by Mike Kopp | Nov 21, 2020 | History, outdoors, Road Trip, Snowden Bridge, Things To Do, Yellowstone River
The Bridge to the Calypso Trail in the Terry Badlands As we wrote a few days ago (click here), the North Dakota Badlands has two counterparts to make a Badlands Trio, both in Montana. Besides the rock formations, they also have one other thing in common:...
by Mike Kopp | Feb 7, 2019 | History, Missouri River, Montana, North Dakota, North Dakota history, Places to go, Snowden Bridge, Then and now
The twin lift bridges at Fairview and Mondak attract a lot of interest — and always have. They are unique in many ways and very impressive. Both are easy to get to, winter or summer. Roads and highways drive alongside the bridges, or underneath. Bill Shemorry,...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 29, 2018 | History, Missouri River, Montana, North Dakota history, Snowden Bridge
How did this happen? How did he get here? JC ran from Iowa and Nebraska trying to get free of scenes like this, but he could not shake his own deeds. Now, two men dead, and JC is on the run. JC gave up. The brush was thick and the posse was angry. He ran as far as...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 27, 2018 | North Dakota history, Places to go, Road Trip, Snowden Bridge
Mondak Then and now Just a couple snapshots here of where we’re spending time, these days. Well actually, more than a couple snapshots. But as long as we were trying to show you what it looks like today, why not go all the way with a...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 26, 2018 | History, Missouri River, North Dakota history, Places to go, Snowden Bridge
JC takes his troubles north JC had been in trouble before. It’s why he was here at the mancamp, just south of the Canadian border in the winter of 1913-1914. That mess in Kansas may or may not have been his fault, but he knew fault didn’t matter. He was a colored...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 7, 2018 | History, journal, Missouri River, North Dakota history, Places to go, Snap Shot Sunday, Snowden Bridge
Mondak has a grizzly history It didn’t start out to become a legend. Built on the state line, Mondak, the legendary wild town of 100 years ago served alcohol on the Montana side of town. The North Dakota side was dry. The town was an important trade center...
