by Mike Kopp | Mar 31, 2018 | journal, Mild-mannered Explorers, North Dakota agriculture, outdoors, Snapshot Saturday
Snapshot of one nice day on the ranch These are tough days for ranchers and farmers. Ranching is hard work. Cattle producers enjoyed the one nice day this week when temps were in the 40’s and the ground was dry. We just happened to be following the Little...
by Mike Kopp | Mar 30, 2018 | journal, Medora, Things To Do
Blaze becomes a mascot On a cold, slightly damp March weekend, a caravan of cars, pickups, and vans straggled through the entry to the South Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Their goal was to watch as Blaze becomes a mascot. It was not long before they...
by 2wheels2lanes1camera | Mar 26, 2018 | journal, North Dakota winter
Small Sightings and the Sounds of Solace by Fred MacVaugh Despite this winter malaise, I feel cheered. And it’s not our longer days or the warmer weather we had of late in northwest North Dakota. A stubble field provides bedding and food for a herd of mule...
by Mike Kopp | Mar 23, 2018 | journal, Medora
Anticipation and Energy A low-key, friendly group kept the sound of the house humming. Hosts Doug and Mary Ellison buzzed about greeting newcomers, serving up coffee and bottles of water. The dozen or so people from Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana introduced...
by Mike Kopp | Mar 9, 2018 | North Dakota history, Places to go, Things To Do
The Confluence Center marks two major historic routes Imagine the merging of two major highways into one. (Think of the merger of I-90 and I-94 in Chicago, or the merger of Interstate 35w and 35e south of Minneapolis.) It means traffic, business, and civilization will...
