FARGO NEWS RELEASE – Fargo Library to Host “Broken Skull River: A Whitewater Canoe Adventure” Presentation by Berlin Nelson Jr. on Tuesday, January 13
Melisa Duncan
THE CITY OF FARGO | FARGO PUBLIC LIBRARY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
01.12.2026
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Fargo Library to Host “Broken Skull River: A Whitewater Canoe Adventure” Presentation by Berlin Nelson Jr. on Tuesday, January 13
The event will take place at the downtown Main Library
FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA – This week, the Fargo Public Library welcomes canoeing enthusiast Berlin Nelson Jr. to the downtown Main Library on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 6:30 p.m. for a presentation featuring his recent adventure in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Nelson, along with three other canoeists, navigated 68 miles on the cold, fast Broken Skull River, surviving the hidden rocks, the standing waves and the tricky currents, then paddled another 104 miles on the South Nahanni River, stopping at Rabbit Kettle Lake and Virginia Falls. All ages are welcome to this free event. For details, contact Lori West at 701.476.5977 or email LW...@fargolibrary.org.
Nelson, professor emeritus of plant pathology at North Dakota State University, has chronicled many of his past outdoor adventures in several personal essays and stories for The Forum.
Fargo Public Library events are free and open to the public; adults must accompany children ages 9 and younger. For more information about the library, its services and a list of upcoming events, call 701.241.1492 or visit fargolibrary.org. If you need any accommodation in order to participate, we are happy to help. Please contact the Fargo Public Library via email at Access...@fargolibrary.org or call 701.241.1495 at least three business days in advance.
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