Norwegian Ole and Carrie
11/2/2007: A North Dakota settler’s most deadly enemy didn’t have sharp claws, it couldn’t utter threats, it didn’t even have opposable thumbs. It was the weather. From the scorching heat of summer, to the blinding blizzards of winter, North Dakota homesteaders struggled year round to triumph over unruly conditions. Everyone faced these trials, from young Ole Melhouse, to widowed Carrie Severson; the prairie weather spared no one.
Source: prairiepublic.org