For years North Dakota has had to deal with the stigma of losing population as young people graduated from high school and college and moved out of state. Now the tide has turned. People are becoming aware of the opportunities in North Dakota and are coming to take advantage of them. This article provides some […]

Rob Port at Say Anything Blog has uncovered something interesting:  the first primary elections were held in North Dakota on March 19, 1912. 
Those North Dakotans.  Always setting trends…

A recent article published by the Public News Service has good news:  North Dakota’s public lands brings $232 million into the state each year.
The people who live and work here already know that North Dakota has some great outdoor opportunities.  The fact that it adds so significantly to our economy isn’t a surprise, either.  Tourism is the […]

In a special ceremony at Memorial Hall in the state capitol building today (December 26, 2007), Gov. Hoeven and First Lady Mickey Hoeven officially proclaimed that today was Snow Angel Day.
North Dakota first won the Guiness World Record title for the most snow angels made simultaneously in 2002.  Michigan won the title in 2006.  This past February […]

According to this article, Paul Smokov of North Dakota doesn’t need radar or other high-tech equipment to forecast a major snowstorm on the prairie. He consults pig spleens.
This article is just plain interesting. It’s old-world intelligence in every day modern life.
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