The North Dakota city of Walhalla is located in Pemina County and is the second oldest town in the state. It was founded in 1845 by a priest named Father Belcourt, who moved his church school from Pembina because of the severe flooding in Pembina. He named the settlement St. Joseph. The fur trading economy of the Red River Valley was home to the North West Company, a fur trading post since before Walhalla was established. There were several fur trading posts in the vicinity, including the Gingras, and the Kittson Trading Post which is part of American Fur Company. In 1862, the post office was established. In 1871, the name was changed to Walhalla, a reference to North mythology and "Valley of the Gods." In 1898, the Great Northern Railroad came through town.
Regular Blogs
One of the Progressive Farmer's blogs, Market Matters is maintained by Katie Micik, the Markets Editor for DTN. Topics include openings and closings of relevant market sources and shippers, reasons for various fluctuations, and variable storage rates.
http://www.dtnprogressivefarmer.com/dtnag/common/link.do?symbolicName=/ag/blogs/template1&blogHandle=grainmarkets
The executive editor for ETN, Marcia Zarley, is the blogger for this weblog, with postings about things that matter to those in the business of agriculture, such as seed costs, corn and wheat yields, and the use of robots in the industry.
http://www.dtnprogressivefarmer.com/dtnag/common/link.do?symbolicName=/ag/blogs/template1&blogHandle=business
The official weblog of the Walhalla Public Library publishes information and photographs of the Summer Reading Program, which is open to all children from preschool to 12th grade, the kickoff parties, and announcements as to beginning day and ending day.
http://walhallandlibrary.com
