by Mary Tastad | Apr 28, 2021 | Foodie, McKenzie County, Missouri River, Montana, North Dakota, outdoors, Sidney, Williston, Yellowstone River
Whoppers They’re big. They’re ugly! But, oh, do they taste good! Tastes like tender pork, meaty not fishy. The Truth At least, that’s what we were told when we joined the paddlefish snagging mania in North Dakota one opening day,...
by Mary Tastad | Apr 25, 2021 | family, McKenzie County, Missouri River, Montana, North Dakota, North Dakota Badlands, Sidney, Uncategorized, Yellowstone River
It’s a snaggin’ party! It’s like a big rally or family reunion when the paddlefish snaggers get together on the Missouri River at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center, or on the Yellowstone River at Fairview, North Dakota. Right...
by Mary Tastad | Oct 31, 2019 | Culture, History, Missouri River, Montana, North Dakota
Ghostly Sitings in the Badlands! History sometimes confronts those who explore the grasslands and badlands of western North Dakota and eastern Montana. Author Claire Eide of Williston, North Dakota, shared one real experience with another realm in this short...
by Mary Tastad | Feb 7, 2019 | History, Missouri River, Montana, North Dakota, North Dakota history, Places to go, Snowden Bridge, Then and now
The twin lift bridges at Fairview and Mondak attract a lot of interest — and always have. They are unique in many ways and very impressive. Both are easy to get to, winter or summer. Roads and highways drive alongside the bridges, or underneath. Bill Shemorry,...
by Mary Tastad | Oct 29, 2018 | History, Missouri River, Montana, North Dakota history, Snowden Bridge
How did this happen? How did he get here? JC ran from Iowa and Nebraska trying to get free of scenes like this, but he could not shake his own deeds. Now, two men dead, and JC is on the run. JC gave up. The brush was thick and the posse was angry. He ran as far as...
