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...
A cool wet September morning…and a traveling pair head west to the trading post they heard about. That’s because word reached them in their homes farther east that this was the weekend of a good gathering at the Fort Union Trading Post. Tempted to Travel back...
The Boys of the CCC — the Civilian Conservation Corps Hard work and labor gave us the popular attractions in the Badlands. Yes, it was tax dollars at work. President Franklin Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. The Great...
Mondak Stories from the Wild Side I’m always a bit tickled when someone I’m visiting with adds another anecdote to stories I’ve written. Take Mondak for example. There is no shortage of Mondak stories and anecdotes. That’s why I perked up this week when a...
Restored — 100+ years of history The $5.5 million Peaceful Valley Ranch restoration project is finished. Crews restored windows, siding and repaired floors on the house and updated the outbuildings. They are much like they were originally — and that is a...
These 5 Attractions Get You Outdoors 2021 is a great year to get out and enjoy the outdoors. We keep track of reader’s interests, and these are the 5 best places in the Badlands. Over the last two years they proved to be the most popular attractions to visit. So...