The 18th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified by Congress on Jan. 16, 1919, and came about because of a century of reform movements. It prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors...” A year earlier, the North Dakota Legislature approved that the ...

As the new Amur Leopard Forest exhibit nears completion, staff are moving forward to the next animal and guest enhancement that we hope to start building later this summer. During the design process its been referred to as the African Plains Building but once developed, I’m sure an official ...

Eloise Ogden/MDN Fireworks were being set off ahead of the Fourth of July holiday This is part of a fireworks display taking place Monday evening outside of Minot.

A Scotman’s Nose By MERRY HELM July 3 — Born in Couper of Fife, Scotland, Jim Lees arrived in Jamestown on this date in 1872. Lees, like his contemporary Limpy Jack Clayton, ran a saloon. Soldiers from nearby Ft. Seward were frequent customers in Jamestown saloons. On one occasion, a ...

Friluftsliv To loosely translate from Norwegian to English: fri = free, lufts = air’s, liv = life The English equivalent= Outdoor Life One of the benefits of volunteering with the Archaeology & Historic Preservation Division of the State Historical Society of North Dakota ...