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Grassy Butte Vintage Post Office

Grassy Butte Vintage Post Office

by Mike Kopp | Apr 13, 2019 | Grassy Butte, History, McKenzie County, North Dakota history, Snapshot Saturday

Did you mail your letters here? It makes a good Saturday Snapshot Hundreds of people got their mail from the little town of Grassy Butte. That Grassy Butte Post Office is now 107 years old.  A railroad brought mail to Killdeer, about 30 miles away. From there, a...

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

by Mike Kopp | 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,...
Enter the Dunn County Portal to the Past

Enter the Dunn County Portal to the Past

by Mike Kopp | Aug 28, 2017 | journal, North Dakota history, Places to go, Small towns, Things To Do, Uncategorized

  A portal to the past looks over a historic Dunn County valley. Perched on the hill where another generation went to school, a winding road leads to a virtual time machine of solid, tangible days gone by.     Visitors have a choice: which way to go...

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