by Mike Kopp | Aug 18, 2022 | Dunn County, History, MHA Nation, Native American, North Dakota, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota history, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Quality of Life, Things To Do, Twin Buttes
You haven’t always been able to attend the Twin Butte Traditional Powwow. But now you can. Only Since the 60s A couple of decades ago you would never find a local traditional powwow like this one at Twin Buttes. They were illegal from 1900 until late in the...
by Mike Kopp | Aug 5, 2022 | Dunn County, Native American, North Dakota scenery, Twin Buttes
The Twin Buttes Powwow is tucked in the hills leading to the old Missouri River Valley. It’s a great place for the Twin Buttes Powwow construction, and for the powwow itself. It’s one of my favorite powwows because it is authentic. Not a chamber of...
by Mary Tastad | Dec 18, 2020 | Billings County, Bowman County, Christmas, Culture, Dickinson, Dunn County, family, Golden Valley County, McKenzie County, Montana, North Dakota, North Dakota agriculture, Photoblog, Sidney, Slope County, Twin Buttes, Watford City, Williams County, Williston
Christmas Spirit Prevails! There is no lack of Christmas Spirit in the Beautiful Badlands and Grasslands regions of western North Dakota and eastern Montana. Despite a challenging 2020, a strong Christmas Spirit prevails! Best Christmas Lights Drives in...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 12, 2018 | journal, Killdeer, Medora, MHA Nation, Twin Buttes
Veterans Day People in Western North Dakota take no second place when it comes to honoring and remember veterans. All year-long. Today is the day on which Veterans Day is observed, November 11. Medora Medora has sometimes been called the most patriotic town in the...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 8, 2018 | Halliday, History, journal, MHA Nation, Mild-mannered Explorers, Missouri River, North Dakota history, North Dakota scenery, Places to go, Twin Buttes
Hiking to a town that does not exist “Hey, you wanna check out a historic town? It’s the home of a champion basketball team, a hospital, a mission, a couple of large schools, a bustling retail community,” he asked her. “It’ll mean a bit of a hike.” “Sure. How...
by Mary Tastad | Jul 31, 2018 | Dunn County, Food, Halliday, Little Missouri Bay, Small towns, Tasty Tuesday, Twin Buttes
We Found Beauty! We found some of the most beautiful areas of western North Dakota when we spent a day in Dunn County in search of Little Missouri Bay. Recommended to us by many, and motivated by rumors that rejuvenation is on the horizon for this once well known...
