What’s a nice boy from Canada doing in the North Dakota Badlands? Benno Garwood knows.
(Editor’s note: Benno Garwood, one of McKenzie County’s millennial movers and shakers penned this story for Beautiful Badlands ND) Why? Hospitality brought me to Watford City. And hospitality has kept me here. I grew up in a small farming community in...
Throwback Thursday — the days of dual danger and purpose on Snowden and Fairview Bridges — Yikes!
Back in “the day,” The Nohly/Snowden Bridge We are fascinated with the two lift bridges in the Badlands, one at Fairview/Cartwright, the other near the long-gone towns of Nohly and Snowden. So, while rummaging around in the archives at the MonDak Heritage...
A short history of Longhorns on the Long X — part 1
Longhorn history at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park They’re a walking, mooing tribute to the way things used to be. A short history of longhorns on the Long X trail goes back to a day when the nation was rebuilding after the War Between the States. You can see...