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Get Hooked on North Garrison Dakota Adventure Guide garrisonnd.com • 800-799-4242 WELCOME to Garrison, North Dakota Hooked on Garrison? You bet- and with good reason! Whether you’re returning to Garrison, North Dakota for a summer visit, considering a chance to come fi sh or hunt, or thinking about fi nding a new home, this is a community that comes together to meet your expectations. Our retail, service, and professional businesses off er personal care by experienced and friendly personnel. Garrison schools, churches, and organizations remain strong threads in the basis of community life. Year-round recreation opportunities keep area sportsmen enjoying the current season and looking forward to the next. Special events reward enthusiasts with great memories and growing friendships. Garrison off ers all the amenities to make it home: a picturesque location, unbelievable recreation right out your back door, and the comforts of a full service business district & medical services nearby. We hope this brochure leads you to the people and places that have us “Hooked on Garrison.” We invite and welcome you to share our experience and enjoy our enthusiasm. H e to Help Garrison Convention & Visitors' Bureau 1-800-799-4242 52 North Main 701-463-2345 Open Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. [email protected] P.O. Box 1000, garrisonnd.com Garrison, ND 58540 Visit Garrison, ND Garrison_ND Share your adventure! Hashtag #GarrisonND or email photos to [email protected] All photos submitted will become property of the Garrison CVB & are subject to being used for publication & promotional material. Table of Contents 4 Events 14 Shopping / Camps & Retreats 5 Local & Historical Attractions 15 Eating Establishments 6-7 Hunting & Fishing 18-19 Lodging Accommodations 8-9 Activities & Recreation 23 Community Information 12-13 City Map & Business District 2 Hit the Open Road: Miles to Garrison 2 75 Bismarck WILLISTON MINOT 47 Minot GRAND FORKS 256 Grand Forks ► 267 Fargo Lake Sakakawea GGARRISONARRISON Lake 144 Williston Audubon 140 Dickinson 511 Minneapolis/St.Paul 83 FARGO ► DICKINSON 94 BISMARCK Noteworthy Walleye Capitol of the World Beautiful Lake Sakakawea provides abundant fi shing opportunities right out Garrison’s backdoor. With Wally the Walleye, the designation of Walleye Capitol of the World came into inception. Many communities are claiming this title, but Garrison is sure to get you hooked! Christmas Capitol of North Dakota Enjoy a stroll down Main Street during the three weekend annual Dickens Village Festival. A transformation into a Victorian Village is just the start of why Garrison has earned this title. 2018 Main Street ND Excellence Award l. Garrison was the recipient of the 2018 Main Street Excellence Award in our population category for truly fi nding creative ways to add vibrancy and investing in our own bright future. We are proud to be a fi rst year recipient of the Governor’s Award. City of the Year: 2007 & 2016 The ND League of Cities recognized Garrison as City of the Year both in 2007 & 2016. The award was established to recognize ND Cities for the quality, number, and progressiveness of activities undertaken in the community. And some have even recognized us as being the: Best Small Town in ND, Prettiest town in ND, Quirkiest town in ND – just to name a few. Come & see for yourself! 3 McLean County Fair: Carni- val, entertainment, livestock show, exhibits and more. In Underwood. What’s Happening? Prairie Lake Quilt Festi- JANUARY val: Camp of the Cross Quilt Maple Sugaring Day First Day Hike: Cross-coun- Auction with food, bake sale, try ski, snowshoe, or hike. Ft. and activities. Garrison High Learn the history of maple tapping, School. see the tools, and enjoy pancakes Stevenson State Park with fresh maple syrup. Held at Ft. Fly-In Breakfast: Every Fa- FEBRUARY Stevenson State Park every April. ther’s Day, breakfast as a fun- Full Snow Moon Hike: draiser for Garrison Fire Dept. Cross-country ski, snowshoe, Garrison Airport. or hike. Ft. Stevenson State Frontier Military Days Sky Fest Over Fort Stevenson Park JULY Kite fl ying festival for all ages: fl y or Buff alo Feed & Dance: Gar- build your own kite and see kites of rison Fire Dept. fundraiser. 4th of July Pet & Doll Pa- all shapes & sizes being fl own. Military rade: Children of all ages personnel receive free admission Homemade buff alo Swedish to the park on Monday. Held at Ft. meatballs, roast and fi xings. dress their pet, doll, bike, and Stevenson State Park every Memorial Dance to follow at the City more in patriotic colors for the Day Weekend (Sat, Sun, & Mon). Auditorium. parade. Garrison City Park. skyfestnd.com McLean County Ag Show: ND Governor’s Walleye Guest speakers & over 50 Cup commercial booths at the ND Junior Governor’s Cup: Frontier Military Days Garrison High School. 