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The Manitoba World War I Museum | August 23, 2023

This past Sunday, Kyle and I took our kids and our twelve-year-old’s friend up to Canada for the Manitoba World War One Museum’s “Day in the Trenches.” Kyle and Twelve are fascinated by wartime history –…
North Dakota Today | The Roosevelt Park Zoo Express, the North Dakota Northern Lights Network, and the James River Humane Society Dog Walk

Thank you to the wonderful people who work at and watch North Dakota Today – it was a great morning to talk about a fan-favorite train conductor named Jim at the Roosevelt Park Zoo, an awesome…
I can canoe, can you? | August 16, 2023

We just returned from a beautiful week at the lake with my parents and my sister’s family. I worked with a woman who thought “The Lake” was a singular lake at which everyone in North Dakota…
North Dakota Today | Hope Manor and the Library of Things

In the words of Ashlyn Hill – one of the awesome hosts of North Dakota Today – it was a good morning, good morning to share Luke Stroh’s recovery story. Luke is an alumnus of Hope…
Luke’s Story

Thank you so much to Luke Stroh, who has shared his story of recovery and growth below. Luke got help from Hope Manor, a sober living facility in Bismarck. Hope Manor’s office number is 701-751-4005, and…
Lake Life and Prairie Fires | August 9, 2023

I’m writing this from the back patio of a beautiful lake cabin on the shores of Rutgers Bay Lake in Minnesota. A paddling of ducks is searching the reeds for breakfast. In the distance, the sun…
The North Dakota Renaissance Fair

If you follow me on social media, you know that I had the good fortune to meet the knights from the North Dakota Renaissance Fair on Monday (I was leaving North Dakota Today and they were…
North Dakota Today | Warm Blanket Hugs and the Downtown Street Fair

Thank you to my friends at North Dakota Today for another great Monday! This morning we talked an amazing organization called Warm Blanket Hugs, that has not only given away 4,000 blankets to date, but also…
P is for Pontoon | August 2, 2023

I had an entirely different story planned for today, but SOMETHING HAPPENED this past weekend and Kyle felt it was important to record it for posterity. I hemmed and hawed for a lot of reasons –…
North Dakota Today | Root Connections and Trudy Soli

Thank you to my friends at North Dakota Today for another wonderful Monday! This morning we talked about a free picnic hosted by Greg Amundson at Amundson Farms, and about an exceptional mentor at the University…