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It was an emotional trip back in time Wednesday for Nicki Lee Foster, daughter of famous jazz artist Peggy Lee.
Foster, 68, traveled nearly 1,100 miles from Twin Falls, Idaho, along with her son David to get her first look at the Midland Continental Railroad Depot Transportation Museum in Wimbledon. The depot was home to Foster’s mother from 1934 to 1937 prior to the Jamestown-born artist launching a more than 60-year career as a singer, songwriter and actress.
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Not many people can claim to have had a career that spans six decades, let alone in the rigors of the entertainment industry. Jamestown native Peggy Lee, however, was able to do just that through her work as a singer, songwriter and actress from the 1940s through the 1990s. Continue Reading

The story of the Midland Continental Railroad is the tale of a 1,800-mile dream that only put down less than 100 miles of track.
The intent was to be the only north-south trans-continental railroad and provide quicker and cheaper transportation in those directions, according to an article by Jerome Tweton, historian for North Dakota State University, that was published by the North Dakota Humanities Council. Continue Reading

This weekend is the culmination of years of work in honor of one North Dakotan who has decades of chart-topping success as a singer. Continue Reading