2019 Free Guide

2019 FREE GUIDE to North Dakota’s Lake Sakakawea Region • Hunting and Fishing Guide • Golf Courses • State Parks • Accommodations • Attractions & Events • Recreation Areas

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22019019 FREEFREE GUIDEGUIDE Sakakawea Country ttoo NorthNorth DDakota’sakota’s LLakeake SakakaweaSakakawea RRegionegion Welcome to Sakakawea Country – home to the rugged, beautiful • HHuntingunting aandnd FFishingishing GuideGuide • GGolfolf CoursesCourses • StateState ParksParks • AccommodationsAccommodations • AAttractionsttractions & EventsEvents landscape explored by Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery • RecreationRecreation AreasAreas more than 200 years ago. This is where their real adventure began, and where the explorers met Sakakawea, who accompanied them on their journey west and became an invaluable part of the expedition. Just as the Corps of Discovery did two centuries ago, you, too, can experience the legendary history and adventure of Sakakawea Country.

Here you’ll fi nd Lake Sakakawea, where families enjoy premiere www.sakakaweacountry.com fi shing, hunting, camping and much more. Lake Sakakawea is ideal for a weekend getaway or an extended vacation, with its 1,600 ON THE COVER miles of shoreline providing exciting recreational opportunities for Summer walleye fi shing on Lake Sakakawea. the entire family. Whether you are interested in experiencing Native American Sakakawea Country is distributed at life and culture at the time of Lewis and Clark, learning about the sport and travel shows throughout the vibrant trade and historic events that occurred at the confl uence of country, at rest stops and throughout North Dakota. Last year more than the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers or biking along the Maah Daah 8,000 people visited North Dakota Hey Trail in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Sakakawea Country Tourism booths in Denver, Minneapo- has what you need for a legendary escape. lis, Duluth and Milwaukee and left with Come explore the region and embark on a journey that will take one of the most requested travel piece, you into the past when legends made history. Sakakawea Country. PATRICIA STOCKDILL FREELANCE WRITER & PHOTOGRAPHER www.dancingprairiearts.com 701.337.5462 Jet skiing on Lake Sakakawea COVER PHOTO Submitted

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2019 offi cial travel guide Communities Contents 4 BEULAH 54 UNDERWOOD it’s all right here energized community with a lot to off er 12 CENTER 59 WASHBURN recreation, relaxation & everything in between take a walk through history 13 COLEHARBOR 61 WHITE SHIELD at the heart of Sakakawea Country history abounds 13 DOUGLAS the little town that could 62 MCKENZIE COUNTY rich heritage and big adventure 14 DUNN COUNTY your home on the range 66 WILLISTON off ers heritage and recreation 18 GARRISON easy to get hooked on 70 WILTON 22 HAZEN something for everyone a town of unique opportunity 26 MAKOTI Area Attractions harvest hidden treasures 24 GARRISON DAM & HATCHERY 27 MAX state’s best kept secret northern gateway to Sakakawea Country 32 POWWOWS 29 NEW TOWN a Native American tradition weekend of fun, lifetime of memories - visit New Town 39 PARSHALL 33 TRAILS something for everyone - on the streets of Parshall providing a link to nature treasures 38 PLANT POWER 43 PICK CITY test your plant knowledge the heart of Sakakawea Country 42 WILDLIFE REFUGES 44 RYDER havens for wildlife and people community with pride for its rich history 51 KNIFE RIVER INDIAN VILLAGES 47 RIVERDALE explore history small town charm with all the amenities 57 RESORTS 48 STANLEY abundant places for fun and relaxation history and art come alive 61 GOLF COURSES 49 STANTON a hole in one for an afternoon of fun Sakakawea’s home 68 STATE PARKS 52 TURTLE LAKE camping is only the beginning hosts of hometown events

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Memorial Day through Labor Day, or by appointment Beulah any time throughout the year. Call 701-873-5070 Welcome to Beulah, the energy capital of the to schedule your visit. School and tour groups are Midwest. Beulah is a quintessential rural town with the welcome! amenities of a larger city. Whether you’re relocating BUY LOCAL or just here for a visit, it’s all right here. Start your visit with a call or stop at our visitor center on the south Beulah has a variety of great shopping including edge of town, 300 Highway 49 South. The friendly trendy clothing boutiques, old fashioned candy, and staff will help you with your travel gift shops. We also have a newly remodeled grocery plans or relocation needs. store with a large selection and THINK LOCAL For more information on Beulah a local butcher shop featuring fresh cut meat! Hungry after your The community of Beulah is or assistance with travel plans call shopping – check out one of our built around both energy and 1-800-441-2649 or check out local restaurants. We have it all agriculture. There is a rich farming www.visitbeulah.com from sports bar and grill to family and ranching heritage that can restaurants, fast food and gourmet been seen in any direction from coffee shops! town. Get an up-close view of one of the only BE LOCAL commercial scale coal gasifi cation plants in the nation along with coal mining and loading by going on a Beulah is a community fi lled with wonderful guided tour at one of our local energy and mining activities! Golf a round at Black Sands Golf Course, companies. Call 1-800-441-2649 for more information take a trip down the slide at the Beulah Water Park or on tours. enjoy one of our many city parks, trails and numerous Interested in the history of agriculture, mining, playgrounds for the kids. energy or the settlement of the area? Beulah is home Lake Sakakawea is a short ten-minute drive and to the Mercer County Museum. Tour through the offers up year around recreation opportunities – eye doctor’s offi ce or a hair salon or check out the camping, world class fi shing and water sports. Hunters museum’s toy display, one of the largest private will love the abundant public land to take a shot at big collections in the country. Displays change often so game, pheasants or waterfowl. repeat visits are a must. Admission is FREE and tours Take your time exploring Beulah – you’ll fi nd it really are available Wednesdays 10-4 and Sundays 1-4 is all right here!

Anglers await the start of the Dakota Walleye Classic fi shing tournament. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 5 BEULAH EVENTS FEBRUARY AUGUST 2 - Red, White and Wellness. Join the Beulah Wellness Founda- TBA - Chamber Community Steak Fry. Held at Riverside park, stop tion for their annual formal evening of wine and beer tasting, down and grill steaks provided by the Chamber! Tickets available as well as raffl e prizes. This is a night to dress up and socialize at at the Chamber offi ce. the Beulah Civic Center. Contact the Energy Wellness Center for more information 873-5852. TBA - Beulah Lions Club Demolition Derby. Come over and sit hillside as demolition cars create quite the smash. There is also a MARCH concession, 50/50 raffl es and alcoholic beverages off ered at this 23 - Pheasants Forever Banquet. Enjoy a meal, raffl es and lots event. of auction items while supporting our local chapter. Pheasants Forever is responsible for educating youth about wildlife and SEPTEMBER creating habitat. 7 - Last Call Fishing Tournament. This one day tournament is a great way to end the summer! 23 - 24 Roughrider Poker Tournament at Cobblestone. Sign up for a full day of poker. Contact the Beulah Chamber for more 14 - Beulah Citywide Rummage Sales. Miss out on a treasure in information 873-4585. the spring – here’s your chance to fi nd another one! 16 - St. Patricks Day Pub Crawl. The Beulah Park District hosts an TBA - Beulah Airport Fly-In. Join us at the airport for airplanes and annual 5k walk/run and pub crawl! Contact the Energy Wellness helicopters and a FREE pancake and sausage breakfast. Center for more information 873-5852. TBA - Community Fish Fry. The Chamber hosts a community APRIL fi sh fry before a Miner’s home football game. Enjoy Walleye that was caught during the Dakota Walleye Classic. It is breaded and 27 - Energy Wellness Center’s Anniversary Adult Prom. This a 21 grilled to perfection. and over event. There will be raffl e drawings, mixed with adult beverages and appetizers. Feel free to dress up for the night 12 - Ducks Unlimited Banquet. Support the local DU chapter and have fun at this benefi t event. Contact the Energy Wellness with a meal and great auction item! Center for more information 873-5852. 14 - Heritage Park Market’s Fall Festival. Held at Heritage Park in 27 - A Trashy Aff aire. This annual event features crafts, up-cycling Beulah. Join in on this full day event of food, music, vendors, beer and fl ea market fi nds at the Beulah Civic Center. Check out the gardens, bounce houses and much more. many unique items from fudge, wood design, wreaths, bird OCTOBER houses, and much, much more. 7 - Beulah Fireman’s Pancake Brunch. Kick off fi re prevention MAY week with pancakes and sausage at the Beulah Civic Center. 11 - Beulah Citywide Rummage Sales. Treasures abound all over 19 - Shop Till You Drop. Vendors, crafters and artists gather at the town during rummage sale weekend! Civic Center for an early holiday shopping event. 13 - Beulah Citywide Clean Up Night. Get on that Spring Clean- 25 - Haunted Walk at Riverside Park in Beulah. Beulah Park District ing and get ready to chuck those things you no longer need. will be hosting a Halloween themed walk. The Beulah Transfer Station off ers free drop off for Beulah residents during the clean up. 31 - Trail of Treats. Trick or treat your way around Beulah businesses. JUNE NOVEMBER 1 - Cops and Kids Fishing Day. The Mercer County Peace Offi cers Association hosts a day of fun fi shing at Harmony Lake each year. 15 - Chamber Chili Bingo. Head to the Beulah Civic Center for an Fishing rods, tackle and bait provided for the kids! evening of chili and bingo! 8 - Sizzlin’ Summer Downtown Street Fair will be 11a.m. – 7p.m. 21 - Turkey Trot. Join the Beulah Park District to work off some on Main St. This event will include games, prizes, food trucks, calories prior to a big Thanksgiving Feast. FREE and open to all specialty vendors (homemade, handmade, recycled); and there ages! will also be a dunk tank. 23 - Shop Small Saturday. Shop local and watch for events and 15 - Roughrider Motorcycle Club Summer Bash. Motorcycle promotions to offi cially kick off the holiday shopping season! enthusiasts from all over come to enjoy food, games and music DECEMBER in Riverside Park. 3 - Hometown Holiday Walk Around. Wander through Beulah JULY and enjoy holiday treats and drawings at participating business- 11-14 - Mercer County Fair. Beulah hosts the fair each year features to celebrate the season! ing carnival rides, concerts, a midway and livestock and static 7 - Ugly Christmas Sweater 5K. The Beulah Park District asks pa- exhibits! trons to wear their ugliest sweaters and join in on a fun activity. 26-27 - Dakota Walleye Classic. The Beulah Chamber hosts one of Proceeds from the event are used to upgrade local parks. the premier fi shing events on Lake Sakakawea. Two-man teams compete for a $12,000+ payout. 6 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com ACCOMMODATIONS RIVERSIDE RECREATION AREA 701-873-5852. Features camping by permit only in either 15 RV AMERICINN LODGE & SUITES sites with electricity, showers and fl ush restrooms or primitive 701-873-2220. 71 rooms located on N.D. Highway 49 off ers free sites; playground, horseshoes and grills on the south side of expanded continental breakfast, free high speed wireless Inter- Beulah. net in every room and an indoor family entertainment center which features a large swimming pool, spa and exercise room. Guest laundry is available. Also available are local hunting and SCOTWOOD MOTEL fi shing guides. 701-873-2850. Located at 1008 N.D. Highway 49 N off ers 39 rooms with free high speed wireless Internet access, AC and BEULAH BAY CAMPGROUND cable in every room while handy to everything in the area. 701-873-5916 or 701-873-5852. Located 18 miles north of Beulah on Lake Sakakawea, off ers camping grounds with tent sites, SUN VALLEY RV PARK three cabins, 24 RV sites with full hookups, 76 RV sites with Reservations: 701-873-2110. Located off Second Ave. NE off ers electrical hookup, pavilion, two lane boat ramp, playground, fi sh more than 40 RV sites with electricity, water, sewer and garbage, cleaning station, horseshoes, volleyball courts, on-site caretaker, while cable and telephone are available in select sites. A newly coin operated bathhouses/showers and fl ush restrooms. built comfort station has laundry, wireless internet, kitchen facilities, large screen television and showers. Handy to everything in BEULAH EAGLES RV PARK the area. Located on N.D. 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time to come indoors, get ready for the holidays at Christkindlemarkt. It’s so much fun even Santa puts in an Center appearance! This holiday bazaar offers all kinds of crafts, Activities, events, sports venues, outdoor recreation and decorative items and goodies, perfect for gifting or keeping. friendly people make Center and Oliver Lunch items and beverages are also County a great place for a getaway. For more information about Center and the available for purchase. The fun times range from mild to wild, surrounding area, visit www.centernd.net, “like” the The opportunities for fun, recreation with all kinds of offerings in between: city’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cityofcenter, and relaxation are as endless as one’s golf, swim, camp, boat, fi sh, hunt, play willingness to explore the spaces and softball or have fun at the county fair. or contact Center City Hall, 701-794-3502, places of Oliver County. Center is a small town with a lot to or via email to [email protected]. For more information about Center offer! and the surrounding area, visit www. There’s plenty of horsepower and centernd.net, like the city’s Facebook page, www.facebook. rodeo action at the Oliver County Fair, with the annual com/cityofcenter, or contact Center City Hall, 701-794- power pull and bull-riding competition. Also featured are 3502, or via email to [email protected]. county fair favorites: mud volleyball (as much fun to watch as it is to play), the kiddie pull and kiddie calf show, 4-H and FFA animal judging, special entertainment and fair CENTER EVENTS food galore. For good old-fashioned fun there’s nothing like the annual FEBRUARY Old Settlers Days celebration. Kids can enter the kiddie 16 - Winter Festival at Cross Ranch State Park, 3-7 p.m. (weather parade and traditional games like sack races, tug-o-war and permitting), featuring games, activities, and crafts. The park also the egg toss. Also included are a tractor trek, food and game off ers snowshoe and cross-country ski rentals, and kayak and booths on the courthouse lawn, a street dance and full canoe rentals during the summer months. For more information, parade featuring the year’s Old Settlers honorees. call 701-794-3731. Looking for fun in the great outdoors? Campgrounds at Cross Ranch State Park and Nelson Lake offer sites to pitch JUNE a tent or park an RV, with plenty of other activities at hand. 7-9 - Old Settlers Days in Center. For more information, contact Cross Ranch offers hiking trails, scheduled interpretive the City of Center at 701-794-3502. activities, and canoe and kayak rentals. Cabins, tipis and yurts are also available; visitors can also take advantage of AUGUST hiking trails on the adjacent Cross Ranch Nature Preserve. 8-111 - Oliver County Fair in Center. For more information, contact Water enthusiasts tend to head for Nelson Lake, a popular the Oliver County NDSU Extension offi ce at 701-794-8748. venue for fi shing, boating, waterskiing, and swimming. Many campsites are right on the lakeshore for easy access to DECEMBER the water. 1 - Christkindlemarkt in Center, noon - 4 p.m. (Santa arrives at 1 Swimmers who prefer an indoor setting can take p.m.) For more information, contact Sharon Rud, 794-3169 or sha- advantage of Center’s indoor junior-size Olympic pool, [email protected], or Shirley Maier, 701-301-2770. which is open to the public year-round. Softball players and fans can hit the diamonds at the softball park, then relax and enjoy a picnic in the shade. Just east of town, the Square Butte The Old Settlers Days Creek Golf Course attracts golfers from parade is always a crowd across the state to a 9-hole course that’s pleaser with mounted both scenic and challenging. Tee off at entries, fl oats, vintage the top of the buttes, play down into the tractors and vehicles, and valley and fi nish up in the clubhouse, a perfect place for celebrations and lots of candy for kiddies of gatherings. all ages. The county’s rolling hills offer four seasons’ worth of photo opportunities, as the changing seasons bring different activities and colors to the landscape. A leisurely summer drive on county roads might bring photo buffs to fi elds of corn or brightly colored sunfl owers, a farmstead tucked against a tree row or cows grazing with their calves. Springtime offers wildfl owers, rolling prairie grassland, and maybe even bison grazing at the Cross Ranch Nature Preserve. When the snow fl ies and it’s www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 13 the heart of Coleharbor Sakakawea Country The little town of Coal Harbor was moved from its original center and exhibit hall is open to the public and offers a location, beside the Missouri River, to its present location great educational experience for those eager to learn more on the prairie along the railroad, to be closer to “modern” about the prairie habitat. transportation. Re-established as Coleharbor, in 1905, this charming little town continues to boast about its location near modern transportation. Situated on four-lane Highway 83 between Minot and Bismarck, the “bright lights” and big city ACCOMMODATIONS conveniences are less than 60 minutes away. Located along Highway 83, the Harbor Bar and Grill, is COLEHARBOR CITY PARK a terrifi c place to relax in charming western décor, while indulging in an amazing steak and a drink. With its friendly, 100 Block, Main Street, City Park, Primitive camping. small-town atmosphere, the Harbor Bar is a fun place to 701-442-3454. get to know the locals, or purchase your off-sale for that big camping vacation. WOLF CREEK RECREATION AREA Gorgeous Audubon National Wildlife Refuge, just three Located four miles west of Coleharbor, has a boat ramp, miles north of town, offers breath taking prairie scenery and courtesy dock, 89 primitive campsites, restroom vaults, picnic many opportunities for viewing wildlife along the 8-mile shelter, fi re rings, drinking water, fi sh cleaning station and RV automobile tour route and the 1-mile hiking trail. The visitor dump station. The area also features a playground, volleyball court and horseshoe pits.

