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 | Aug 31, 2021 | History, North Dakota history, Watford City, Williams County, Williston
Mondak Stories from the Wild Side I’m always a bit tickled when someone I’m visiting with adds another anecdote to stories I’ve written. Take Mondak for example. There is no shortage of Mondak stories and anecdotes. That’s why I perked up this week when a...
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 | Oct 17, 2019 | Culture, History, North Dakota
Wow. Thanks. Haunted places in the Badlands That’s a timely question. Maybe one of our readers can help with that. We have heard of three. One is Fort Buford. In fact, you may want to check out the Fort Buford cemetery this weekend. Saturday is the...
by Mike Kopp | 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...
