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 | Feb 7, 2021 | Billings County, Bowman County, Dickinson, Dunn County, Food, Golden Valley County, Killdeer, McKenzie County, Montana, North Dakota, Sidney, Stark County, Tasty Tuesday, Valentine, Valentine's Day, Watford City, Williams County, Williston
Valentine Sweets in the Beautiful Badlands People know western North Dakota and eastern Montana for its warmth and hospitality. Did you know that it’s a pretty sweet place, too, especially on Valentine’s Day? Valentine’s Day is on the...
by Mary Tastad | Jan 2, 2021 | Agriculture, Cowboys, History, McKenzie County, North Dakota history, Places to go, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Things To Do
Herd of cows? I remember the first time I saw longhorn cattle at the north unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. I was flummoxed, then, and for a long time after. “What’s a bunch of cows doing here?” I asked. It seemed like a North Dakota thing to do....
by Mary Tastad | Dec 18, 2020 | Billings County, Bowman County, Christmas, Culture, Dickinson, Dunn County, family, Golden Valley County, McKenzie County, Montana, North Dakota, North Dakota agriculture, Photoblog, Sidney, Slope County, Twin Buttes, Watford City, Williams County, Williston
Christmas Spirit Prevails! There is no lack of Christmas Spirit in the Beautiful Badlands and Grasslands regions of western North Dakota and eastern Montana. Despite a challenging 2020, a strong Christmas Spirit prevails! Best Christmas Lights Drives in...
by Mary Tastad | Nov 21, 2020 | History, outdoors, Road Trip, Snowden Bridge, Things To Do, Yellowstone River
The Bridge to the Calypso Trail in the Terry Badlands As we wrote a few days ago (click here), the North Dakota Badlands has two counterparts to make a Badlands Trio, both in Montana. Besides the rock formations, they also have one other thing in common:...
