by Mike Kopp | Oct 31, 2020 | ghosts, History, Marmarth, North Dakota history, Places to go, Small towns
Spooky Bad They are called the spooky bad lands for a reason. Long before settlers moved across the region, indigenous people considered the land to be bad. They thought it could be very spooky. Murders and untimely deaths mark the history of the region. Those...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 24, 2020 | Cowboys, ghosts, History, Marmarth, North Dakota history, Slope County
Thanks to the railroad, the years leading up to 1920 were some deadly years in Marmarth – especially between 1900 and 1920 with at least one shocking murder in town. It seems trouble followed the rail line in to town to mix it up with miners, cowboys and railroad...
by Mary Tastad | Oct 19, 2020 | Billings County, McKenzie County, Medora, North Dakota Badlands
Badlands? Not so bad! The Beautiful Badlands of western North Dakota are unknown to most, and missed by many travelers who don’t venture quite far enough north to discover the region. Who would ever go there, and why? What is there to do in the...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 6, 2020 | Autumn, McKenzie County, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Places to go, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Things To Do, Watford City
Fall advantages Some of the advantages of exploring the Badlands in the fall include no mosquitoes, no ticks and few people. However, that does not mean all wildlife is gone. On the sunny slope of a south-facing hill, a bull snake slithered past...
