Monthly Archives: December 2010

Partying in the New Year is an old tradition in the Jamestown area. Limpy Jack was part of a mobile party that was rolling from place to place on the subzero night of Dec. 31, 1877. He fell off the … Continue reading →

I suppose the first Christmas celebrated in North Dakota was in Fort Pembina in the last years of the 18th century. That fur trading post was established in the 1790′s and was the first place in what is now North … Continue reading →

Weeds are always a problem in agricultural areas. They seldom rise to the level of holding a region wide convention like thistles did in 1893 in southern North Dakota. That’s when the “Cactus Convention” was held in LaMoure to deal … Continue reading →

It’s not every day that three national champions come to Jamestown and challenge the locals to a little competition. I’m guessing it hasn’t happened since the winter of 1909 when the biggest names in ski jumping put on an exhibition … Continue reading →

We’ve dealt with the first snow of the season. It appears everyone survived the first brush with old man winter. The climate of North Dakota can be deadly any time of the year but especially when the snow flies in … Continue reading →