Culture

​The HPR Spooky 13

October 16th, 2024

By HPR Staff

Halloween is upon us and we did our best to share some spooky and altogether ooky attractions as our top picks for the season. We included a 13 pack of haunts with a couple extra bonuses if you’re willing to go the distance.

We stirred up some of our old favorites as well as some historic haunts for the occasion. Don’t blame us if you have to sleep with the lights on.

Paranormal Investigations

October 4-26

Bonanzaville, West Fargo

Staff and guests have experienced…

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A man with 93 grandchildren: The memories of Joseph Vetter

October 10th, 2024

By Michael M. Miller

michael.miller@ndsu.edu

On October 11 and 12, Dr. Ann Braaten and I are presenting at the Regina and District Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia in Lincoln, Nebraska. Ann will speak on Friday, October 11 at 6:30 p.m. Her talk will be titled,“Traditional Textiles and Clothing of the Germans from Russia Immigrants.” And I will speak on Saturday, October 12 at 7 p.m., discussing “The Genealogical, Historical & Cultural Information…

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​Reflections from the prairie

September 19th, 2024

By Michael M. Miller

michael.miller@ndsu.edu

I was pleased to visit with many colleagues and at the Germans from Russia Heritage Society Convention in Mandan in July, and at the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Convention in Oklahoma City in August. There were many excellent workshops, displays, and presentations.

In July, Leo Rung of Munich, Germany, visited the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection to research his Hopfauf family that settled near Fallon/Flasher,…

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​From Ellis Island to the prairie

August 15th, 2024

By Michael Miller

michael.miller@ndsu.edu

As I reflect back on July, I want to share a USA Today article from July 3, 1986, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. It has been 138 years since 1886 when immigrants, including the Germans from Russia, arrived at Ellis Island, New York. Allan Neuharth, a native of Eureka, South Dakota., was the founder of USA Today. His ancestors emigrated from the Glueckstal District villages in South Russia to South Dakota, in the…

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​Four men, three horses

August 15th, 2024

America’s first extreme sport live at Chippewa Downs

By Sabrina Hornung

sabrina@hpr1.com

Indian relay races have often been referred to as America’s first extreme sport. On the weekend of September 7 and 8, the relays are coming to Chippewa Downs in Belcourt, North Dakota, one of the two remaining horse tracks in North Dakota.

Though this is definitely not your standard horse race, the feats of horsemanship and athleticism is an artform in itself. It’s all done bareback —meaning no…

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Your 2024 Fall Event Calendar

August 15th, 2024

The nights are getting cooler, the days are slowly shortening and school supplies and Halloween goodies are already on the shelves. Fall is coming — and it looks like fun.

Celebrate the season with harvest festivals, pumpkin patches, Oktoberfests, haunted houses, corn mazes, spooky bar crawls and paranormal events across North Dakota and western Minnesota. (Don’t worry, there are lots of non-haunted happenings, plays, concerts and vendor shows, too.)

September

Dakota Nights Astronomy…

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​The rhythm of the ride

July 18th, 2024

The life of a jockey straight from the horse's mouth

By Sabrina Hornung

sabrina@hpr1.com

For George Pineda, jockeying is a family tradition. But that legacy includes loss.

“My uncles, Alvaro and Robert Pineda — one got killed in a starting gate, the other one in Pimlico,” says Pineda. “They were the catalyst for all this.”

Originally from California, Pineda now hangs his hat in Florida. But he travels cross country to wherever the tracks take him. This July, Pineda (along with a…

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​The Deuce abides

July 18th, 2024

Deuce of August festival celebrates 125 years and many more

By Sabrina Hornung

sabrina@hpr1.com

According to the 2022 census, the population of Mountain, North Dakota is around 70, give or take a few. But this small, largely Icelandic community packs a mighty punch, drawing thousands during the annual Deuce of August festival, which is held August 1-4 this year.

What’s so special about “The Deuce,” one may ask?

It is the longest running ethnic festival in North Dakota (2024 is its…

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Life in the ‘Promised Land’:

July 8th, 2024

Homesteading stories shared by late local historian

By Michael M. Miller

michael.miller@ndsu.edu

The 53rd Germans from Russia Heritage Society Convention convenes July 17-20 at the Baymont Hotel in Mandan, North Dakota. For further information, contact GRHS at www.grhs.org.

The Germans from Russia Heritage Society Convention provides a chance to connect with others who are passionate about this group’s unique culture, art, and history. One such individual is historian and author Leona…

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May June 2024: Summer Events Calendar

May 16th, 2024

Need more events? Check out our July 2024 and August 2024 calendars. (They're cleverly split up to save you some scrolling.)

May

Spring Crows

Now - June 28, Spirit Room, Fargo

Forty artists display works centered around a crow theme. Opening reception on May 17.

https://www.spiritroom.org/


Women of the West Art Show

Now - June 29, Long X Arts Foundation Gallery, Watford City

Amanda Heimbuch's mixed media art is inspired by western women.

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