History

Get Swept Away by Romantic History of the West — Fantastic Books about the Badlands

4.2 resources to uncover the mystery -- books about the Badlands (yes, 4-point-2) The Badlands are ripe with old west…

2 years ago

How I Found the Historic Four Bears Monument Hidden Under Water

Hidden for 50 years I touched a rare piece of history a few years ago when I found the original…

2 years ago

Surprising Historic Thanksgiving Sales of the Beautiful Badlands !

Read this newspaper page here:  Thanksgiving Time in Williston, 1917.   Historic Thanksgiving Sales Modern Thanksgiving Day seems to be…

2 years ago

Readers Picked the Six Most Popular Badlands Road Trip Destinations

We kept track.  Readers told us where they want to go, and so these six Badlands road trip destinations are…

3 years ago

Elbowoods Church was there when the Badlands lined the Missouri River

There's something about visiting landmarks that inspires my imagination and nostalgia.  Those moments prompt me to hearken back to a…

3 years ago

Are these Missouri River hills at Watford City Birnt or Burnt?

Birnt Hills? Yeah, I heard of Birnt Hills, but I never really had the motivation to check out the area. …

3 years ago

Celebrate Labor because it gave us the “playgrounds of the Badlands.”

The Boys of the CCC -- the Civilian Conservation Corps Hard work and labor gave us the popular attractions in…

3 years ago

A kegger must go on, one of the Mondak stories 100 years ago.

Mondak Stories from the Wild Side I’m always a bit tickled when someone I'm visiting with adds another anecdote to…

3 years ago

Peace Returns to Peaceful Valley Ranch — like it was 100 years ago.

Restored --  100+ years of history  The $5.5 million Peaceful Valley Ranch restoration project is finished. Crews restored windows, siding…

3 years ago

A nasty job — washing clothes at Fort Buford — a job for laundresses

Would you hire on to wash clothes for $19.50? For 19.5 soldiers. A month. $19.50/month.     What we learned…

3 years ago