3.2 resources to uncover the mystery of the Badlands (yes, 3.2) Once you get out in the Badlands, you’ll look around and say, Wow. What is this place? It is ripe with old west stories, myths, and legends — from lynchings to killer blizzards. So, prepare...
Find out Friday Question The question has been asked: “What’s that gigantic building on the east edge of Watford City?” Answer The quick answer: The famous “Rough Rider Event Center, Watford City.” It is a 268,000-square-foot...
History Fort Buford is an amazing place. And it becomes even more special when visitors learn why there is a horse statue at the Fort. Some would say it’s haunted. Click here to read. Fort Buford figures in throughout the history of America. For example,...
Erosion. Erosion made the North Dakota Badlands. Wind and water cut through the sediment that was deposited here eons ago. Without getting in to deep geological discussions, the simple answer is erosion. Though the region only gets about 12-15 inches of precipitation...
(Editor’s note: Benno Garwood, one of McKenzie County’s millennial movers and shakers penned this story for Beautiful Badlands ND) Why? Hospitality brought me to Watford City. And hospitality has kept me here. I grew up in a small farming community in...
Yes and no. Montana’s Snowden Lift Bridge is still used by trains not autos. Snowden in Montana, Fairview in North Dakota — kissing cousins Like its twin on the Yellowstone River about 14 miles away, the Fairview Lift Bridge, the Snowden Lift Bridge across...