Dec. 13—EDITOR'S NOTE — This story is part of a holiday series that will run through Dec. 25 in the Grand Forks Herald. GRAND FORKS — When Arlene Helgeson recalls the holiday seasons of the late 1940s ...
Christmas in the late 1950s found me with six months until graduation from high school and also no plans, aspirations or goals following graduation. I was feeling sorry for myself in the realization ...
A photo from 1954 shows a scene from Grand Forks that might seem surreal to today's shoppers. It was a time of crowded streets and sidewalks, big sales at stores and “toys everywhere.” A scene along ...