


What’s that gigantic building on the east edge of Watford City?
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...
Find Out Friday — What’s that metal horse statue at Fort Buford?
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,...
Find out Friday — What made the Badlands so rugged?
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...
What’s a nice boy from Canada doing in the North Dakota Badlands? Benno Garwood knows.
(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...