by Mike Kopp | Jan 24, 2022 | History, Little Missouri River, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Photography, Places to go
Before there was Google maps. Before there was Rand McNally. People got around the rugged beautiful badlands by naming and recognizing landmarks. They carry descriptive names, and if you use your imagination, you can see why. Battleship Butte Imagine a ship in the...
by Mike Kopp | Jan 22, 2022 | Little Missouri National Grasslands, North Dakota scenery, North Dakota winter, outdoors, Photoblog, Photography, Places to go, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Watford City
Winter Landscapes are easy to miss when you stay sheltered. So, get in your car and enjoy the winter landscape beauty. A low sun creates beautiful winter landscapes in the hills and valleys leading to the Badlands. We started out at New Town, and got a good reminder...
by Mike Kopp | Jan 18, 2022 | Bowman County, History, McKenzie County, North Dakota history
Q. What do Mondak, Wheelock, and Fort Buford have in common? A. A rail road that carried both good and bad. Old west stories of bad guys and wild west tales of murder. That’s the stuff books, movies and tall tales are made of. That’s true of these three...
by Mike Kopp | Jan 3, 2022 | History, North Dakota history, Places to go
Historic Landmarks in North Dakota Draw Attention I was surprised when I found out the other day what attracts readers. It wasn’t what I expected. Things changed since the bizarre pandemic year of 2020 boosted a different set of stories into the top ten. When I...
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...
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 Mary Tastad | Dec 14, 2021 | cafe, Christmas, Church, cookbooks, Culture, Dickinson, History, North Dakota, recipes, Tasty Tuesday, Ukrainian
Ukrainian Christmas Christmas in the badlands brings friends and families together. Traditions are demonstrated in the most intense way of the entire year. Western North Dakota and eastern Montana are resplendent with many cultures. Among them, the Ukrainian...
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...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 30, 2021 | Autumn, Hike, Medora, North Dakota Badlands, Photography, Places to go, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Things To Do
Take the gift of a warm Sunday afternoon and get outdoors for several rewards. We did. It was the last weekend in November and temperatures were in the 50s. Impulsive, spontaneous, we headed to the south unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Not many people...