Emergency Room 24/7 Inpatient & Swing Bed Program Douglas Lab, Radiology & CT services on-site the little town that could The community of Douglas, located on Ward County 24, CCommunityommunity MMemorialemorial HHospitalospital is named after Douglas Creek, which was named after a TurtleTurtlel Lake • 448-2331 448 2331 captain who served at Fort Stevenson. Mostly an agricultural community, Douglas is the home of the Centennial Museum. A former Catholic Church, the museum includes historic memorabilia that refl ects an era of days gone by in and around the community. The museum is open to visitors. To arrange an appointment, call Linda Burgeson at 529-4454, MaryLou Kolden 529-4410 or Anita Mon.-Fri. Riemer at 529-4441. 8:30 a.m Also, the annual community/reunion picnic is held on the to fi rst Sunday of August at the Douglas Senior Center with a Amy Gotvaslee, FNP Sue Wardner, FNP 5 p.m. potluck dinner at noon. WWashburnashburn FamilyFamily ClinicClinic 1177 Border B d Lane L • WWashburn,hbb ND (701) 462-3396 or 1-877-769-5847 14 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com your home on Dunn County the range Small friendly towns, breathtaking scenic vistas and a Another legend tells of a Medicine Man ritual, taking deep and enduring Western heritage possession from an ill Indian and are the hallmarks of Dunn County. This For more information, placing it in the Medicine Hole to historic land west of Coal Country and make him well. Killdeer is also home south of Lake Sakakawea offers true check out the web site at to the Killdeer Mountain Roundup cowboy hospitality, numerous festivals www.killdeer.com or Rodeo, which is the oldest PRCA and celebrations, splendid recreational call 701-764-5295 rodeo in North Dakota. opportunities and a glimpse back in time to the days of the open range. ACCOMMODATIONS Dodge DODGE CITY PARK Traveling west on N.D. Highway 200, visitors will fi nd the 701-846-7330. Off ers RV parking, tents, four RV hookups with community of Dodge. The city’s park offers a pleasant place water, sewer and electricity, bathroom and shower facility, to stop for a picnic lunch. The small town boasts activities picnic shelter, grills, fi re ring and playground. Reservations not year round as well as the Spring Creek Headquarters and necessary. Veterans’ Library, and the home of the Veterans’ Memorial. KILLDEER RV PARK On the east edge of town is the Dodge Saddle Club Rodeo Arena. Rodeo fans can see the rodeo stars of the future at This park has restrooms, showers, picnic tables, grills, electric the Dodge Rodeo every 4th of July and watch real ranchers hookups and sewer dump. display their skills at the Dodge Ranch Rodeo every fall. HALLIDAY MOTEL 701-938-4777. Off ering 10 rooms with two double beds, cable, Dunn Center refrigerator and microwave in every room. Further on, Dunn Center emerges from the prairie. Submitted This small community is home to the surprisingly large photo by Dean Dunn County Historical Museum – one of the best in & Connie North Dakota. The museum incorporates four large metal Krebsbach buildings, a log cabin, a homesteader shack and a one- room schoolhouse. Museum displays include a bank, a church, a saddle room, chuck-wagon camp, barber shop, post offi ce, theater, an old-time kitchen and living room, bedroom, sewing room and a Knife River Indian fl int display that is very popular with visitors. Two buildings are fi lled with antique vehicles and farm machinery. For more information, visit the Web site at www.dunncountymuseum. org or call 701-548-8111. Killdeer Further on, visitors should consider a stop in Killdeer and the many sights to see. Killdeer is home to the Killdeer Mountain Battlefi eld Historic Site. The site remembers the Battle of the Killdeer Mountains when General Alfred Sully’s troops fought the Sioux in 1864. The troops were seeking revenge for the Minnesota Massacre two years earlier. Outside Killdeer, visitors will fi nd Badlands Trail Rides and Campgrounds. Owned by Thorris and Lynell Sandvick, the business features horseback riding as well as cabins for lodging. North of Killdeer along N.D. Highway 22 are the Killdeer Mountains and the mythic Medicine Hole. The name for this cave comes from what was thought to be the healing power of a steady stream of air that blows from the hole. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 15

