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North Dakota Greats
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The North Dakota Pilot Who Flew Across the Top of the World
Carl Ben Eielson carried Alaska’s first official airmail, walked off the Arctic ice, crossed the polar sea and helped open Antarctica to flight. All of it came before his final mission at 32.
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The North Dakota Pretzel That Outgrew Its Hometown
Dorothy “Dot” Henke turned a seasoned snack from a rural Velva kitchen into a national brand. The true story is better than the billion-dollar shorthand. It is also more complicated.
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24 Famous People From North Dakota and Their Real Connections
The state’s best-known names did not all begin here in the same way. These are the hometowns, schools, studios, depots and second chances behind 24 remarkable lives.
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Before Peggy Lee, There Was Norma Egstrom
A short-line depot, small radio studios and one well-timed new name shaped the North Dakota years of an American original. They did not make her legend inevitable.
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Before the Rings: Phil Jackson’s North Dakota Apprenticeship
Long before Chicago, Los Angeles, and a record 11 championships as an NBA head coach, Phil Jackson learned how a group becomes a team in Williston and Grand Forks.
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Sixty-One: The North Dakota Road Roger Maris Carried to New York
Roger Maris was born in Minnesota, spent part of his childhood in Grand Forks, and became a remarkable athlete in Fargo. He was then the most watched hitter in America.
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