseball, which got its start in South Dakota in 1925, was the first program to provide a national baseball tournament for teenagers.

8/30/2010: December 7 will be forever etched into the American story as the day that will live in infamy. While it was a tragic day, for many Japanese Americans, another tragedy was yet to come.

9/2/2010: On this date in 1940, potatoes were on the menu-or at least, the agenda-for competitors in a National Potato Picking Contest in Barnesville, Minnesota. The contest started in 1938 and is ongoing even today, as part of Barnesville's Potato Days celebration. Today, they start the contest at 10:00 on a Saturday morning at the sound of a whistle, no matter what the weather is like.

9/4/2010: On this date in 1931, bids were taken for building the Arrowood Dam in Stutsman County. Carl Liberg, of Jamestown, received the contract at a price of $2,327. He and his team of five men began almost immediately to clear and excavate for the dam.

9/5/2010: On this date in 1925, the Slope County Post published an article about the county's history. Slope County was created in 1914 when Billings County was divided.

9/10/2010: The 40 Annual United Tribes International Powwow began on this date a year ago. Begun in 1969, the International Powwow draws thousands from across the country and Canada to the United Tribes Technical College campus in Bismarck each year in a display of Native American culture and craftsmanship.