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We don’t give it much thought these days, but grizzly bears historically ranged across most of North Dakota.

On January 6, 1805, the men of the Lewis and Clark expedition trapped a fox that was apparently hanging around Fort Mandan. Russell Reid, in his book Lewis and Clark in North Dakota (1988) speculated it could have been a swift fox. Most North Dakotans are familiar with the red fox. But the swift fox, also known as kit fox or prairie fox? Not so much, if at all.

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One of the Best Sandman Covers, Adventure Comics #46 Up for Auction One of the Best Sandman Covers, Adventure Comics #46 Up for Auction Posted on Creig Flessel is my favorite out of his original run in Adventure Comics. The Sandmans first appearance in Adventure Comics #40 features an excellent cover by Flessel.  Adventure Comics #44 is another great example of an early Sandman cover. But theres something about that action shot against that solid red background on Adventure Comics #...