[SunkenCiv]

The winter of 1880-1881 was a historic winter, but devastatingly hard on settlers across southwestern Minnesota. This video explores the winter through the eyes of Joseph Bobleter, the editor of the New Ulm Review.

Winter of 1880-1881 in New Ulm, Minnesota | December 9, 2020 | Minnesota Bricks

[ClearCase_guy]

Well, I guess it was easier in those days. [/s]

Nowadays, due to climate change, we get a Storm of the Century every couple years. It’s amazing we’re not all dead.

[pnut22]

My favorite book of The Little House series. Wilder describes weather unlike I have ever seen in my 67 years on earth.

[AZJeep]

Do you want the return of ice age?
Looks like many would prefer that!

[MileHi]

“Think you’ve seen severe winter weather? No matter how bad it is where you are, it can’t hold a candle to this, the Mother of All Bad Winters.” The History Guy remembers The Long Winter of 1880-1881

Maybe if we bankrupt enough western countries in the name of global warming we can have this again. /s

[alternatives?]

If they had had electric cars it would have been fine. /s

[dynachrome]

March 2003, near where I live. I was at work. Barely made it home. 2 hours shoveling to get into the driveway at 1 in the morning. Another 2 hours the next morning shoveling off the patio roof before it could collapse. Wet, heavy stuff.

Golden 4SW Jefferson
https://atoc.colorado.edu/~cassano/weather/march2003_snow/storm_total_snow.html 50.5

[WHATNEXT?]

So glad I found The History Guy on Rumble. Love history. Just watched the one about the Irish woman who joined the service as a man to hunt for her husband...what a life! Then the one about St. Bernard’s...I’ll eventually watch them all.

[Chuckster]

The History Guy is one of my favorite YT Channels.

[Lurker]

THG is great.

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[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Bookmark

[moehoward]

Bump

[Jessarah]

The absolute best LIW book that she wrote. Full of adventure, self-reliance, heroes, scary moments, near starvation, and ultimately—resilience.

[bitt]

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[Theophilus]

1888 was a doozy too

https://www.amazon.com/Childrens-Blizzard-David-Laskin/dp/0060520760/ref=asc_df_0060520760/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=265989256760&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9173339976376297519&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1013042&hvtargid=pla-489081347231&psc=1