by Mike Kopp | Jan 27, 2020 | family, Hike, Medora, North Dakota Badlands, outdoors, Photography, Road Trip, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
(Are you getting hungry for some Badlands adventures, this summer? These menu items of Badlands adventures are here to help you plan your trip to the Badlands.) What type of Badlands visitor will you be this year? Binge? Snack? Graze? Or holiday feast? How can you get...
by Mike Kopp | Jan 25, 2020 | Cowboys, Grassy Butte, History, North Dakota history, Then and now, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Watford City
A cowboy gets travelers across the Little Missouri River Lemme tell ya a story I uncovered this week. It’s about Bill Chaloner, the man who could be called the grandfather of the Long X Bridge, the Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the highway through the...
by Mike Kopp | Jan 18, 2020 | Culture, Grassy Butte, History, McKenzie County, North Dakota history, Places to go, Road Trip, Things To Do
A quick detour for an amazing history lesson It’s easy to drive by one of the region’s historic markers. It’s the Grassy Butte Post office. I’ll tell you why you’re missing an engaging piece of regional history. About 1900, people...
by Mike Kopp | Jan 16, 2020 | Culture, Hike, History, North Dakota history, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
True? Who knows? The mystery of the rock faces is gleaned from bits of scattered morsels, scraps and samples of details. Seasoned with imagination and conjecture, it becomes a tasty story to chew on over a campfire. Back in the days of the trappers As far as I can...