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MUSEUMS Garrison is a city of museums that showcase the history Garrison of the area. GARRISON HONORED WITH MAIN STREET The North Dakota Firefi ghter’s Museum on Main Street AWARD features records, artifacts and memorabilia from fi re Gov. Doug Burgum announced in September 2018 departments and fi refi ghters from across the state. On Garrison was recognized with the Main Street Excellence display are two vintage fi re trucks. Award for their work on their Main Street. The 2018 Main The North Dakota Fallen Firefi ghter’s Memorial is Street Awards honor communities that show excellence in adjacent to the museum. The memorial is dedicated to elevating the three pillars of the Main Street Initiative. North Dakota fi refi ghters who have lost their life in the “Garrison has worked diligently to differentiate and line of duty. Twenty names are etched in a granite pillar of enhance the quality of life for their residents, present and fi remen who perished fi ghting fi res. It is open from 9 a.m. to future,” Burgum said. “It’s with great pleasure and gratitude 4 p.m., Mon-Fri. Weekends by appointment. that we recognize them with this award for efforts to The facility is an attraction for all ages. For more enhance their vibrant community.” information, call 463-2345. Garrison was recognized for their Main Street efforts. Heritage Park and Museums, located a block west of The community of Garrison has spent the last 18 months Main Street, has preserved the history of the Garrison area. implementing projects such as new signage, a walking path, Begun by the Heritage Park Foundation, the park features upgrades to the annual Dickens Festival, new bathrooms at a train depot constructed in 1905. The park also features Main Street Park and various community events. Garrison a country school constructed in 1904, a country church, truly found creative ways to add vibrancy and invest in their telephone offi ce, two fully furnished homesteads and a log own bright future. cabin. The facilities are open by appointment. “We were noted for having one of the best partnerships Fort Stevenson Guardhouse and Interpretive Center is with a state park,” said Gary Larson, president of Garrison located at the state park three miles south of Garrison. The Chamber of Commerce. “The governor and his offi ce feel facility features Native American artifacts, and includes a that’s a good thing also.” gallery that features the artwork of General deTrobriand The chamber will be inviting various contributing Garrison who commanded the fort in mid 1890s. organizations for a celebration at a later date this fall. The original Fort Stevenson is under Lake Sakakawea “Thank you to everybody that helped make the Main water, about two miles southwest of the present Fort Street Initiative award possible. It was good recognition Stevenson State Park. The original guardhouse was used to again for our town,” Larson said. “A nice, positive thing for house prisoners and the soldiers who guarded them at the our town.” frontier military fort. Guardhouse hours from Memorial Day through Labor Day are 10 a.m., Boating on Lake Sakakawea to 5 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, North Dakota Tourism/Jason Lindsey and from 10 a.m., to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday. The guardhouse can be toured at other times by calling 337- 5576. Also open during Dickens. Custer Mine Interpretive Site near the intersection of N.D. 37 and U.S. 83 is a parcel of land that showcases a piece of Garrison’s early coal mining history. The site was established in 1989 as part of the state’s centennial celebration and includes signage, explaining the history of the area. North Dakota Fishing Hall of Fame is located at North Country Marine and Motorsports on the east edge of Garrison. The hall features photos and biographies of members who have been inducted into the North Dakota Fishing Hall of Fame. Historic fi shing www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 19 artifacts are also a part of the hall and museum. GARRISON EVENTS ND GOVERNOR’S WALLEYE CUP The annual North Dakota Governor’s Walleye Cup Tournament celebrate its 44th year in 2019. The JANUARY tournament has grown from its humble beginnings, less 1 - First Day Hike, 6-7:30 p.m., Fort Stevenson State Park Visitor than 100 teams in 1976, to a 252-team fi eld. Top prize Center. Weather permitting, cross country ski, snowshoe or hike money for the tournament is $15,000. to start off the fi rst of the year. Park staff will use candle luminar- For more information, write: N.D. Governor’s ies to light the trail. Snacks and refreshments provided at Visitors Walleye Cup, Box 1001, Garrison ND 58540, or visit Center. (701-337-5576) (ndgovernorscup.com) FEBRUARY GARRISON BAY MARINA 6 - McLean County Ag Show, Garrison. The annual event is at the The Garrison Bay Marina has 61 slips available, 58 with Garrison High School (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.) electricity, in Garrison Bay at Fort Stevenson State Park. 16 - Garrison Fire Department Annual Buff alo Feed and Dance. Another 44 slips w/electricity is available in deTrobriand Bay Serving from 4:30 to 8 p.m. with a dance starting at 9. The event on the east side of the state park. is at the Garrison City Auditorium. On-the-water gas and pump-out services are available at the Garrison Marina. There are also Fat Tire Bike rentals, 16 - Full Snow Moon Candlelight Hike, 6-7:30 p.m., Fort Steven- three jet-ski slips and stand-up paddle boards available. son State Park Visitor Center. Weather permitting, cross country Expanded outdoor seating at the concession building at ski, snow shoe or hike. Park staff will use candle luminaries to Garrison Marina features tables. Indoor seating for up to 40 light the trail. Snacks and refreshments provided at Visitors Cen- people is also available. ter. (701-337-5576). Come out and enjoy the full moon in Febru- Garrison Marina offers pontoon. fi shing boat, paddle boat ary, known as the Snow Moon. and canoe rentals. For more information or to inquire about slip availability MARCH 17 - Benedictine Living Center St. Patrick’s Day event, 11-1, at the call 337-5576. city auditorium. Breakfast buff et, auction, entertainment. APRIL 13 - Maple Sugaring Day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Fort Stevenson State Park Offi ce. Learn the history of maple tapping, see the tools and enjoy pancakes served with fresh maple syrup. (701-337-5576) From illness 20 - Lunch with the Easter Bunny, Garrison Auditorium, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MAY to wellness! 24 - EMS Kid Strong event, 5-8 p.m., Fort Stevenson State Park. 25, 26, 27 - Sky Fest over Fort Stevenson: Kite fl ying festival for all ages. Fly your own kite. Build your own kite. See kites of all PPrescriptionrescription ServiceService • HHallmarkallmark • shapes and sizes being fl own, including stunt kites. 10 a.m., to 4 p.m., each day (701-337-5576), skyfestnd.com. RRussellussell SStovertover • GGiftwareiftware • WWillowillow TTreeree 27 - Military Service Personnel Day. Free admission into Fort • YYoungoung LLivingiving EssentialEssential OilsOils • DDigitaligital Stevenson State Park. (701-337-5576). PPictureicture KKioskiosk • BBoutiqueoutique JUNE 1 - National Trails Day. Ranger guided hike through park’s native prairie at 2 p.m. North Dakota bird checklist available. Hike will start at the Guardhouse Interpretive Center. (701-337-5576). 8 - National Marina Day,1p.m., Garrison Bay Marina. Open house, Chase DrugBNI peacefully kiddie boats will be available and children can participate in the coexists with our rain gutter regatta and minnow races. (701-337-5576) 770303 MMainaabundantin wildlife and WWashburn,ashburworksn, NDN hardD to reclaim 15 - Camp of the Cross Prairie Lake Quilt Festival. The event raises natural habitat. funds to off set the cost of campers who attend the Camp of SStoretore - 4462-352762-3527 the Cross. Numerous hand-made quilts are auctioned off during the event. Concessions available. The event is at Garrison High PPharmacyharmacy 4462-817462Center,-817 4ND School. 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16 - Fly-in Breakfast, 8:30-12:30 a.m., Garrison Airport. Free-will of- DECEMBER fering meal sponsored by Garrison Volunteer Fire Department. 1 - Dickens Village Festival continues. 22-23 - Fort Stevenson Frontier Military Days: Living history 6-7 - Dickens Village Festival continues. demonstrations with military encampment and maneuvers from 13-14 – Dickens Village Festival continues. 12-4 p.m. each day. Skills and crafts of the Indian Wars period on 14 – Milk and Cookies with Santa, 1-3 p.m., Garrison Senior Cen- display. Visit the Fort Stevenson Guardhouse Interpretive Center. ter. (701-337-5576). 23 - Visitor Appreciation Day. Free admission into Fort Stevenson ACCOMMODATIONS State Park. (701-337-5576). CRICKET ON THE HEARTH BED AND JULY BREAKFAST TBA - Pet and Doll Parade at the top of Main Street, beginning Twelve miles west of Garrison on Highway 37 in Douglas Bay under Wally Walleye. area. 1927 Sears home off ers three guest rooms, breakfast room, TBA - White Shield Powwow. Music and traditional Native Ameri- guest lounge, formal living and dining rooms. Amenities include can dancing and foods at the Powwow Grounds just south of home cooked breakfasts, central air, wireless Internet and TVs in White Shield. each room. Evening meals are served by special arrangement. 19-20 - N.D. Governor’s Cup Fishing Derby. 252 teams competing Gardens and the Little Red Barn are available for weddings for the Governor’s Cup annual championship. Flights launch be- and small events. For reservations: (701) 337-5823; email, or visit tween 7 and 8:30 a.m. Weigh-ins begin at 3 p.m. at the Garrison cricketsbb.com. City Park. (ndgovernorscup.com). FORT STEVENSON STATE PARK 20 - N.D. Junior Governor’s Cup Fishing Derby: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Open to ages up to 17. Prizes awarded. Only charge is park en- 1252A 41st Ave. NW three miles south of Garrison has a 138 trance fee. (701-337-5576). modern unit campground featuring showers, playground and picnic areas. The campground area features a pull-through AUGUST camper area with electricity and sewer hookups. A concession 3 - Club de Skinautique and Lighted Boat Parade, 5-10 p.m., Fort stand and marina add to a great lake experience. Three camping Stevenson State Park. Water ski show featuring trick skiing, pyra- cabins, with electricity and refrigerators. Two-year round family mids and jumps. (701-337-5576). cabin units full service are also available. Boat and pontoon rentals are available as are slips in the marina. (701-337-5576). For 24 - Garrison Chamber of Commerce sponsored Beach Party. reservations, call 1-800-807-4723. Live bands and carnival-style entertainment, fun and food for all ages, 50s, 60s & 70s music, begins at 5 p.m. The event is at Fort GARRISON MOTEL Stevenson State Park. (1-800-799-4242). Located in southeast Garrison on the frontage road next to 24 - Fourth Annual Fort Stevenson Regatta: Headquartered out North Dakota Highway 37. Thirty modern units feature CATV and of the deTrobriand Marina at the state park. Captain’s meeting at A/C. The facility also features six log cabins that accommodate 9 a.m. With racing at noon (337-5576). multi-person groups. Call 463-2858. The motel also off ers a cof- September fee lounge. For more information, visit garrisonmotel.com TBA - Aw Shucks! Corn fest, Garrison City Park. Cook-off , car and tractor show, vendors, games and contests, including live enter- NORTH SHORE INN AND SUITES tainment and more, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Located along Highway 37 on the southeast edge of Garrison features 22 rooms, all equipped with CATV and A/C. One room 28 - Bike Your Park Day, 1-3:30 p.m., Fort Stevenson State Park. is handicapped accessible: three are suites featuring king-sized Bike around on one of the many trails at the park. Snacks and beds and queen-sized sofa sleeper. Two suites feature Jacuzzi refreshments available at the Visitors Center. tubs. A continental breakfast is also off ered. The inn also features OCTOBER a conference room which accommodates groups of 70 or less. 6 - Fire Prevention breakfast, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Garrison Fire Hall. For more information call 463-7202. Also, visit garrisonmotel.com The event kicks off Fire Prevention Week. 12 - North Dakota Firefi ghter’s Museum Hall of Fame Banquet STONEY HILL RV PARK remembering and recognizing N.D. fi refi ghters. ndfm.org. Highway 37 bypass NW east of Garrison and across from the Garrison Golf course features 26 full RV hookups, sewer, water. 31 - Community Halloween Party, time TBA. Electric, bathhouse, showers and DSL Internet access. Close NOVEMBER proximity to Lake Sakakawea, adjacent to the Stoney End Sup- 29-30 - Dickens Village Festival. Garrison transforms into an Eng- per Club. 701-337-2026, or, cell - 605-545-0380. lish village, complete with a double-deck bus and carriage rides. Visit dickensfestival.com. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 21 ACCOMMODATIONS BAYSIDE PROPERTY RENTALS Bayside Property Rentals on Lake Sakakawea is located ½ mile SPORTSMEN’S CENTENNIAL PARK south of Garrison on McLean County 15. The business features Five miles east and 2 miles south of Garrison, or 1 mile west and 11, 600-square-foot units, that include full kitchen and bath. A 2 miles south of U.S. Highway 83. Sportsmen’s Centennial Park laundry facility is also available. For availability, call 701-220-7477. off ers 97 campsites – 71 primitive and 54 off er electrical service. There are more than 20 long-term camping sites with electricity. GARRISON’S NORTHVIEW TRAILER Also, 19 long-term sites are primitive. Both high and low water COURT AND RV PARK boat ramps are available as is concessions. A fi sh cleaning sta- 20 camper pads with electricity, water, sewer and garbage tion, showers and toilets are available. (701-337-5377.) weekly. Monthly rental available. TRIANGLE Y CAMP SAKAKAWEA RV PARK Located on Douglas Bay about 11 miles SW of Garrison, (701) 70 full service with both-pull through and back-in spaces avail- 852-0141. Includes a waterfront boating area, riding trails and able. All sites equipped with water, sewer and electricity. Fully corrals, rifl e and archery range, high ropes course, athletic fi eld, heated hydrant sites available for winter season. 463-3333. all-weather play area and water recreation area. Groups, families, clubs and businesses may rent some of the facilities for gather- STEINKE BAY RECREATIONAL ings, meetings or just to get away. Primitive sites, boat dock, ramp, vault toilets and fi re pits. TOTTEN TRAIL RESORT Lodging options include 17 RV sites, a four-room motel and space for tent-camping. A bathhouse and showers are available. %HXODK%HDFRQ &HQWHU5HSXEOLFDQ The park is located on the north shore of Lake Audubon on 76KLUWV6ZHDWVKLUWV-DFNHWV %DQQHUV6LJQV 9LQ\O'HFDOV &HQWUDO0F/HDQ1HZV-RXUQDO Highway 83. The facility features a bar and restaurant with party DQG0RUH +D]HQ6WDU and conference room and banquet hall, bait shop, gas pumps 0F&OXVN\*D]HWWH 0F/HDQ&RXQW\,QGHSHQGHQW and convenience items in the bar. Phone 701-337-2070. 0RXQWUDLO&RXQW\5HFRUG 1HZ7RZQ1HZV 7KH/HDGHU1HZV EAST TOTTEN TRAIL RECREATION AREA Call today for a quote 1-800-658-3485 (CORPS) Six miles east and three miles south of Garrison on Lake Audu- Your one-stop shop in bon near U.S. Highway 83. Thirty campsites with electricity; 10 without: boat ramp, courtesy dock, fi sh cleaning station, drink- Sakakawea Country! ing water, picnic tables, grills and playground, sewer and vault toilet. Camp by reservation only. Make reservations by visiting www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777. Fishing supplies WEST TOTTEN TRAIL Fishing tackle, Ramp available with vault toilet. Primitive facility. No overnight live bait, leaches, camping crawlers & minnows. INDIAN HILLS RESORT Roadtrip supplies Thirty-one miles west of Garrison on Hwy. 37/1804, Indian Hills Fuel, tires, hardware. Resort features a full facility campground and lodging resort. CheckC out our deli, for great Open May 15-Oct. 31 Indian Hills features more than 50 RV sites equipped with electricity and rural water. There are ample prim- sandwiches and HHotot Stuff itive sites, four condos, four log camping cabins and a group- pizza, ice cream, style cabin. Indian Hills also features a boat ramp, convenience f’real shakes, store, bait shop, gas on the water and boat docks up to 36-ft. New showers, a laundry, RV and large boat sewer dump and fi sh smoothies and cleaning station are also on site. We also have pontoon rentals. ffrozen cappucinos!os! The Nux Baa Ga Trail off ers outdoor enthusiasts more than six miles of mountain bike trails with interpretive signs and information kiosks. 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A town of unique opportunity

