At the turn of the century, circus acts crisscrossed the state, but activity slowed down after the First World War, columnist Curt Eriksmoen writes in the second installment of a three-part series.
At the turn of the century, circus acts crisscrossed the state, but activity slowed down after the First World War, columnist Curt Eriksmoen writes in the second installment of a three-part series.
The first large (three-ring) circus to come to North Dakota was Barnum & Bailey's "Greatest Show on Earth," when they entertained the citizens of Fargo Aug. 18, 1888.