Bemidji State History
Did you know Bemidji State once fielded varsity cross country skiing teams? The programs only lasted six winters, but the student-athletes were mighty successful.
An important part of campus life was Paul Bunyan Week (sometimes also called Paul Bunyan Days). The winter festivities resembled Homecoming and started at BSU in 1948.
Is 12 years old too soon to consider something “vintage”? Maybe, but this 2013-14 Bemidji State University commercial has us ready to re-enroll.
Travel back in time with us as we remember some of the momentous moments of Bemidji State history from the month of December.
Bemidji State College’s 1963-64 men’s basketball team got ready for the season with a scrimmage at the still-new BSU Gymnasium… all while the gymnastics team practiced in the background.
Travel back in time with us as we remember some of the momentous moments of Bemidji State history from the month of November.
Travel back in time with us as we remember some of the momentous moments of Bemidji State history from the month of October.
The iconic David Park House was built in 1936-37 and has housed the Bemidji State University Alumni & Foundation since the early 1990s. Its recognizable sign out front was installed on this date in 2010, and you can check out the step-by-step install here.
The iconic jump first happened in 1995, although proof of the origin largely relied on eyewitness accounts and school lore in the decades that followed. But now, thanks to program alums Kyle Christianson and John Neis, video footage of the original lake jump has recently been recovered and digitized.
Travel back in time with us as we remember some of the momentous moments of Bemidji State history from the month of September.