by Mike Kopp | Nov 11, 2021 | Billings County, Culture, Dickinson, Dunn County, Killdeer, McKenzie County, Medora, North Dakota, Places to go, Small towns, Stark County, Veterans, Watford City
Veterans Memorials in the Badlands It’s part of the cowboy culture — to volunteer and serve others in the U.S. Military. One of the nation’s most famous veterans was a rancher and cowboy for a while who hung his hat in the Badlands — the...
by Mike Kopp | Aug 27, 2019 | Culture, MHA Nation, North Dakota, North Dakota history, Quality of Life, Things To Do, Uncategorized
Powwows — little understood, often feared People we talk to say they are curious about the many powwows in North Dakota, but they aren’t sure if they were welcome to attend. POSH! Perish the thought! The powwows of the MHA Nation await your visit. You are...
by Mary Tastad | May 26, 2019 | Culture, History, MHA Nation, North Dakota history, Snap Shot Sunday
May is Military Appreciation Month, and Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor people who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. The Old Scout Cemetery is a place where many are buried who served our country. It is a place not known by...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 12, 2018 | journal, Killdeer, Medora, MHA Nation, Twin Buttes
Veterans Day People in Western North Dakota take no second place when it comes to honoring and remember veterans. All year-long. Today is the day on which Veterans Day is observed, November 11. Medora Medora has sometimes been called the most patriotic town in the...
by Mike Kopp | May 28, 2017 | journal, North Dakota history, Photography
There’s no other place on earth like this place. There is only one Old Scouts Society and this is the graveyard where the Society honors their war dead. Here at the Indian Scout Cemetery lay members of the Three Affiliated Tribes, the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara who...