HazenNot often do we fi nd small rural towns that offer as many During the summer, Hazen’s Pocket Park draws residents opportunities and have as much vibrancy as Hazen. You’ll and visitors out each month for outdoor music, while old- fi nd plenty to keep you busy in the time country music Jam Fests are held city that Delanie Wiedrich, Miss North For more information about the city the fi rst Sunday of each summer month Dakota 2015, and the pop country at Hazen City Hall. sister duo “Tigirlily” call home. of Hazen, call the Hazen Chamber of The autumn season means farmers Industry lies at the heart of Hazen’s Commerce at 701-748-6848 or check out head into their fi elds for the harvest. success. There are thousands of the city’s website at www.hazennd.org. Hazen celebrates this important season well-paying job opportunities in and in good German style with an annual around the community, including Harvest Festival. The even includes three coal-fi red power plants, two coal mines, and a coal food, fun and music which will be enjoyed by people of all gasifi cation plant with a new urea addition. tastes, genres, and generations. There are just as many options for play as there are Christmas is always a special time in Hazen. A highlight for work. A mere 15 minutes north of Hazen lies Lake of the Christmas season is the annual Knife River Chorale Sakakawea, providing a long list of recreational activities concert. Singers from around the area gather together, throughout the calendar year. The Hazen Bay Recreation proclaiming the Christmas message with performances in Area north of Hazen also provides a modern, up-to-date December. camping area that includes a convenience store with gas, While Hazen has many activities within its city limits, bait, and tackle, along with a small burger restaurant. Near it also provides a home base for vacationers who want to the bay, there are cabins and camping sites aplenty. to explore the area’s rich history. Sakakawea, the famed Speaking of recreational opportunities, some of the best Shoshone Indian girl who led Lewis and Clark west, met hunting grounds in the state surround Hazen, where you’ll members of the Expedition of the Corps of Discovery at fi nd game such as whitetail and mule deer, pronghorn her home just north of nearby Stanton at what is now Knife antelope, grouse, pheasant, turkey, geese, and ducks. River Indian Villages National Historic Site. The Hazen Golf Course offers golfers a beautiful nine- Besides the campground at Hazen Bay, there is lodging at hole, grass-green course built around the meandering Knife Roughrider Motor Inn and two RV parks in town: the Lewis River, just east of Hazen itself. The golf clubhouse hosts and Clark RV Park in western Hazen and Antelope Creek several events for the community throughout the year. RV Park in eastern Hazen. Even though Hazen is a quick trip from both Bismarck and Minot, there’s Harvestfest in Hazen. plenty to see, buy, and do right here at home. If you have a passion for art, the Hazen Art and Craft Association is active year- round, allowing Hazen and area residents to share their talents with the public at the April art show as well as the November crafts bazaar. If you want to feel the rhythm, there are plenty of musical options available. Each year, Hazen hosts four world-class performers as part of the Hazen Concert Series, and a new grand piano will allow even larger diversity in the talent which the community brings in. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 23 HAZEN EVENTS FEBRUARY OCTOBER 14 – SMC Hospice Valentine Cookie Fundraiser (Hazen City Hall) 31 – Trail of Treats (including Spooky Storybook at Hazen 25 – Hazen High School Jazz Night (Hazen High School Theater) City Hall and Boo Fest Food Drive at Natural Impressions Photography) MARCH 23 – Pheasants Forever (Hazen City Hall) NOVEMBER 25 – Taste of Hazen (Hazen City Hall) 9 – Hazen Craft Bazaar (Hazen City Hall) 30 – Grape Escape (Hazen City Hall) DECEMBER 30 – Knight for a Princess (Hazen High School) 5 – Hazen Holiday Walk Around 14-15 – Knife River Chorale (Hazen High School Theater) APRIL 2 – Concert Series (Hazen High School Theater) 5 – Senior Citizen Prom (Hazen High School Gym) ACCOMMODATIONS 6 – Pride of Dakota (Hazen City Hall) ANTELOPE CREEK RV PARK 6 – Prom (Hazen High School) This park is located north of the intersection of Highway 200 22 – Hazen Public Library Easter Egg Hunt (Hazen Public Library) and 4th Ave. East. Features 45 camping sites with full hookups 27 – Sakakawea Country Classic Track Meet (Hazen Track) including water, sewer, electricity and a comfort station with 27 – Hazen Art Show (Hazen City Hall) both showers and laundry. All camping sites are also available long term. Call 701-748-2267 or email [email protected] for MAY reservations. 4 – Hazen City Wide Rummage Sale 5 – SMC Auxiliary Turkey Dinner (Hazen City Hall) 26 – Hazen High School Graduation (Hazen High School Gym) HAZEN BAY CAMPGROUNDS Recreation area located 15 minutes from Hazen on Lake Saka- JUNE kawea. Off ers paved road access to a convenience store with 7 – WRT Annual Meeting (Hazen High School) gas, bait and tackle, as well as a lakeside restaurant, along with 12 – Music in the Park 134 camping/tent sites – 96 with full water, sewage, and electri- 15 – SMC Foundation Annual Golf Classic (Hazen Golf Club) cal hookups, 25 with water and electricity, 7 with electricity, and 6 primitive campsites. There is also lodging in 6 cabins, 4 JULY full service and 2 primitive sites, as well as a sewage dumpsite, 3 – Music in the Park 3 accessible boat ramps, restrooms and 2 shower houses, fi sh 25 – Crazy Days (City Wide) cleaning station, 5 boat docks, a picnic shelter, 3 playgrounds, picnic tables, fi re rings, horseshoe pits and trash receptacles. For AUGUST camping information or reservations, call 701-487-FISH (3474) or 7 – Music in the Park Hazen Parks and Recreation at 701-748-6948 20 – Pitchfork Fondue (Hazen Golf Club) 24 – Hazen City Wide Rummage Sale LEWIS AND CLARK RV PARK 24 – SMC Annual Meeting (Hazen City Hall) Located on the west end of Main Street Hazen, just off State SEPTEMBER Highway 200. Features 28 camping sites with playground, full 4 – Music in the Park hookups including water, sewer, electricity and a full-service 5 – Beer Tasting (Place To Be Determined) comfort station with showers, laundry, kitchen and a meeting room. Call 701-748-2267 or email [email protected] for reserva- 6 – Fleishkuekla Feed Fundraiser (Hazen Football Field) tions. 6-7 – Quilt Show (Hazen City Hall) ROUGHRIDER MOTOR INN 7 – Prairie Rose Car Club Annual Car Show (Krause’s Parking Lot) Reservations: 701-748-2209. 707 8th Ave. N.E. and State Highway 7 – Parade on Main Street 200. Off ers 57 rooms along with AC, cable TV, meeting room, 7 – Harvest Festival Concert (Hazen Main Street) fax, DD phone and wireless Internet.

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ND’s best kept secret Garrison Dam exercise when snow permits. GARRISON DAM ONE OF WORLD’S LARGEST Garrison Dam is an earth-fi lled &&Hatchery Hatchery embankment dam on the Missouri The Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery is nestled at River. At more than two miles in length, it is the fi fth-largest the foot of the Garrison Dam. earthen dam in the world. The dam was constructed by At the hatchery, visitors can learn about the life cycle of a the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project lasted from number of North Dakota fi sh including walleye, pike, trout, 1947-1953. salmon and sturgeon. The reservoir behind the dam is Lake Sakakawea. It The hatchery and visitor center aquariums are open daily extends from Riverdale and Pick City northwest to Williston from 8:00-3:30 Memorial Day through Labor Day and by and on to the confl uence with the Yellowstone River near appointment, year around. the Montana border. All totaled, there is Established in 1957, the fi sh hatchery more shoreline along the reservoir than provides fi sh for recreational fi shing in For more information contact the entire coast of California. new reservoirs created by federal water Garrison Dam is named after the city development projects in the Midwest. Rob Holm at the fi sh hatchery. of Garrison, which is north of the dam Today, the hatchery continues its and across the reservoir. mitigation responsibility providing fi sh The dam’s fi ve hydro-power turbines stockings on federal reservoirs. The hatchery also provides have an electric power generating capacity of 583.3 fi sh for stocking National Wildlife Refuges, Tribal waters, megawatts. Power generated from the dam’s power plant and hundreds of state managed waters in North Dakota serves several hundred thousand customers. and Wyoming. The construction on the dam necessitated the purchase As many of the native fi shes struggle with the changes of 152,360 acres of land, including an area of the in the Missouri River resulting from dam construction, Fort Berthold Reservation that fl ooded, creating Lake the hatchery’s role has changed to include the restoration Sakakawea. of endemic fi shes, such as the paddlefi sh, sauger and The $300 million dam project was dedicated by President shovelnose, and recovery of an endangered species, the Eisenhower in 1953. pallid sturgeon. To meet the high fi sh production demands, ponds and raceways have been added and renovated over the years making the facility the largest walleye production hatchery in the nation and one of the Fish and Wildlife Services top 10 in production of trout and Garrison Dam salmon. The hatchery also boosts of the reintroduction of more endangered pallid sturgeon than all other hatcheries combined. The area around the hatchery features a nature trail through the cottonwoods along the Missouri River. It provides birders and outdoor enthusiasts an opportunity to reconnect with nature. In the fall, hikers can observe Chinook salmon ascending the creek on their spawning run. The creek parallels the trail. During the winter the trail is converted into a groomed cross-country skiing area for those seeking an opportunity for outdoors www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 25 Test Your

Flower PowerKnowledge Hunting provides a wonderful opportunity to experience the great outdoors. The wildlife a hunter pursues depends on habitat – water, grass, annual and perennial plants, shrubs, and trees of all sizes. When afi eld, an observant hunter can appreciate the array of vegetation across North Dakota’s landscape. Many trees and shrubs provide valuable food for wildlife including these three. Can you name them?

