The blizzard set to hit New York City this week may be the worst on record yet, but there will never be storm reporting as dramatic and spectacular as that which followed the Blizzard of 1888.

A cross-country skier found a roll of film in Brooklyn's Prospect Park after the December 26th blizzard and, curious, developed the film. Now he's trying to track down the unknown photographers, using the power of YouTube. Help him, won't you?

All the blizzard talk reminded us of "Wickedness," Ron Hansen's short story about the Schoolhouse Blizzard of 1888, which killed 500 people across the Great Plains. It's amazing, and through the magic of Google Books you can read it here.

What can appeal to kids and adults alike? Dairy Queen Blizzards! In this clip, Miss America, Caressa Cameron, briefly mentions that the Blizzard tour is for children's education and instead focuses on the ridiculous looking Blizzard mobile.