by Mary Tastad | Oct 30, 2022 | ghosts, Montana, North Dakota, Snowden Bridge
Is Mondak haunted? That spooky feeling you get between the Snowden bridge and the Mondak town site may be from this double murder and lynching. It’s a two-part story gleaned from a stack of old newspaper accounts. JC takes his troubles north JC had been in...
by Mary Tastad | Jun 17, 2022 | family, Mild-mannered Explorers, Missouri River, Montana, Native American, North Dakota, North Dakota history, Places to go, Things To Do
This Weekend This weekend, June 17-19, 2022 is the biggest event at Fort Union. It’s the Fort Union Rendezvous. Trappers and traders from all over Canada and the US descend on the historic site, much like they did in 1830. Fort Union Trading Post was not a...
by Mary Tastad | May 31, 2022 | Culture, Dunn County, family, Little Missouri Bay, Little Missouri River, McKenzie County, North Dakota Badlands, Watford City
Green Time June means green in the Badlands and the National Grasslands. And with a full calendar of Badlands events, now is the time to enjoy what we’ve been missing. The other day, sitting on a hillside looking at the mouth of the Little Missouri River, we...
by Mary Tastad | Mar 22, 2022 | Art, Culture, family, History, Little Missouri National Grasslands, Little Missouri River, McKenzie County, MHA Nation, North Dakota, Places to go, Quality of Life, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Watford City
These days, Watford City has become the place for small to large meeting. Watford City is the hub for sporting events and activities. I’m not sure when it happened. It kinda caught me by surprise. For me, Watford City has always been a cool drink on a hot...
by Mary Tastad | Nov 5, 2021 | History, McKenzie County, Mild-mannered Explorers, Missouri River, North Dakota history, Places to go, Things To Do
A cool wet September morning…and a traveling pair head west to the trading post they heard about. That’s because word reached them in their homes farther east that this was the weekend of a good gathering at the Fort Union Trading Post. Tempted to Travel back...