1 2 3 Photos 1. This native shrub is Dense thickets of this This conifer is native to 1 hugely important to 23small native shrub western North Dakota. It mule deer, sharp-tailed provide shelter for many off ers food, shelter, and grouse, songbirds, and a wildlife species. Game birds as nesting habitat for wildlife. The wide variety of other wildlife well as songbirds eat its fruit largest known tree of this type species. It also provides ideal and deer will feed upon its had a trunk circumference of 7 ½ shelter and nesting habitat leaves and twigs in the winter. feet and its vivid red berries are especially vital as a winter food source for wildlife. Native Plants A Buff aloberry B Rocky Mountain juniper Answers on page 50 C Silverberry PHOTO CREDITS: PATRICIA STOCKDILL 26 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com

Harvest hidden treasures Makoti ACCOMMODATIONS The small community of MAKOTI THRESHERS Makoti In Southwest For more information, CAMPGROUND Ward County in call LeAnn at 726-5623. Sakakawea Country South Main Street, 100 electric hookups, bathrooms, host a small number showers. (701) 898 1184 (Bob Huus) of annual events. Activities include the Hiddenwood Sportsmen’s Club MAKOTI EVENTS fi shing derby, Hiddenwood Old Settlers picnic and Makoti Threshing Show. At the Hiddenwood Fishing Derby, at Hiddenwood Lake JUNE Citywide rummage sale – June 2 eight miles south of Makoti, anglers can fi sh from their boat or from shore. Prizes are awarded to adult and children Fishing Derby – June 9 anglers. A handicapped fi shing ramp is available. Camping Hiddenwood Picnic – June 17 and restroom facilities are also available. In mid-June, the Hiddenwood Old Settlers hold their JULY annual picnic on the campgrounds at Hiddenwood Lake. Makoti Picnic – July 12 Another of Makoti’s “claims to fame” is the annual Makoti Threshing Show – touted as the largest in the SEPTEMBER state, the event features more than 300 vintage operating Makoti Threshing Show – Sept. 22-23. implements. The festival is the fourth weekend in September. The Threshing Show grounds included a pioneer village AREA MUSEUMS consisting of two churches, a drug store, blacksmith shop, homestead shacks, country school and post offi ce. MAKOTI THRESHERS MUSEUM In Makoti, during the summer, the swimming pool is open Makoti Threshers Museum on the south edge of town. Features seven days a week, beginning shortly after Memorial Day. settlement, agricultural and local/regional history collections; A Memorial Walk, dedicated to Keith Smette, located in handicap accessible rest rooms. Hours: Seasonal but building beautiful Makoti Park, features a solemn tribute to local men and women who have served their country in the tours may be arranged year round by appointment. Annual military. The park has a gazebo and many shady sites for show runs the fi rst weekend in September. picnicking. Admission is $10 during the threshing bee in September. Bikers are always welcome to camp in the park. Makoti Call 701-726-5656 for additional information. also features a baseball diamond.

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Northern gateway to Sakakawea Country

The Schmidt Mini-Museum and Collectibles features a Max look into life during the early 1900s. Included are a one- Max, located on U.S. Highway 83, is considered the room school setting, a large collection of miniature tractors, northern gateway to Sakakawea Country. The community, antiques and other collections. Visitors located 28 miles south of Minot, has are always welcome. Phone 679-2422 amenities for the outdoors person, for appointments. including a modern campsite for over- For more information check out maxnd.com Some annual Max highlights include a night camping. city-wide garage sale every summer, an The location of Max is about 20 miles amateur rodeo and a steak fry. from Lake Sakakawea, “the big lake” Kids of all ages enjoy Santa Day in with the great potential for both fi shing and recreation. December. The event includes a breakfast and, of course, a Max boasts a business district that includes a bank, a full- visit from Santa. service café, a public library, lounges, gasoline/diesel service Numerous additional events are sponsored by the school and convenience items. and other organizations throughout the year. Check out The city also boasts, a Civic Center, a Senior Center, maxnd.com for more information and contacts. a mobile home court, an ambulance service, a fi re department and three churches. MAX EVENTS The area’s strong agricultural base is evident by two strong ag-related co-ops. Max features a beautiful city park with playground FEBRUARY Max Community Library Breakfast Fundraiser equipment as well as a Memorial Park and Armed Forces Honor Roll on Main Street. AUGUST The city has a K-12 public school and a nearby Cossack Max Rodeo and citywide rummage sale (fi rst weekend in Au- Nature Trail. gust) OCTOBER Our Savior Lutheran Church Lutefi sk dinner Immaculate Conception Catholic Soup and Sandwich Luncheon Max Civic Club Steak Fry DECEMBER Santa Day ACCOMMODATIONS CITY CAMPGROUND Flower Street and Sixth Avenue. Includes 10 tent sites and 10 RV sites with electricity, water and sewer. Call (701) 679-2770 or 679-2848.

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Bridge to Main Street lined with shops, New Town’s Today, the town is home to an airport, a nine-hole sights can keep visitors occupied for hours. golf course and boating marina. The Northern Lights Although New Town is one of Community Center hosts basketball, North Dakota’s newest communities, volleyball and wrestling, and the it continues to grow and offer For more information visit newly expanded 4 Bears Events more to residents and visitors www.newtownchamber.com Center presents concerts, rodeos and alike. New Town’s Main Street was powwows. completely rebuilt in 2015 and it The New Town business district, a welcomes visitors with many friendly bustling trade center, hosts a variety businesses, restaurants and accommodations. of businesses – grocery stores, an art gallery, hardware New Town’s organized history is short, less than 60 stores, motels, beauty shops, restaurants, a drug and gift years, but its place in western North Dakota extends shop, two fl oral shops, a salon and clothing store. hundreds of years. New Town was formed after the In addition to the world famous fi shing, other outdoor Garrison Dam was built and Lake Sakakawea fl ooded activities that lure visitors include upland game bird three towns and several villages along the river. Gone hunting, waterfowl hunting and deer hunting. are the original communities of Van Hook, Elbowoods The Chamber of Commerce also sponsors events that and Sanish. include the Christmas Parade of Lights and Walkabout in Offi cials from Van Hook and Sanish gathered and December, the Fall Festival in September and a variety decided that one new modern town with water and of family events in the spring and summer. sewer facilities would be better than two little villages. The Four Bears Bridge, a soaring architectural work The suggested name was Sanhook. of art, spans Lake Sakakawea west of New Town. The As the town was beginning to be platted, signs marked state’s longest bridge, Four Bears is a beautiful structure the community site proclaiming, “This way to the new with a walking lane connecting the trails on both sides of town,” and “This is the site of the new town to be made the lake. up of Van Hook and Sanish.” The name New Town was adopted. Houses and buildings were hauled from the riverside and re-established throughout the region. The history of many of the areas homes can be traced back 100 years to their former locations. From the high point west of town called Crow Flies High, the foundations of Sanish can be seen when the lake level is low. The site is also the point where it is likely that Williams Clark’s sentry watched for the return of Corps of Discovery partner Meriwether Lewis. The two met in this area after having 30 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com THREE AFFILIATED TRIBES MUSEUM subjects range from 19th century apparel to modern-day Connecting the past and the future graphic arts. Several monuments are housed outdoors on The Three Affi liated Tribes Museum is located on one of the lawn of the Museum. These include the Fort Laramie the most picturesque sites of North Dakota. Framed by the Monument, the Veterans Monument, the Fallen Soldier legendary Missouri River (now Lake Sakakawea) to the east Monument and the Lewis and Clark Peace and Friendship and north and by historic buttes to the south and west, it Monument erected by the ND Surveyors Association. A is in a timeless corridor of history. More than 12,000 years new, attractive fence will be installed this spring around ago, early man found this area to be a good camping site, a the Veterans Monument with the help of a grant from the place to hunt the ancient bison needed for survival. Today, Marathon Oil Company. modern man stills enjoys camping out and tossing a line or The 2019 Summer Season will begin on Memorial Day. two in the Missouri in hopes of catching his evening meal of The hours of operation are from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday mouth-watering walleye. through Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. The museum will In the intervening years between ancient man and be hosting a number of tour groups this season as well as modern man, countless voyagers made their up and down welcoming back local visitors. the River. They stopped at places along the way and left For further information, you can contact the Museum at identity footprints behind – Reunion Bay, Crow Flies High 701-627-4477 or by e-mail at [email protected]. The Butte, Thunder Butte, Eagle Nest Butte, and so on. Today’s mailing address is PO Box 147, New Town ND 58763. visitors to the Museum can still see these landmarks much as the early sojourners did hundreds of years ago. The Museum is a good place to enjoy the landscape and beauty NEW TOWN EVENTS of western North Dakota. That a Museum would rise on the west bank of the FEBRUARY Missouri near a place called “New Town” in the early 1960’s 2 – Parshall-New Town – Bite the Ice on the Hook Fishing is perplexing yet serendipitous. Only through an unusual Tournament and Raffl e at Van Hook. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. series of events and vision and benevolence did the Three Registration at 8 a.m. Jointly sponsored by Parshall Promoters Affi liated Tribes Museum become a reality. The Garrison and New Town Chamber of Commerce. Dam was built in 1953 displacing the Indian people of MAY Elbowoods and neighboring communities. New Town was 23-26 – New Town, Four Bears Powwow, 4 Bears Event Center established as a sort of a place of refuge, a new community for those displaced by the waters. In the mid-50’s, the Tribal JUNE Council designated an area to be known as Four Bears 13-16 – Twin Buttes Powwow Park, a peninsula-shaped piece of land on the west side of 13-16 – Parshall – Santee Lucky Mound Powwow – music and the Four Bears Bridge. At the same time, oil was discovered dancing with traditional foods and Native dress in the Williston Basin. Helen Gough, an Arikara lady from JULY the former district of Nishu, owned producing wells in this 4 – New Town – Fireworks at 4 Bears Casino and Lodge – watch oil fi eld. In her will, she left funds to build a heritage center. fi reworks from atop the bluff s by Lake Sakakawea, from a boat In August, 1962, the Tribal Council and other community on the lake or from the 4 Bears Campground leaders selected the Four Bears Park as the site for the 4 – Stanley Parade and Fireworks, activities in City Park Museum. In the early 1960’s, a museum on an Indian Reservation 11-14– Mandaree Powwow – traditional dancing and music with was indeed a rare and unheard of development. In the beautiful costumes 1960’s, there were only two or three Museums located on AUGUST Indian Reservations. So the Three Tribes Museum has the 8-10 - Little Shell Powwow held at the Powwow grounds 4 distinction of being among the fi rst Indian museums in the miles west of New Town – traditional dancing and beautiful Nation. handmade costumes. Designed by Architect Ira Rush and built by Warner NOVEMBER Construction at a cost of about $65,000, the Museum Nov. 16 – Parshall Fall Craft Show and Bake Sale, Parshall opened it doors to the public in June 1966. At the time of its American Legion, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. construction, it was the only building at the west end of the Four Bears Bridge. Today it is in the midst of the large tribal DECEMBER 7 – New Town – Parade of Lights at dark features beautiful government business complex with the Lodge and Casino, lighted fl oats down Main Street, a sparkling start to the Christmas the Indian Health Service and many other peripheral offi ces season. Commercial and Kids divisions and businesses. Dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history and 7 – New Town – 18th annual Walkabout - Main Street businesses tradition of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara people, the off er delicious treats and holiday sales and specials. Held in conjunction with Parade of Lights - Begins at dark Museum houses a large collection of artifacts, photographs, archives, artwork, oral history and other items of cultural signifi cance. Exhibits of both traditional and contemporary www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 31 houses, two fi sh cleaning stations, three boat launches with 7 – New Town – Cultural Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the courtesy docks, plenty of boater parking, gas station and c-store, Civic Center features local artists and bakers. picnic shelters, playground and more! Reservations accepted. 7 – Stanley Community Stroll – downtown businesses off er treats and special sales WEST DAKOTA INN West Dakota Inn, N.D. Highway 23 E, (701) 627-3721, 15 rooms, AC, CATV, HBO, kitchenettes. ACCOMMODATIONS VAN HOOK TERRITORIAL INN Van Hook Territorial Inn 6 miles East of New Town, near intersection of highways 8 and 23(701) 627-2500, 8226 39 St NW ,info@ 4 BEARS CASINO AND LODGE vanhookterritorialinn.com, 44 luxury rooms with kitchenettes 4 Bears Casino and Lodge, a predominantly non-smoking facil- at aff ordable prices. Complimentary Continental breakfast, ity, is located 4 miles west of New Town on ND Highway 23. business center,guest laundry,laundry services, complimentary The property includes more than 220 new or remodeled hotel self parking, and Ranchman 23 restaurant, bar and grill along rooms, starting at $110. The property also includes an 85,000 Highway 23. cacll 627-3949. Open daily 10a.m. to 1 a.m. Newly square foot state of the art event center, a buff et restaurant, a remodeled. steakhouse, a corner café/snack shop, a smoking lounge (which also provides weekend live entertainment), a center bar on THE LODGE AT VAN HOOK the gaming fl oor, a gift shop, an indoor pool (with Jacuzzi and The Lodge At Van Hook, 3945, Highway 8, steam room), an exercise room, a C Store/Liquor Store, a full Eight furnished cabins open 12 months, two and one bedroom service marina, a 90 foot yacht for seasonal cruises or private options all with porch and private driveway, renters must furnish events, a 115 space full service RV Park and meeting & banquet own bedding, dishes, cookware and personal items. Self clean facilities. Call 800-294-5454 or log on to www.4bearscasino.com during occupancy, Weekly rates: $425, Monthly rates,$1200. for more details. Available beginning Nov.1, 2015 Information at www.thelo- 4 BEARS CASINO RV PARK dgeatvanhook.com or phone 701-626-4848. 4 Bears Casino RV Park, 4 miles west of New Town on N.D. High- LITTLE MISSOURI INN AND SUITES way 23. Call (800) 294-5454 to make reservations. Park includes Little Missouri Inn and Suites east in New Town along highway 115 full-service and many primitive campsites, water, (2) showers, 23, phone 701-627-4488, newtownlmis.com, 90 rooms with sewer, electricity, boat ramp, security, convenience store, tackle, amenities, fi tness center, business center, indoor pool&spa, hunting supplies, snacks and off sale available, sheltered picnic complimentary breakfast, meeting room. Now open Teddy’s tables, fi re rings, swimming beach and playground. Residential Suites –extended stay, 103 rooms, located within NEW TOWN MARINA complex area. New Town Marina, two miles west of New Town on N.D. High- way 23, (701) 627-3900 tent sites, 25 RV sites with electricity, AREA MUSEUMS showers, 36-foot boat ramp, docks, bait and tackle, boat fuel, drinking water, fi re rings, convenience store, fi sh-cleaning sta- THREE TRIBES MUSEUM tion and handicap access. four miles west of New Town on ND Highway 23 POUCH POINT BAY AND RECREATION Cultural history of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara people, AREA the Three Affi liated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. The museum features exhibits and artifacts related to the heritage Pouch Point Bay and Recreation Area, 16 miles south of New of the tribe. The Museum is open from May to mid-October, Town on blacktop/gravel road, (701) 421-9729, tent camping, Mon. to Fri. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sun. from 1 to 4 p.m. 11 RV sites with electricity , dump site, swimming, fi sh-cleaning station, boat ramp, showers???, boat fuel, concessions, drinking For information, call 701-627-4477 or e-mail at tatmuseum@rtc. water, fi re rings, 3 picnic shelters, playground and asphalt air coop. strip nearby. Lewis and Clark marker, Newtownchamber.com Sunset Motel, Hwy. 23 E, (701) 627-3316, 21 rooms, AC, CATV, OLD 45 apartments coming soon. Main Street An old Soo Line locomotive restored and displayed along N.D. VAN HOOK RESORT Highway 23, near the New Town Civic Center. Originally built Van Hook Resort – Van Hook Arm, 7 miles east of New Town, more than 100 years ago, the engine is the only F9 Class 2-8-0 8235 37th St. NW, 2 miles south of HWY 23 & HWY 8 junction engine and just one of four remaining 2-8-0 engines in exis- In season phone 701-627-3377. Season runs April – October. tence. 701-627-4812 Plenty of tent camping, 100 electric RV sites, two bath & shower 32 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com Powwows A native tradition traditions and culture of these events have been handed POWWOW CALENDAR down from generation to generation. Native American culture, value and beliefs continue today and are embedded MAY in the tribes’ languages, songs, dances and land. 23-26 - Four Bears Powwow, New Town These events usually take place over the weekends, starting on Friday and continuing through Sunday. During JUNE the summer months, these events are held outdoors. It is a 13-16 - Twin Buttes Powwow, Twin Buttes, time for social gatherings such as family reunions, naming ceremonies, gift giving and honoring relatives, members of June 13-16 - Santee/Lucky Mound Powwow, Parshall the military and veterans. Visitors attending these events will JULY experience the foods and crafts of the Mandan, Hidatsa and 5-8 - White Shield Powwow, White Shield, Arikara people as well as members of other tribes who travel from across the United States and Canada to participate in 11-14 - Mandaree Powwow, Mandaree the powwows. AUGUST Most powwows allow visitors to take photos and videos of the dancers. However, during some prayers and 8-10 - Little Shell Powwow, New Town ceremonies, guests may be asked not to record the event. If you have questions about recording the event, please ask fi rst. There is a great deal of protocol that may or may not be obvious to the visiting public. Each session begins with a Grand Entry, a parade of the dancers that is led by the Eagle of the hosting tribe, society or community, followed The Fort Berthold Reservation is home to the Three by the Color guard, which may include more than one Affi liated Tribes – the Nueta (Mandan), Hidatsa and group, the Women’s Auxiliary, host Princess and visiting Sahnish (Arikara) People. There are six communities on the royalty and fi nally the dance categories. reservation, White Shield, Parshall, New Town, Four Bears, Although everyone is invited to participate and join in the Mandaree and Twin Buttes, each of which is host to annual intertribal dancing, there are also competition categories celebrations called Powwows. divided into groups by dance style and age groups. Each The powwows are open to the public and free of charge. category has a specifi c dance outfi t, dance style and songs. These events have evolved over the years but the oral The age groups are Golden Age (60+), Adults (20-59), Teens (13-19), Juniors (6-12) and Tiny Tots (5 and younger). These categories Dancers and drummers come apply to both men and women. Dance from all corners of the United styles can include Men’s and Women’s States to participate in powwows Traditional, Men’s Grass, Men’s on Fort Berthold Fancy, Chicken Dance, Jingle Dress, Fancy Shawl, and Old Style Shawl. Often, there are special dance style competitions offered by families or by members of the Powwow Committee. Powwow Committees spend much of their time conducting fundraisers to raise the funds to host these events. Dancers who compete for cash prizes are judged on their ability to maintain dance steps with the drum, their outfi ts, and style. It may appear that dancers are competing with each other, but in actuallity they are competing with the drum. Drum groups also compete for cash prizes money. Powwows of today are signifi cant in maintaining the culture, language, songs and dance of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 33

