by Mike Kopp | Mar 8, 2019 | Find Out Friday, History, Medora, North Dakota history, Things To Do
3.2 resources to uncover the mystery of the Badlands (yes, 3.2) Once you get out in the Badlands, you’ll look around and say, Wow. What is this place? It is ripe with old west stories, myths, and legends — from lynchings to killer blizzards. So, prepare...
by Mike Kopp | Jun 4, 2018 | journal, Mild-mannered Explorers, North Dakota history, North Dakota scenery, Places to go, Things To Do
A long day, getting longer, getting late. Hundreds of miles traveled, dozens of people encountered. Solitary relief was planned. The weather had other ideas. Plans for a grasslands hike were washed out by afternoon rain. It promised to wrap the explorers in a wet...
by Mike Kopp | Jan 29, 2018 | Medora, North Dakota, North Dakota history, Places to go
Thanks to the War Between the States North Dakota almost escaped the War Between the States, but following the war, North Dakota benefitted from the lingering conflicts in Texas, Missouri, and Kansas. (North and South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming were barely explored...
by Mike Kopp | Jan 23, 2018 | North Dakota history, Watford City
Longhorn history at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park They’re a walking, mooing tribute to the way things used to be. A short history of longhorns on the Long X trail goes back to a day when the nation was rebuilding after the War Between the States. You can see...
