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 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 | 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 | Sep 17, 2022 | North Dakota, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery
It’s Getting More Colorful — Right now This time in September is getting more colorful in the Badlands. It’s great for photos — especially a photo selfie. Do you use a selfie stick? We had one, but it broke. A selfie stick is nice to have....
by Mike Kopp | Sep 6, 2022 | Cowboys, Culture, Fair, North Dakota, Photoblog, Slope County, Things To Do
Show, not just tell. (A startling image above, isn’t it. Innocent clean little blonde and those dirty pigs. Both drinking water.) We sure did not expect anything this vibrant and entertaining when we decided to head to Amidon, North Dakota. So, this Slope...