Glacial Lake Agassiz

In 1908, a railroad station in McHenry County, North Dakota, was platted and incorporated. We know the town as Upham, located about 50 miles northeast of Minot. But, unlike many towns that were named for the founder or early settler, Upham was named in honor of geologist Warren Upham.

The Pembina Escarpment came up in a conversation recently. Most people have heard of the Pembina River, Pembina Gorge, and Pembina Hills, but I doubt many…

The Red River Valley, glacial Lake Agassiz. For many among us, that probably brings to mind rich farmland and perhaps a finger shaped lake from the end of…