3rd Sat. in July. Open to ages History demonstrations with military up to 17, prizes awarded. Ft. encampment & maneuvers. Visitor MARCH appreciation day on Sunday with Stevenson State Park. free admission into the park. Held at BLC St. Patrick’s Day Ft. Stevenson State Park every 4th Event: Breakfast buff et, en- AUGUST Saturday & Sunday in June. tertainment, and auction. City Beach Party Auditorium. Ft. Stevenson Regatta: Last Fat Tire Bike Fun Ride: Ex- Sat. in August, sailboat race ND Governor’s Walleye Cup perience biking on the winter at Ft. Stevenson State Park. trails on a fat tire bike. Rent North Dakota’s premier fi shing Harvest Market on Main: a bike & enjoy refreshments tournament with 252 teams Enjoy local vendors selling following ride. Ft. Stevenson competing for the $15,000 fresh produce, goodies, & State Park Championship prize. Held at Ft. handmade products on Main Stevenson State Park every 3rd Friday MARCH/ APRIL & Saturday in July. ndgovernorscup. Street each Tuesday evening. Lunch with the Easter Bun- com SEPTEMBER ny: Games & Food. City Au- ditorium. Aw Shucks! Corn Fest Beach Party APRIL OCTOBER Live entertainment, games & Maple Sugaring Day: Learn ND Firefi ghter’s Museum infl atables, food, and fun. Held at the history of maple tapping, Hall of Fame Banquet: Rec- Ft. Stevenson State Park every last see the tools, and enjoy pan- ognizing & remembering ND Saturday in August. cakes with fresh maple syrup. Firefi ghters. Features induc- Ft. Stevenson State Park. tion of new members to the Hall of Fame. ndfm.org MAY Community Halloween Sky Fest Over Fort Steven- Party: Games, food, prizes, Aw Shucks! Corn Fest son and fun. Infants-6th grade after school and Teen dance Cook-off , Car & Tractor Show, JUNE Vendors, Games, Contests, and live in the evening at the City Au- entertainment. Held at Garrison City National Trails Day: Ranger ditorium. Park in September. guided hike through park’s native prairie. Ft. Stevenson NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER State Park. Dickens Village Festival National Marina Day: Enjoy Milk & Cookies with Santa: Dickens Village Festival kiddie boats, rain gutter re- Meet Santa & Friends and Victorian family festival in a quaint gatta, and minnow races. Ft. decorate your own Christmas English setting. Garrison transforms Stevenson State Park. cookie. itself into the “Christmas Capitol of North Dakota” with Queen Elizabus rides, lighted parade, entertainment, play, craft vendor show, and more. Held every Thanksgiving Weekend (Fri, Sat, Sun) and the next two weekends There’s always something going on! (Fri-Sat). dickensfestival.com Check out more events and details by visiting garrisonnd.com. 4 Our Gems Wally the Walleye the area and a scenic overlook. A pond is “Get Hooked on Garrison” logo. Quickly Main Street also nearby for fi shing. these business leaders and our City Council came up with a plan to make this Garrison is known as the “Walleye Capitol Queen Elizabus Garrison’s newest attraction to replace of the World.” Home of Wally the Walleye, Central Ave NW our previous “Hot & Cold” Water Towers! the 26 foot Walleye located at the end of Main Street in the City Park. This desig- Garrison is Home of the Authentic Queen Big Gene Elizabus Double Decker English Bus. Take nation can be attributed to the bountiful 3976 16th St NW fi shing opportunities that Lake Sakakawea a ride on the Queen at our annual Dickens provides. Village Festival. Garrison earned the The 15 foot metal sculpture of a golfer title “Christmas Capitol of North Dakota” greets guests at the entrance of the Gar- Custer Mine Interpretive Site because of the highly popular annual rison Golf Course. Highway 37/Highway 83 Intersection Dickens Village Festival. Angel of Hope Memorial The Custer Mine Interpretive site is a Bobber Water Tower Wilderness Park/ 5th St. NE parcel of land that showcases a piece The Garrison Community is proud of Lake of Garrison’s early coal mining history. Dedicated in 2017, the monument Sakakawea and the opportunities it gives provides a location in the community for Formerly the Truax-Taer Mine, the site our community. When our community was established in 1989 as part of North parents, grandparents, family members, water tower was being built a group of and friends to remember the children Dakota’s Centennial celebration. The site citizens suggested that the new water includes signage explaining the history of that have been lost. Garrison became tower be painted like a bobber with the home to the 6th Angel of Hope Memorial in the State of ND. A Step Back In Time Heritage Park & Museum military guardhouse that was lost when vice within this great state. The museum 1st Ave NW • (701)463-2546 the land it was standing on was fl ooded features records, artifacts, and memora- by the formation of Lake Sakakawea. The bilia including three vintage fi re trucks. Preserving the history of Garrison and the Guardhouse holds artifacts, memorabilia, Next to the museum, the ND Fallen surrounding area, the museum features a and history of Fort Stevenson and the train depot constructed in 1905 that also Firefi ghter’s Memorial remembers and rec- Missouri River.