by Mike Kopp | 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 Mike Kopp | Jul 7, 2022 | Boating, Camping, Dunn County, family, Fishing, Lake Sakakawea, Little Missouri Bay, Little Missouri River, North Dakota, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Places to go, Quality of Life, Road Trip
Update We wrote earlier this summer that the gem at the Little Missouri Bay Recreation Area near Dunn Center was without water. Back then, conditions were dry, rain was scare, river levels were low, boat ramps were useless. Even then, though, the campsites were...
by Mike Kopp | 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...
by Mike Kopp | Sep 12, 2021 | cafe, Hike, History, Lake Sakakawea, Little Missouri National Grasslands, McKenzie County, Missouri River, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, Places to go, Road Trip, Watford City
Birnt Hills? Yeah, I heard of Birnt Hills, but I never really had the motivation to check out the area. My bad. Now I wish I’d visited before now. It’s the kind of tranquil place that a lot of people would like to find these days. We were reminded of the Birnt...
by Mike Kopp | Aug 22, 2021 | family, Lake Sakakawea, McKenzie County, Missouri River, Native American, North Dakota, Photoblog, Road Trip
The summer’s powwow circuit builds toward large celebrations such as the Little Shell Powwow at New Town, North Dakota. When we are fortunate to attend my home powwow at Twin Buttes, or the others at Mandaree, White Shield, and Parshall, we know we are seeing...
