by Mike Kopp | Sep 9, 2022 | History, Little Missouri River, McKenzie County, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota history, North Dakota scenery, Road Trip, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Yellowstone River
What’s your pleasure? Bask in nature? Dive into deep history? What to do in Watford City for fun will fill your half-day. It’s like this: #1 Bask in nature Take 20 minutes and $20, head south on Highway 85. It’s only 15 miles or so, and...
by Mike Kopp | Apr 26, 2018 | journal, North Dakota history, Places to go, Then and now, Things To Do
Hard Labor More than 100 years ago, local farmers and ranchers hired on to dig by hand the Cartwright Tunnel for the Great Northern Railroad. It was part of its Montana Eastern Railway, an unfinished rail line that ran west of here in Montana. Using dynamite to...
by Mike Kopp | Apr 13, 2018 | Places to go, Things To Do
They say you can make a lifelong memory on just a tank of gas. That’s true out here in the North Dakota Badlands. If you’re getting antsy to get out of the winter captivation, here are some ideas for you to start your plans for escape. The best part is,...
