by Mary Tastad | Dec 28, 2021 | Belfield, Church, Dickinson, Food, Foodie, North Dakota, recipes, Stark County, Tasty Tuesday, Ukrainian
A Ukrainian New Year! January 1 marks the first day of the New Year in most of the world. That’s according to the Gregorian calendar. Ask any Ukrainian, and they’ll tell you that Ukrainian New Year begins the eve of January 13, and New Year’s Day...
by Mary Tastad | Dec 21, 2021 | Christmas, cookbooks, cooking, Culture, Food, North Dakota, Norwegian, recipes, Tasty Tuesday
Gløgg! Raise a Glass to the New Year! Gløgg may be a way to cope with the long, cold, dark winter months in Scandinavia. It might be a way to do just the same in frigid western North Dakota, when daylight hours are less than dark hours in mid winter. Whether made...
by Mike Kopp | Dec 12, 2021 | Art, Cowboys, Culture, History, North Dakota history, Places to go, Quality of Life
4.2 resources to uncover the mystery — books about the Badlands (yes, 4-point-2) The Badlands are ripe with old west stories, myths, and legends — from lynchings to killer blizzards. So, if you’re ready to get the most out of the experience, here are...
by Mike Kopp | Dec 10, 2021 | History, Lake Sakakawea, McKenzie County, MHA Nation, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota history
Hidden for 50 years I touched a rare piece of history a few years ago when I found the original Four Bears Monument. It hadn’t been seen for 50 years. In 2005 It appeared, and now that lake levels are so low, it is visible again, but you can’t walk out to it. It...