Back Then with Tracy Briggs Podcast
1) Pass the superhero cape, I want to be an archivist
As one local archivist retires, I take a look at just how important historians are to our community. See more from Tracy Briggs on our website: https://www.inforum.com/tracy-briggs
2) This Valentine's Day, local couples prove that love can be found in the quirkiest ways
Area couples detail the ways they met their significant others, from Captain America to MTV to a squirt gun. See more from Tracy Briggs on our website: https://www.inforum.com/tracy-briggs
3) How Muhammad Ali once knocked out by a North Dakota blizzard
Opponents couldn’t always clobber "The Greatest" of all time, but 55 years ago, a Fargo snowbank did. See this and the rest of Tracy Briggs' Back Then stories on our website: https://www.inforum.com/...Show More
4) 'With age comes wisdom.' An embarrassingly easy dish for potlucks
Columnist Tracy Briggs trades laborious dishes to making easy inspired-by-her-sweet-tooth desserts for gatherings. Lazy? You decide. See more from Tracy Briggs here: https://www.inforum.com/tracy-brig...Show More
5) Golf outing in Bismarck launched Minnesota singer to fame in 'Lawrence Welk Show'
Tom Netherton starred in the hit television show in the '70s, became a popular Christian performer in the '80s, and made national headlines with Kathie Lee Gifford in the '90s. Visit our website to se...Show More
Golf outing in Bismarck launched Minnesota singer to fame in 'Lawrence Welk Show'
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6) A second serving of King Leo's 🍔
After Tracy Briggs' column on the popular hamburger joint that operated in Fargo from 1961 to 1979, her inbox was flooded with comments and stories, including priceless ones from "Prince Leo." Read Tr...Show More
7) Long live King Leo's!
Even with 15 cent burgers and 12 cent fries, Fargo fast food pioneer King Leo's raked in the cash in the '60s and '70s thanks to a loyal fanbase and a fun-loving crew.
8) During a month of tragic headlines, Fargo's skating nuns put a smile on everyone's faces
News readers might just have been craving some good news. Perhaps that’s why Forum journalist Cal Olson grabbed his photo gear and set out to snap a few pics that would undoubtedly put a smile on peop...Show More
9) A life at Le Mans that started on the prairies of North Dakota
The story of how Bob Blake became a world-renowned builder of race cars for Jaguar while holding onto his Midwestern personality.
10) My dad played Santa. My kids were his toughest audience
Around this time every year, my hospital administrator dad would put away his suit and tie and put on the Santa gear, with very mixed results.