Stalled Storm

Remembering North Dakota’s blizzard of the century
A picture is worth a thousand words: This iconic 1966 blizzard photo was taken near Linton, in south-central North Dakota. Pictured is Bill Koch, North Dakota DOT employee, standing next to a set of railroad telegraph poles. It was taken by fellow ND DOT employee Ernest Feland on March 9, 1966. Photo courtesy North Dakota State Historical Society/NOAA/NWS archives

A picture is worth a thousand words: This iconic 1966 blizzard photo was taken near Linton, in south-central North Dakota. Pictured is Bill Koch, North Dakota DOT employee, standing next to a set of railroad telegraph poles. It was taken by fellow ND DOT employee Ernest Feland on March 9, 1966. Photo courtesy North Dakota State Historical Society/NOAA/NWS archives

This week marks the 60th anniversary of the Blizzard of ‘66.Mentioning the Blizzard of 1966 stirs memories for Ole Nowatzski, who was 29 years old at the time and working as a lineman for the local REA in Langdon and soon to become line superintendent. Sixty years later, he still measures every winter storm against that one.“It was tough,” Nowatzki said while holdin...

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