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Fisherman’s Dream is the most wonderful of all the roadside installations on the Enchanted Highway. In his new book--or manifesto, or memoir, or really it’s an extended essay--Clay Jenkinson declares, “I am wild about Fisherman’s Dream.” This particular Gary Greff creation drips with irony, while at the same time appealing to the basal fisherman, so that you come away affirmed but also feeling like there are some things you may not have apprehended.

In 1984 president Ronald Reagan announced NASA’s newest program, the Teacher in Space Project. The program’s goal was to promote student interest in math, science, and space. Almost 11,000 teachers from across the country applied in the hopes of going into space on the shuttle Challenger. The applicants were narrowed down to two teachers per state and territory, and eventually to ten finalists.

Eat Your Heartland Out is a series dedicated to the rich, yet often overlooked, culinary depth of the American Midwest. We will debut the show tomorrow night, and here to tell us all about it is the host of the show, Capri Cafaro. ~~~ More shoppers are buying Impossible Burgers, Beyond Meat and other meat alternatives made from plants. Now, smaller businesses are jumping on the trend, too. But as Harvest Public Media’s Seth Bodine reports, while the industry is gaining traction, public perception is one of the biggest obstacles to more growth. ~~~ In an excerpt of the Conversations on Healthcare podcast, we hear from Dr. Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health at the US Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Levine is the first transgender presidential appointee approved by the Senate. Among the topics are transgender legislation, telehealth for rural areas, and the latest news on COVID vaccinations.

On this date in 1995, the Bismarck Tribune reported on a most unusual postmaster. Gordon Vaagen, postmaster of Taylor since 1967, was a musical virtuoso. When not running the post office he was repairing and making instruments.

Thursday, July 8, 2012 - Fargo Moorhead is looking to build a science museum. We visit with Ken Brazerol, president of the board of directors for the Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum Project. ~~~ A few times a year, farmers have to do a dangerous task; go inside large grain bins to take care of their harvest. Last year, more than 30 U-S farmers were trapped inside silos. As Melissa Rosales reports for Harvest Public Media, a new robot could keep farmers safe. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats. ~~~ In another episode of TellTale: Dakota Folklife and Stories, we hear stories of rattlesnakes in western North Dakota.

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North Dakota is a great location for fossil hunting. Enthusiasts come from all over to participate in public digs. North Dakota is rich in prehistoric discoveries due to its geography. Most of its surface is made of sedimentary rock that has not been touched by glaciers, creating ideal conditions for finding fossils. While most of the discoveries are by people looking for them, every once in a while someone stumbles across an ancient sample by accident. This is what happened at an oil drilling site in 2005, reported on this date in 2007.

Bismarck Tribune reporter Mark Kellogg has a unique place in the story of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, or Greasy Grass. Though he died in the battle, his diary and newspaper dispatches record the movements of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and the Seventh Cavalry’s through Dakota and Montana territories in the spring of 1876.

Thursday, May 26, 2022 - A new exhibit is opening this Memorial Day weekend at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post. It’s called “Women of the Big Lake.” It celebrates the contributions to American Indian Arts by Margaret Hill, Maude Kegg, Cheryl Minnema, and Batiste Sam. Joining us to share the story of these remarkable Anishinaabe women is Rita Walaszek Arndt of the Minnesota Historical Society. ~~~ Earthworms might seem an odd topic for a segment titled “Main Street Eats,” but rest assured, Sue Balcom isn’t suggesting them for dinner. ~~~ During an archaeological dig cleaning his office, director of radio Bill Thomas unearthed some North Dakota history – an essay by Wendy Bilen about discovering her grandmother’s past in North Dakota.

If undisturbed, a poppy seed will lie on the ground for years without producing a plant, and partially for that reason, the poppy has become a symbol of war and remembrance.