Sheyenne River

Nowadays we take for granted the vast railroad system that transports food, materials, and people all over our country. It can sometimes seem like it was always there. But it wasn’t until the mid 1800s, after the country had expanded from coast to coast, that the United States started considering a rail system for the now massive country.

Look at an aerial photograph of most North Dakota rivers and you are likely to see it snake across the landscape in sinuous curves. These are low energy…

It was on this date in 1980 that congress authorized the construction of the North Country National Scenic Trail, a 4,600-mile trail from Middlebury in…