Winter

“Bright clear sky over a plain so wide that the rim of the heavens cut down on it around the entire horizon…. Bright, clear sky, to-day, to-morrow, and…

North Dakota and South Dakota have been rivals for a long, long time. Congress created Dakota Territory in 1861, and Yankton eventually wrestled with…

It was on this date in 1949 that the North Dakota Air National Guard was called upon to drop feed for stranded starving animals in the western part of the…

Today, February 2, is Groundhog Day. Good luck finding a groundhog that is confused enough to come out of hibernation and stick its head out of its hole.…

Notes from a winter diary. Awaiting rosy fingers on the eastern horizon, I make a prayer of thanks for the morning dark, the starry quiet, and the…

I recently traveled west from Bottineau on Highway 5 around mid-morning. By the time I got to the Highway 14 turnoff to Kramer, I had seen four snowy…

Nasty winters can stand as a measure against all other weather, such as the winter of 1996-97, when Fargo received almost ten feet of snow and Grand Forks…

It looks like winter has settled in for the long haul. No doubt many among us have been enjoying nature and the outdoors through hunting or fishing. With…

Early pioneers found the vast Great Plains a daunting sight. Accustomed to the forests and the cultivated lands of the east, the prairie stretched before…

North Dakota has a growing number of people who ride their bicycles in the winter. Some to get back and forth to work or school, some for recreation, but…