Provide a link to natural treasures

intersection of US Highway 83 and ND 200A, a 4-mile Trails walking/biking trail, known as the Washburn Discovery FORT STEVENSON STATE PARK Trail, will lead you into the community of Washburn, Nearly 10 miles of trails through Fort Stevenson State taking you past majestic vistas of the Missouri River. Just Park provide hiking, biking and interpretive opportunities look for the 12-foot high steel sculptures of Captains in the Lake Sakakawea area. The trail winds through Lewis & Clark with Mandan Chief Sheheke and you’ll be trees, shrubs, ponderosa pine woodlands, wooded at the trailhead! ravines, grasslands and native prairie. The trail follows Along the way, you’ll fi nd interpretive panels and the Lake Sakakawea shoreline and wanders through park benches at turnouts, complete with “doggie bag” remote portions of the park. For a full map, check the trail dispensers for your canine companions. The panels head at Fort Stevenson State Park, near Fort Stevenson reveal to you the rich history of the Washburn area, from Guardhouse. Lewis and Clark to the riverboats that plied the Missouri • de Trobriand Loop – 1.7 miles through a variety prior to the arrival of the railroad. of habitats including tree plantings, mixed grass prairie Your walk will take you past a one room country school, and shrublands. Portions of the trail parallel the eastern antique farm implements, the Sioux Ferry in Riverside shoreline of Lake Sakakawea. Park and the location of the old Soo Line Railway Depot. • Whitetail Loop – .9 miles through tree and shrub Each of these areas is interpreted with a panel. plantings, which support a diverse bird population. At Fort Mandan, a “nature and history trail” takes you • Trooper Challenge Loop – .7 miles that promote under the canopy of cottonwoods along the river. You’re health and fi tness with 17 stations for exercise and posted just as likely to come across a whitetail deer, pheasant or instructions on how to use the equipment. Suitable for turkey as fellow walkers! Don’t miss “Seaman Overlook,” cross country skiing. a steel sculpture tribute to the Newfoundland dog of • Purple Conefl ower Trail – one mile beginning at the the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Fort Mandan and the Guard House. It winds through non-native and native Headwaters Fort Mandan Visitor Center are along the grasslands and overlooks de Trobriand Bay. path. • Flicker Trail – 2.3 miles from the trailhead just south For more information on Washburn’s walking and of the Guardhouse, up and along the western shoreline, biking opportunities, along with Fort Mandan and the past the Prairie Dog Town and includes a one-mile loop Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, call the Washburn Area just north of the North Loop Campground. Convention and Visitors Bureau at 701-462-8530. • Eagle Ridge Loop – .2 miles south of the Middle MAAH-DAAH-HEY TRAIL Loop Campground. It travels through a green ash draw Located just 17 miles south of Watford City off teeming with bird life like woodpeckers, nuthatches and Highway 85, the trail travels through State and private chickadees. Thrushes and fi nches are seen in the spring, along with several species of warblers. • Arboretum Trail – .48 miles double Hikers enjoy a warm spring day. loop that winds with 50 species of trees, shrubs, wildfl owers and grasses. • Northern Pine Loop – 2.2 miles that winds through ponderosa pine woodlands and has spectacular views of the marina and Garrison Bay. LEWIS AND CLARK LEGACY TRAILS Visitors can trek back in time while they walk from the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center or Fort Mandan, thanks to a series of “Lewis & Clark Legacy Trails” that have been developed by the Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Foundation and the City of Washburn. Beginning at the Center, located at the 34 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com land winding approximately 97 miles through the Little lies along the New York-Vermont border. The trail was Missouri National Grasslands. The trail links the North authorized by Congress on March 5, 1980. and South Units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. In North Dakota, the trail moves through the open country The north end of the trail begins at the US Forest Service of the northern Great Plains. Starting at Lake Sakakawea CCC Campground in McKenzie County. The south end State Park, the route crosses the Garrison Dam, parallels terminates at Sully Creek State Park in Billings County, just the shorelines of Lake Sakakawea and Lake Audubon, and south of Medora. comes to the McClusky Canal segment. At the Lonetree Seven fenced overnight campsites with hitching posts, Wildlife Management Area, the trail meets up with the vault toilets, and campfi re rings are available along the Sheyenne River, a major tributary of the Red River. trail. The campsites are located at the CCC Campground The trail follows the river valley for the next several (trailhead), Bennett Creek, Magpie, Elkhorn, Wannagan, hundred miles, bringing hikers past the New Rockford Canal Cottonwood Campground, and Sully Creek State Park and Lake Ashtabula. It also passes through Valley City, (trailhead). The Summit Campground (primitive-no hitching and traverses Fort Ransom State Park and Sheyenne State rails) is located on the Summit trail spur of the Maah Daah Forest and National Grasslands. Hey as well. Wooden trail markers, located approximately Along the route, hikers will encounter many scenic every 500 feet or so and branded with the sip of the turtle landscapes, including patches of remnant prairie; prairie guide trail travelers on their way. The turtle is honored by pothole wetlands; the Sheyenne River bottomland forest; the Lakota because of its attributes of fi rm determination, grazing pastures for cattle and buffalo; row-crop fi elds of steadfastness, patience, long life and fortitude. canola, sunfl ower, wheat and sugar beets; and rolling glacial The multi-use trail will be open all year but at various hills. Hikers will also get a personalized lesson in North times it may be impassable due to snow, ice, high water, Dakota history as they witness the state’s bonanza farms, and/or mud. The trail is closed to all motorized vehicles and grain-hauling railroads, dust bowl sand dunes, ghost towns, bicycles are not allowed on the small portion of the trail that and Native American cultural sites. passes through Theodore Roosevelt National Park. There Leaving the grasslands, the trail turns east toward Fort are, however, alternative routes around the park boundary. Abercrombie State Historic Site before crossing the Red A detailed map of the Maah Daah Hey is available from the River at Wahpeton and leaving North Dakota. U.S. Forest Service, McKenzie Ranger District, 1901 S. Main No matter the season, there’s something for everyone Street, Watford City, ND 58884 or call (701)842-2393. For as the trail follows the vast geographic expanse. Whether more information call the McKenzie County Tourism Bureau it’s winter camping and snowshoeing, long-distance trail at (701) 444-5804 or toll free (800)701-2804. www.4eyes. running or a quiet weekend with the grandchildren, you can net/tourism. fi nd what you’re looking for on the remote and rugged-- though welcoming--North Country Trail. NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL For more information about the North Country Trail, visit The North Country National Scenic Trail is the longest www.northcountrytrail.org. hiking path in the United States. Managed by the National Park Service, the North Country NUX-BAAGA TRAIL National Scenic Trail is a 4,600-mile hiking trail stretched The new Nux-Baaga Trail offers outdoor enthusiasts more across seven states that is maintained by the hard work of than six miles of Mountain Bike trails with interpretive more than 800 volunteers. signs, information kiosk and picnic shelter. Large and The path is anchored by Lake Sakakawea State Park near small groups are welcome for meetings and reunions. Pick City on the west end, and on the east end by New Visit FishIndianHills.com for more information. On-line York’s Crown Point State Historic Site, a pre-Revolutionary reservations are available as well as fi shing reports and a War British fort on the shores of Lake Champlain, which large photo gallery.

