by Mike Kopp | Oct 23, 2022 | ghosts, North Dakota history, Small towns
Haunted Spooky Wheelock If you have a heightened sense of paranormal activity, you may be rewarded by exploring the haunted Ray/Wheelock region. There’s something about an area of the wild west that can claim two mass murders of families in one area, a jilted lover...
by Mike Kopp | Aug 25, 2022 | Fair, North Dakota Badlands, Places to go, Quality of Life, Road Trip, Small towns, Things To Do
How does Slope County, the least populated county in the state, put on such a big event? It’s a community thing. Very authentic. The kind we like. And we have a few photos here to show you. You won’t see a lot of food trucks and big vendors from out of the...
by Mary Tastad | Nov 16, 2021 | cafe, Culture, eatery, Food, McKenzie County, North Dakota, restaurant, Small towns, Tasty Tuesday, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Watford City, Wildlife
Really? Authentic Mexican? Really. Authentic Mexican Cuisine, the real deal, in western North Dakota? You’re kidding. Right? That’s what we thought when several locals recommended we try Los Saguaros in Watford City, North Dakota. We Had...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 11, 2021 | Billings County, Culture, Dickinson, Dunn County, Killdeer, McKenzie County, Medora, North Dakota, Places to go, Small towns, Stark County, Veterans, Watford City
Veterans Memorials in the Badlands It’s part of the cowboy culture — to volunteer and serve others in the U.S. Military. One of the nation’s most famous veterans was a rancher and cowboy for a while who hung his hat in the Badlands — the...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 31, 2020 | ghosts, History, Marmarth, North Dakota history, Places to go, Small towns
Spooky Bad They are called the spooky bad lands for a reason. Long before settlers moved across the region, indigenous people considered the land to be bad. They thought it could be very spooky. Murders and untimely deaths mark the history of the region. Those...
by Mike Kopp | Jul 14, 2020 | Billings County, Bowman County, Cowboys, Golden Valley County, History, North Dakota history, Road Trip, Small towns, Things To Do
A Dusty Road trip Today we’re on a series of connecting gravel roads through the Badlands. We’re connecting towns such as Golva, Camp Crook and Deadwood. The trail is known for carrying cattle herds, outlaws, buffalo hunters and gold miners. But that was 100...
