North Dakota

Grandfather Buffalo – Theodore Roosevelt National Park

September 15, 2011

Vicki and I have long bemoaned the fact that North Dakota gets very little tourism when – in truth – it has some of the most fascinating history in America.  So over the coming months, we’ll be posting several articles and photos taken during our North Dakota travels. This photo was taken at Theodore Roosevelt [...]

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Madam de Mores, Medora North Dakota

September 9, 2009

Read about our visit to the Chateau de Mores in Medora, North Dakota

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Chateau de Mores, Medora, North Dakota

February 15, 2009

For those of you who have not had the opportunity to visit North Dakota, a destination not to be missed is the Chateau de Mores in Medora.  In 1883 the Marquis de Mores came to the badlands in western Dakota with the grand plan of making his fortune raising beef, dressing it and then sending [...]

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Confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers North Dakota

December 27, 2008

Just down the road from Sitting Bull’s surrender (Ft. Buford, North Dakota) sits the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center. This  treasure house of historical artifacts was built on a flat plain just above the rivers, taking advantage of  the same magnificent view that Lewis and Clark had when they visited in 1805 and 1806. With more [...]

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Historic Trips for Families

December 22, 2008

Your kids may have heard about the Oregon Trail, but have you taken them to stand in those wagon wheel tracks in Wyoming (photo at right)? So many wagons traversed West that the tracks are deep enough for an adult person to stand in. Even as an adult I was awe stuck by this fact; [...]

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Ft. Union, North Dakota

November 12, 2008

Fort Union Trading Post was the most important fur trading post on the upper Missouri from 1828 to 1867. At this post, the Assiniboine, Crow, Cree, Ojibway, Blackfeet, Hidatsa, and other tribes traded buffalo robes and other furs for trade goods such as beads, guns, blankets, knives, cookware, and cloth. Fort Union Trading Post was [...]

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Knife River Indian Villages

August 10, 2008

History of the Knife River Indian Villages The history of land and vegetation use in the vicinity of Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site begins with the Native American occupation. This occurred about 10,000 years ago when big game hunting and berry/nut gathering people traversed the area. For nearly a millennium this area was [...]

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