The North Country National Scenic Trail is anchored at Lake Saka- kawea State Park near Pick City on the west end, and by Crown Point State Historic Site in New York 4,600 miles away on the east end. Image courtesy the North Country Trail Association. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 35

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Residents of Parshall’s cheerful, Paul saw his museum as a way of friendly community will help direct you would like any information, displaying his paintings, conceptual to the municipal swimming pool, to the call 701-862-3459 or check out sculptures, pen-and-ink illustrations, newly renovated nine-hole golf course poems and philosophies, as well as his or to the world-renowned Paul Broste their web site at rocks. He called it his “Acropolis on a Rock Museum. www.parshallnd.com Hill.” For shopping needs, Parshall offers a The grandest of his conceptual hardware store, beauty shop, pharmacy, sculptures is seated in the Infi nity Room. grocery store, bowling alley, Dollar Over a period of two years, he formed the tall structure Store, banking and ATM services, and a convenience store. with steel from his farm, bending the material with no heat Dining opportunities include the Tasty Treats, where you to form the balance tree. The tree is home to a number can get burgers and all kinds of ice cream treats, El Patron, of valuable formations and according to Doris Jacobson, an authentic Mexican restaurant, and Taco Johns. if anyone were to start taking the spheres off, Broste’s Parshall hosts the annual Santee/Lucky Mound Powwow “universe” would topple. during the third weekend in June. The powwow grounds While a fl awless rose quartz, a waterfall of Arizona are six miles south of Parshall off of Highway 37. This is a petrifi ed wood and even a meteorite from the world above great opportunity to experience music and dancing along are housed in Paul’s collection, the single most valuable with traditional foods and native dress. This year, a new piece is his crystal ball. Broste traveled to Brazil to purchase event will be held in conjunction with the powwow, Indian it and Jacobson said a number of collectors would love Relay Horse Racing at the Healing Horse Ranch two miles to have it. With a worth that has been said to be up to $1 east of Parshall on North Dakota Highway 23. million, it is known as the star of the collection. Each winter, the town organizes Santa Day on the second Second most valuable are the gypsum curls from Big Saturday of December. The event includes carnival games Bend, Texas. The large slab is one of two pieces brought and a visit from Santa Claus. out of a cave. The men who transported it had to break the Nearby campgrounds include Brendle’s Bay and the piece into two. One piece rests in the Smithsonian Museum Parshall Recreational Bay offering RV sites, electricity, of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and one piece calls shower facilities, sewer, convenience store, cabins and the Parshall its home. only boat rental on the Van Hook Arm of the lake. Fishing Jacobson said though the monetary value is next to and hunting guide services are available on request. nothing, her husband thought the cave rock display was the Birthday parties, family reunions, picnics, meetings – the most beautiful, noting people can’t just remove rock from new pavilion at the Parshall Bay campgrounds offers a caves any more. facility for a wide-variety of events. While touring the great room, visitors catch a glimpse of a The Parshall Bay campgrounds is located 10 miles variety of Broste’s treasures, including the entry fl oor made southwest of Parshall with more than 40 electrical spots and of stones from local rock piles to the “accident of nature” unlimited primitive camping. glass factory formations, according to Jacobson. If you plan to visit Parshall and would like any Most prominent in the main collection are the sphere trees, information, call 701-862-3459 or check out their Facebook which were also fashioned by Broste’s hands. The fi rst of page at https://www.facebook.com/Parshallpromoters/. his sphere creations are seated on the curvy metal hierarchy ROCK MUSEUM A DIAMOND IN Paul Broste THE ROUGH Rock Museum Like a rock, the Paul Broste Rock Museum has anchored the northwest region of North Dakota, drawing visitors to the Parshall community from all over the United States, Canada and around the world. The museum was the brainchild of Paul Broste, a local farmer, artist and collector. He began his rock collection at an early age and did much of it during the 1920s and 1930s, though interest in purchasing rocks was dim. 40 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com and have been displayed at mineralogy conventions from coast to coast, Washington, D.C. to California, Texas to Minnesota. John Hoganson of the State Geological Survey, inventoried the entire collection while the museum was being renovated. He said the museum housed the most signifi cant rock and mineral collection in the state of North Dakota. Hoganson, in his professional estimation, said many of the unique specimens are so rare they may be only found in museums like the Smithsonian or the American Museum of Art. Among these are the fl uoride crystals, a collection that cannot be found anywhere else in the world and are deemed priceless. Tucked away in a dark room, called the Fluorescent Room, are what Jake Jacobson noted, “Something you won’t see every day.” At fi rst glance, these sulfur-based rocks look like plain rocks. But switch on the black light and watch them glow. After taking over the curator position in 1998, Jake Jacobson worked to bring the building back into shape after being closed for a number of years. During his tenure at the museum, he added his own collection pieces to enhance the experience for visitors. The Indian Artifact Room, according to Doris Jacobson, was one of Jake’s contributions. Most of the items found in this room were part of his personal collection, gathered from around the Parshall area. Also in the collection are items from a Dr. Berchman and Mary Reo of Minot. Their collection was donated and dedicated at the museum in 2001. The museum is open May 1 through Sept. 1 and Tuesdays and Sundays by appointment.

Brekson Kaylor with his walleye. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 41 ACCOMMODATIONS SAFE, RELIABLE, BRENDLE’S BAY AFFORDABLE 9-1/2 miles west of Parshall, (701) 862-3611, 10 cabins – six open ENERGY. year round, 85 RV sites with water, sewer and electric; shower facilities, convenience store, bait, boat and camper storage, fi sh THEN. NOW. licenses, daily, weekly and monthly rates. ALWAYS. We are proud to DEEPWATER BAY BED AND BREAKFAST power your life. 16 miles South of Parshall on Hwy. 1804 . , (701) 743-4454, [email protected], (www.deepwaterbay.com). Four rooms with king beds that accommodate eight guests, one guest house with complete cooking facilities that accommodate 10 guests, three guest houses that accommodate up to six people, bunkhouse that accommodates fi ve, and a campground with shower and fi re pit. NORTH CITY PARK Near the Broste Rock Museum in Parshall, (701) 862-3459, overnight tenting only, parking spaces, 2 picnic shelters and playground walking path. PARSHALL RV PARK On North Dakota Highway 37 in Parshall, has 114 lots and has a commercial building with washing machines, showers, a small 1' kitchen, vending machines and fi ve shop bays. 24/7 on site *DUULVRQ1' manager. Phone: (701) 212-2289 El Patron Mexican restaurant on site. RU PARSHALL BAY RECREATION AREA AND Enjoying calm waters on Lake Sakakawea near Government Bay. CAMPGROUND Nine miles west of Parshall on paved road, (701) 862-3362 in- season and (406) 377-5067 off -season, tents, 7 full service RV sites,7 rv sites elec. and water, 73 RV sites with electrical only 3 boat ramps with complimentary docks,showers, vaulted toilets. Two fi sh cleaning stations, dump station, and large pavilion available for group parties. Do not take reservations. First come- fi rst served. PARSHALL MOTOR INN Main Street, (701) 862-3127, 25 rooms; microwave, mini- refrigerator, coff ee pot, alarm clock, answering service in each room. Wireless Internet. e-mail: parshallmotorinn@ruggedwest. com Rates starting at $80 per night, great weekly rates available.

AREA MUSEUMS PAUL BROSTE ROCK MUSEUM Paul Broste Rock Museum located on the north edge of town on N.D. Highway 37 adjacent to the City Park. The museum is built with uncut native stones and houses an international collection of rocks, minerals, shells, Indian artifacts, fossils and an ultraviolet light display plus exhibits from around the world. Hours: Open May 1-Sept. 1 during the hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call 701-862-3264 in season or 701-862- 3352 for an appointment during the oﬀ season. 42 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com

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Wildlife Prairie Nature Trail - A one mile, self-guided trail begins on the north side of the visitor center. The trail meanders through prairie grasslands and along wetlands, allowing visitors to observe many species of plants, birds, and other animals. Refuges Wildlife Observation - Spring and fall migration are peak AUDUBON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE times to observe many species and concentrations of birds. A treasure for wildlife and people Early mornings and evenings are best for viewing wildlife. A “Wild beasts and birds are by right not the property merely wildlife checklist is available in the visitor center. of the people who are alive today, but the property of un- Hunting - Deer hunting and a late season upland bird known generations, whose belongings we have no right to (pheasant, grouse, partridge) hunt are held on the refuge. squander.” -Theodore Roosevelt Special regulations apply. Hunting information and a map Audubon National Wildlife Refuge offers adventure, seren- are available in the visitor center. ity, and natural experiences for those with a passion for Ice Fishing - Ice fi shing on the Refuge is permitted when wildlife, the beautiful prairie grasslands and wetland habi- ice covers the water. Special regulations apply. Ice fi shing tats. The refuge provides some of the magnifi cent pleasures information and a map are available in the visitor center. of nature, such For more informa- as the spring and tion, contact Audu- fall migrations of For more information, contact Audubon National Wildlife Refuge, bon National Wildlife thousands of ducks, 3275 11th Street NW, Coleharbor, ND 58531. Refuge, 3275 11th geese, shorebirds Street NW, Coleharbor, and songbirds – the Phone: 701/442-5474. Fax: 701/442-5546. ND 58531. Phone: colorful blossoms on For more information, contact Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge, 489 102 701/442-5474. Fax: the delicate spring 701/442-5546. E- crocus – and the Ave. SW, Dunn Center, ND 58626 Phone: 701/548-8110 , Email: lakeilo@ mail: audubon@fws. howls of the elusive [email protected]. Website: www.fws.gov/refuge/lakeilo govaudubon@fws. coyote. The sea- For more information, contact Lake Ilo National gov Web site: http:// sons of the refuge E-mail: [email protected]@fws.gov. www.fws.gov/refuge/ – spring, summer, Wildlife WebRefuge, site: 489 www.fws.gov/refuge/audubon 102 Ave. SW, Dunn Center, audubon autumn, and winter, ND 58626 Phone: 701/548-8110 , Email: lakeilo@ all offer new and enriching experiences to those who are adventurous and seek them out. LAKE ILO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Wildlife abounds – over 246 birds, 34 mammals, 5 rep- Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge lies west of the Missouri tiles, 4 amphibians, and 37 fi sh species can be found in the River in Dunn County, and contains one of the U.S. Fish midst of the gently rolling prairie grasslands and wetlands and Wildlife Service’s largest cultural resource deposits. of the refuge. Over 100 islands scattered throughout Lake Audubon provide safe nesting havens for many species of Visitors can learn about prehistoric hunters and gatherers of birds. the plains. Referred to as Paleo-Indians, these people used Wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities for visitors the confl uence of Spring Creek and Murphy Creek, which include: is now inundated by Lake Ilo, as a place to make tools and Visitor Center - This is an ideal place to begin your visit. exchange goods as far back as 11,000 years ago. An exhibit hall features exhibits on wetland and grassland Knife River fl int is found only in small, dense concentra- habitat, migratory birds, night life of the refuge, John James tions in western North Dakota. Prehistoric stone tools made Audubon, Refuge history, and more. The visitor center from this material have been found in western New York, is open from 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, central Alberta and in northeastern New Mexico. except Federal holidays. Visitors are reminded that collection of artifacts, including Prairie Pond Store - Enhance your visit with wildlife and Knife River fl int, is not allowed on Lake Ilo National Wildlife habitat educational materials or souvenirs of Audubon Na- tional Wildlife Refuge. The store is managed and operated Refuge. by Audubon Refuge Partners, Inc., a group of volunteers Lake Ilo is open to public use between sunrise and sunset. who assist with refuge programs and activities. Fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and hiking South Shore Auto Tour Route - The 8 ½ mile route begins are available. A boat ramp and fi shing pier are located on near the visitor center and winds along the scenic south the north shore of Lake Ilo. The refuge also maintains a shoreline of Lake Audubon. Highlights include views of the three-acre park with grills and tables, however, no electricity lake, prairie wetlands, grasslands, and an opportunity to ob- or water is available. serve many species of animals and plants. You are welcome For more information, contact Lake Ilo National Wildlife to leave your vehicle and stroll through the prairie or along Refuge, 489 102 Ave. SW, Dunn Center, ND 58626 Phone: the wind-blown shoreline of Lake Audubon. An auto tour 701/548-8110, Email: [email protected]@fws.gov , route brochure corresponds with numbered signs along the Website: http//:www.fws.gov/refuge/lakeilo route. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 43

