The winter of 1880-1881 has been referred to as the “Hard Winter,” the “Long Winter” or the “Snow Winter,” due to its extreme temperatures and large snowfall throughout Minnesota. The winter is depicted in the 1940 novel “The Long Winter” by Laura Ingalls Wilder. By the end of March 1881, snowdrifts in Minnesota were higher than locomotives. WIKIPEDIA
Well, it’s finally happened — the frigid arctic air has relinquished its unwelcome stay. The air is warm, the snow is melting, and perhaps the…
