by Mary Tastad | Apr 26, 2020 | Billings County, Grassy Butte, Hike, McKenzie County, North Dakota, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, Photoblog
Ice Caves and Towering Bluffs. North Dakota? Ice Caves and towering bluffs. North Dakota? This can’t be North Dakota. It’s flat! Oh, but it’s not! Get off the main roads, explore US Forest Service trails and campground areas. You...
by Mary Tastad | Jan 25, 2020 | Cowboys, Grassy Butte, History, North Dakota history, Then and now, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Watford City
A cowboy gets travelers across the Little Missouri River Lemme tell ya a story I uncovered this week. It’s about Bill Chaloner, the man who could be called the grandfather of the Long X Bridge, the Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the highway through the...
by Mary Tastad | Jan 18, 2020 | Culture, Grassy Butte, History, McKenzie County, North Dakota history, Places to go, Road Trip, Things To Do
A quick detour for an amazing history lesson It’s easy to drive by one of the region’s historic markers. It’s the Grassy Butte Post office. I’ll tell you why you’re missing an engaging piece of regional history. About 1900, people...
by Mary Tastad | Apr 13, 2019 | Grassy Butte, History, McKenzie County, North Dakota history, Snapshot Saturday
Did you mail your letters here? It makes a good Saturday Snapshot Hundreds of people got their mail from the little town of Grassy Butte. That Grassy Butte Post Office is now 107 years old. A railroad brought mail to Killdeer, about 30 miles away. From there, a...
by Mary Tastad | Feb 9, 2019 | Church, Grassy Butte, History, Small towns, Snapshot Saturday, Winter
The Warmth of the Church at Grassy Butte Sometimes only one photo, one split second, is enough to convey multitude thoughts, feelings. What additional pictures are painted in your mind when you view this historic and picturesque church in the quaint little ranching...
