From Pearl Street to the Pierson farm. From New York to near York.
On Sept. 4, 1882, Pearl Street station, Thomas Edison’s complete direct-current electric system, was publicly unveiled in Lower Manhattan. Edison’s electric idea eventually reached North Dakota farm country, where the Ray and Evangeline Pierson farm, 3.5 miles south of York, was energized by Baker Electric Cooperative on Thanksgiving Day 1937. It was the state’s first farm to receive electricity.
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| Al Jaeger has been elected secretary of state by North Dakotans eight times and will retire at the end of 2022. |
On the banks of the river that has sustained the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) people for generations, the MHA Nation Interpretive Center stands. Contained within its walls are the stories, language, heritage and culture of these peaceful, resilient river people. It is their story – told by their people.
Local farmers Jonathon and Hannah Moser, owners of Forager Farm near Mandan, are foraging more than food to feed their family and community. They’re foraging the life their dreams have sowed.
Those first dreams sprouted after the Mosers’ experience working on an organic vegetable farm in Victoria, Australia.
Williston might be known to America as a boom town. But the Western Star city is quickly developing another outside reputation – as a baseball town.
In August, Williston will host its fifth Babe Ruth World Series and third in the past decade. The town of nearly 30,000 expects to welcome around 40,000 World Series attendees over the 25-game period, with an estimated 40% coming from outside Williams County.
The growing season is upon us!
Paul Huettl, owner of Performance Equipment in Bismarck, provides tips and insight to help homeowners answer some common questions about lawn and garden equipment and maintenance.
What checklist should homeowners follow to prepare their lawn and garden equipment for the growing season?
Photo by NDAREC/Liza Kessel
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| It was Cass County Electric Cooperative’s Chad Brousseau, left, who first approached Brad Redmond in 2017 with the idea of an electric bus pilot program. |
It’s not beans and biscuits feeding hungry cowboys anymore.
The chuckwagons of the Old West have evolved to serve the gamut of palates. From barbecue sundaes and pulled pork parfaits, to Mexican-German fusion chili and the Fargo Fillie, the modern food truck has found a permanent parking spot in America’s food scene.
The pressures of farming and ranching don’t disappear when the crops are harvested or the ground freezes for the winter. Even in the beauty of late summer fields or the joy of a million-dollar rain, there are many forces – and stresses – to contend with in agriculture.
