Missouri River

Is Mondak haunted? #1 Reason to visit Mondak Snowden Bridge–Stand at spot of murder and lynching

Is Mondak haunted?  That spooky feeling you get between the Snowden bridge and the Mondak town site may be from…

2 years ago

Water is back in the gorgeous Little Missouri Bay Recreation Area

Update We wrote earlier this summer that the gem at the Little Missouri Bay Recreation Area near Dunn Center was…

2 years ago

Mild-mannered Explorers Travel Back Centuries to Fort Union

A cool wet September morning…and a traveling pair head west to the trading post they heard about.  That's because word…

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

The big one! Celebrate at Little Shell Powwow 2021 — A Sunday Snapshot

The summer's powwow circuit builds toward large celebrations such as the Little Shell Powwow at New Town, North Dakota.  When…

3 years ago

Cook….and EAT! These Prehistoric Fish!

  Whoppers They're big.  They're ugly!   But, oh, do they taste good! Tastes like tender pork, meaty not fishy.    …

3 years ago

Snag Prehistoric Beasts? No…They’re Paddlefish!

It's a snaggin' party! It's like a big rally or family reunion when the paddlefish snaggers get together on the…

3 years ago

Snowden Bridge: Three Ghostly Beings! by Claire Eide

  Ghostly Sitings in the Badlands! History sometimes confronts those who explore the grasslands and badlands of western North Dakota…

5 years ago

Old and new views of this vintage liftbridge –Then and Now

The twin lift bridges at Fairview and Mondak attract a lot of interest -- and always have.  They are unique…

5 years ago

Mondak murderer lynched and haunting (part 2)

They tied the loose end of the rope to a Ford car and the car took off.  JC jerked, kicked…

6 years ago