by Mike Kopp | Nov 27, 2022 | Little Missouri National Grasslands, North Dakota, North Dakota history, outdoors
Turkeys are not supposed to be here…but here they are! 1. Immigrant Turkeys That’s right. Turkeys are not supposed to be here. North Dakota is a bit too far north of their natural historic range of Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. It was generally...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 26, 2022 | History, Killdeer, Medora, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota history
6 exciting books about the Badlands: myths, and legends, lynchings, murders and killer blizzards that shaped the people of the North Dakota Badlands. 6 “must-read” exciting books about the Badlands What if you could stand on a Badlands hill and see the old...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 26, 2022 | Art, Cowboys, Missouri River, North Dakota history
6 places to find stories, myths, and legends — from lynchings to murders to killer blizzards. Ready to get the most out of the North Dakota Badlands experience? 6 “must-read” books about the Badlands What if you could stand on a Badlands hill...
by Mary Tastad | Nov 22, 2022 | Agriculture, Christmas, cookbooks, cooking, Culture, Food, Foodie, gardens, History, McKenzie County, MHA Nation, Native American, North Dakota, North Dakota history, recipes, Thanksgiving
Native American Foods You’ll Love The Holiday Season is filled with traditions, especially food traditions. You’ll love these Traditional Native American Recipes, including some common in the Beautiful Badlands and Grasslands of North Dakota! Bison ...
by Mary Tastad | Nov 15, 2022 | baking, Christmas, cookbooks, McKenzie County, North Dakota, recipes, Watford City
Lefse, Lefsa! Let’s Eat! Christmas! It’s the season to be merry, to celebrate, to give gifts. And it’s the season to eat! Most North Dakota families can attest to that. Christmas baking is as important a part of Christmas as attending the local...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 12, 2022 | Hike, North Dakota Badlands, outdoors
The Absolute Must-have! (to get to the top of that next hill) If I had to pick one item I could not do without when I spent time in the rough outdoors, it would be my boots. I’m wearing them today as I write and scoop snow from the 2-foot dump we got. My feet...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 5, 2022 | Billings County, McKenzie County, Medora, outdoors, Photography, Road Trip, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Watford City, Wildlife
We drove through the TR National Park the other day. Just an afternoon drive. Think about That For us North Dakotans, it seems so normal to say “I drove through the National Park the other day.” I imagine millions of Americans do not have that luxury. ...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 30, 2022 | ghosts, Montana, North Dakota, Snowden Bridge
Is Mondak haunted? That spooky feeling you get between the Snowden bridge and the Mondak town site may be from this double murder and lynching. It’s a two-part story gleaned from a stack of old newspaper accounts. JC takes his troubles north JC had been in...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 23, 2022 | ghosts, North Dakota history, Small towns
Haunted Spooky Wheelock If you have a heightened sense of paranormal activity, you may be rewarded by exploring the haunted Ray/Wheelock region. There’s something about an area of the wild west that can claim two mass murders of families in one area, a jilted lover...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 15, 2022 | Billings County, History, Little Missouri River, Medora, Native American, North Dakota history, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
The spooky stories Are they true? You decide. Okay, I don’t know how to separate truth from fiction, superstition from the truth, or fable from fact. But I still like to put my ear to the ground to hear what’s rumbling out there. I may not agree, but I...
