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 Mike Kopp | Apr 11, 2021 | Agriculture, Golden Valley County, Little Missouri National Grasslands, North Dakota Badlands, Photoblog, sentinel butte
Sunday Snapshot from Sentinel Butte Drought and wildfire caught the attention of people familiar with western North Dakota. Wildfires burned near both the north and south units of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The record dry — September through March...
by Mike Kopp | Jan 2, 2021 | Agriculture, Cowboys, History, McKenzie County, North Dakota history, Places to go, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Things To Do
Herd of cows? I remember the first time I saw longhorn cattle at the north unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. I was flummoxed, then, and for a long time after. “What’s a bunch of cows doing here?” I asked. It seemed like a North Dakota thing to do....
by Mike Kopp | Dec 31, 2019 | Agriculture, Billings County, Cowboys, family, North Dakota Badlands, Quality of Life
Let me tell you a story about how we joined cowboys on a cattle drive A surprising find can reward you when you get off the beaten path — even a cattle drive. You know what it feels like to have a bug urging you to step away from the crowd to see what else is...
by Mary Tastad | Aug 26, 2019 | Agriculture, flowers, grille, North Dakota, North Dakota agriculture, Photoblog
Sunflowers Stretch Forever in the Dakotas! August reveals colorful vistas in North Dakota, thanks to waving golden wheat and glowing yellow sunflower fields. The fields stretch to the horizon, and beyond! Dakotas, Top in the Nation! North Dakota and South Dakota are...
by Mike Kopp | Apr 21, 2019 | Agriculture, North Dakota Badlands, Quality of Life, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Wildlife
Easter or Resurrection Sunday reminds us of “fresh starts” or “new life.” That’s not a difficult concept to grasp in the Badlands. Traveling through the region, around Easter, we see plenty of proof of new life or fresh starts. Scattered...
