Story by PATRICIA STOCKDILL The finer things in life moved have out of the house, down the road, and onto the ice and lakes across North Dakota. Welcome to today’s ice fishing lifestyle, complete with as many of the amenities and creature comforts of home as a person desires. Oh, there’s still traditionalists out there,…
Story by JESSE BRADLEY Guinness and Irish music now grace the downtown area of Bismarck. An authentic Irish pub, The Blarney Stone, opened its doors for business in October. “We had been talking for some time about starting a new place in Bismarck,” said Jim Poolman, one of the owners. “We were looking for something…
Stars may twinkle outdoors, but flames flicker in the fireplace indoors. Families gather around the hearth to enjoy intimate conversation, to read or to play games, especially when the nip of winter chills the air. Creating ambience in the fireplaces of yesterday meant felling trees, splitting logs and stacking them for later retrieval. It’s true;…
Story by SARAH WALKER It’s Christmas. A time for family and friends. A time for togetherness. And, of course, a festival of food. The tastes are unmistakable, the foods picture-perfect; slow-roasted turkeys, spicy stuffing and creamy mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, honey-glazed carrots, cranberry sauce. And that doesn’t even include dessert. Sugar cookies, cut out…
Story by TINA DING Christmastime each year is a time for families to share stories and eat special foods, creating traditions to help define their faith, culture or ethnicity. Whether passed down from generation to generation or newly created to suit the needs of the day, every family has them. Christians, Jews and Muslims alike…
Story by MAXINE HERR Her husband, a mere stranger. The faces of her children, unrecognizable. And yet, the words “Holy infant, so tender and mild …” roll effortlessly off her lips, piercing the loneliness that has engulfed her since Alzheimer’s took control years ago. The spirit of Christmas embraces many forms, but there is something…