Mission: Travel the World

Mission: Travel the World

By Tracie Bettenhausen Do you have a lifelong dream you have never followed? For Tegan Henke, Wishek, North Dakota native and North Dakota State University graduate, it was world travel. So why did she wait until her late 30s to hop a plane and go? The following is an...
Renae Korslien: Life is Fair

Renae Korslien: Life is Fair

by Jody Kerzman  | Photography: Rachael Neva Photo Every summer for nine days, North Dakota State Fair Director Renae Korslien lives at the North Dakota State Fairgrounds. Literally. “I bring my motorhome and park it right over there,” she says as she points out her...
Feeding the Community

Feeding the Community

Article and Photos by Pam Vukelic I don’t know what story her eyes would have told me if they hadn’t been hidden behind large mirrored sunglasses, but Twila’s smile was beautiful and her demeanor warm. She sat at the communal table suggesting to me she was open to...

Created for Community

By Beth Anderson While driving across the prairies of North Dakota one winter day, I found myself listening to the voice of forest ecologist Suzanne Simard talking about trees on the “Ted Radio Hour.” Maybe it was the alluring idea of lush green forests in...