The Heart of Sakakawea Country

Anglers from across the country make Pick City their Pick City destination in pursuit of walleye, salmon, northern pike, small mouth bass and lake trout. Today, the Pick City may be a quiet town of 133 people of Pick City proudly call their home people most of the year. But that all For more information on Pick City, the “Salmon Capitol of North Dakota.” changes when the snow melts. call City Hall at 701-487-3327 or Aside from the outstanding fi shing “Generally it’s pretty peaceful and opportunities, waterfowl and upland game quiet,” city auditor Patricia Drown said. visit the community’s website at and big game hunters will fi nd some of the “Except in the summertime--it gets www.pickcitynd.com. best wildlife habitat in the state. pretty hectic.” When the day is done, Pick City offers Lake Sakakawea beckons hundreds all the amenities of the big city, coupled with a small-town of visitors every year for swimming, boating and fi shing, all friendliness that is shared with all who visit. Sit by the activities that make Sakakawea Country famous. campfi re and enjoy the company of friends new and old. The community of Pick City hugs the south shore of Lake Sakakawea, a recreational paradise and one of the premiere walleye, salmon and northern pike fi sheries in ACCOMMODATIONS North America. Summer is king in Pick City, but no matter LAKE SAKAKAWEA STATE PARK MARINA the season, a crowd of people visit town with intentions of enjoying the bountiful recreational opportunities provided STORE by the big lake and surrounding countryside. Located inside Lake Sakakawea State Park – Off ers services Pick City’s development spurred in 1948 when including paddleboats, paddleboards, kayaks, and canoes. We construction of the nearby Garrison Dam – the fi fth- also off er state-of-the-art slippage for vessels up to 70 feet. Also largest earthen dam in the world. At the peak of the dam included in our services are camper seasonal dry storage, store construction in 1950, Pick City boasted a population of concessions, bait and tackle, and daily slip rentals. For more about 300. information call 701-487-3317. Near the dam itself is the National Fish Hatchery, which provides quality fi sh not only for Lake Sakakawea, but for the Missouri River system throughout the Great Plains. LAKE SAKAKAWEA STATE PARK Walleye, northern pike, sturgeon, salmon and trout are all Off ers 150 modern campsites complete with water and electric- raised at the hatchery and then stocked. The hatchery also ity, 80 primitive camping sites, and two camping cabins avail- holds attractions for the public, including tours, walking able for rent. Each sleep fi ve, bunk bed-style. Each is equipped trails and an annual Fun Day. with lights, heat, fan, air conditioning and a deck. No cooking is The town offers a restaurant and lounges, along with a allowed inside, but a grill, picnic table and fi re rings are located modern motel with RV sites, a convenience store and gas outside of each cabin. The cabins do not have showers, sinks station, a full-service bait and tackle headquarters that or toilets, but most are within a short walk to a campground also sells gas, boating and fi shing accessories. Main Street comfort station. Camping cabins are generally available from holds a strip mall with laundromat, car wash, ice cream and May 19 to the end of October. Check with the park for possible yogurt shop, as well as an RV Park. off -season availability. Cabin and camping reservations may be Each year, Pick City holds citywide rummage sales in the made online at www.ndparks.com/Parks/LSSP.htm or by calling spring and fall. The sales are held every Memorial Day and the toll-free reservation line, 1-800-807-4723. Labor Day weekends. Come out and see the items Pick City residents are showing off around town. PICK CITY MINI-MALL Pick City also features Tailrace Adventures, a business Off ers RV lot rentals that include full hook-up of water, sewer, where vacationers can rent all the necessary equipment electricity and garbage just minutes away from the lake, picnic for a day of fi shing and fun on the Missouri River or Lake grounds and boat docks. Mini-mall also includes open bay car Sakakawea. wash, Laundromat and Crab Apple Ice Cream and Yogurt Shop. Pick City caters to the anglers and tourists who tour For reservations or more information call 701-487-3490. Garrison Dam and the National Fish Hatchery, as well as visitors to the downstream camping areas just to the west. Just to the east of town lies Lake Sakakawea State Park. SAKAKAWEA MOTEL The park is surrounded by water and offers countless Located on Main Street, features 10 double and single rooms camping sites, sleeping cabins and lake access. complete with refrigerators, microwaves, cable television and It is also home to Lake Sakakawea State Park Marina wireless Internet. Also available, two additional kitchenette Store, docking boats and yachts for more than 25 years. cabins and 14 RV spots with all the necessary hookups. Also The large, modern marina possesses a cantina and off er canoe rentals. For reservations or more information call concession area, modern and primitive camping sites and 701-487-3356. a fl oat plane gas stop. To learn more, call the park at 701- 487-3315, visit www.parkrec.nd.gov/Parks/lssp.htm, or follow the Lake Sakakawea State Park Facebook page. The marina can be reached at 701-487-3317. 44 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com

Rich in history

cemetery plots at the Ryder museum. Ryder The community may be small in number but pride and Ryder has had a long and distinguished history in Ward determination by its residents to keep Ryder as an active County. and well-liked place to visit is big! The various organizations Ryder has had many who have dedicated their lives to are working especially hard to keep the Ryder Gym/ serving our country, and the active Legion L.C. Jensen Community Center heated and opened for community Post #99 has built a beautiful memorial in the Ryder park functions. There is an active food pantry located in the listing all their names. Plus, many of Ryder Gym/Community Center. For them have submitted their pictures and more information on the Food Pantry service information to the Ryder Historical For more information, visit you may call Kathy Kimball at 578- Society and they are all displayed in a www.ryderhistoricalsociety.org 5876. There is also bingo in the Ryder binder at the museum. Community Center/Gym on the fi rst The Ryder City Park itself has always Friday of every month unless otherwise been a positive addition with its bandstand still being used noted and it is sponsored by the Ryder Community Club. and updated, with lots of volunteer work to make sure the Ryder has a small but very active Senior Center with many fl owerbeds are beautiful throughout the summer a meal and a brief meeting on the fi rst Monday of every months. The one sign that is displayed in the one fl ower bed month. stating “Welcome to Ryder” is an antique. It was fi rst used Harley Davidson painted the water tower in Harley east of Ryder along the tracks and was refurnished by Joan Davidson colors and designated the town as the fi rst town and Alan Janz. in ND that has almost all of its residents licensed to ride a Ryder has two very active churches - Ryder Calvary motorcycle. Church with Jonathan Starks as pastor, and St. John’s One of the nicest awards Ryder has received was in 1953 Lutheran Church with Mr. Wayne Johnson as interim pastor. when the community was named “Outstanding Community Their doors are always open to others. Ryder Calvary in all of Ward County”. Church also has a very active youth group called “Upper Room” and welcomes all teens. The Ryder museums are open in the summers or by appointments. More information can be obtained by calling John Warner at 726-5663. Rocky Top Petting Zoo during The town lots and cemetery are well mowed and trimmed the Oliver County Fair. with pride and dedication. There is a record of the lots and ACCOMMODATIONS RYDER CITY PARK Primitive camping available. AREA MUSEUMS HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Ryder Historical Society Museums Main Street - features agricultural, local/regional history, religious items, clothing, medical, photography, and musical collections. Partial handicap accessible. Open all year by appointment. Call 701-758-1524 or 701-758-2527 for more information. RYDER EVENTS

JULY TBA - Annual bull riding event in July NOVEMBER TBA - Annual Fall Bazaar www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 45 No Longer a Stop, Now a Destination! Open 7 Days a Week, Year-round

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• Burgers • Chicken Find us on: Family Friendly Environment Pizza • Specialty sandwiches MAIN ST. • GARRISON, ND (701) 463-2044 Welcome to Pick City Best “Dam” Town On Lake Sakakawea for Fishing - Hunting - Boating - Dining - Lodging We‘re just west of Garrison Dam Largest “Man-made” dam in North Dakota

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“Home of Sakakawea” It’s Mercer County’s oldest city and serves as its county seat, nestled at the confluence of the Knife and Missouri rivers. But there’s so much more. It’s a community surrounded by agriculture and industrial opportunity in the heart of Coal Country, yet bordered by untouched prairie waving in the North Dakota wind. It’s a community blessed with access to unparalleled hunting grounds and unmatched lake and river fisheries. It’s neighbor to Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, the home of Lewis and Clark’s famed Shoshone guide, Sakakawea. It’s a friendly community with plans for the future, but whose heart lies deeply entrenched in the area’s rich historical significance. Visit Stanton, and let good ol’ hometown hospitality put a smile on your face. t"SSPXIFBE$PMMFDUJPO $PVSUIPVTF t)JLJOH5SBJMT t#JSE8BUDIJOH t$BNQJOH'BDJMJUJFTX&MFDUSJD)PPLVQT t#PBU3BNQ t'JTI$MFBOJOH4UBUJPO t$PNGPSU4UBUJPO t$SPTT$PVOUSZ4LJJOH t-JCSBSZ*OUFSOFU"DDFTT t.FSDFS$P8BS7FUT.FNPSJBM t1MBZHSPVOE4XJNNJOH#FBDIFT t37%JTQPTBM4JUF

Upcoming Events Two Rivers Festival Aug. 3rd & 4th Holiday Fair Dec. 7th For more information contact: Sponsored by Stanton Civic Club City of Stanton 745-3202 www.stantonnd.com

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Beauty with all the amenities

Memorial Day through Labor Day Another point of interest is the Garrison Dam Power Plant. Riverdale The facility is on Highway 200, just across from the dam. If you’re looking for a pretty little town with a great view of Guided tours are offered daily from Memorial Day through Lake Sakakawea, you’ll want to stop at Riverdale. Located Labor Day. on the lake’s southeast bluffs, the community center features Those looking for a serene place to relax can visit a picnic the statue of “Misty the Mermaid.” Lining the paths that area that overlooks Lake Sakakawea. It’s a great place to lead outward are stones donated by each county in North eat lunch and enjoy the beautiful scenery. How do you get Dakota. Nearby, two brick buildings house the library, post there? Take the turn off Highway 200 marked Scenic Drive offi ce, city offi ce and a bank. and follow the signs. Just a short walk from the city square are the offi ces of the Riverdale hasn’t overlooked golfers. The city offers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The offi ce building features a 9-hole golf course with artifi cial grass greens. With wildlife displays that are open to the public. Formerly a reasonable fees and cart rentals, the course offers a budget- “Corps” town, Riverdale was built to house workers during friendly outing construction of the Garrison Dam. Fishermen and pleasure boaters will fi nd plenty of ramps in Government Bay, just north of Riverdale, Wolf Creek, ACCOMMODATIONS a few miles to the northeast, and a nearby ramp on the Missouri River. RIVERDALE HIGH LODGE Gas and bait are available at the Honey Hole on Highway 200. While at the Honey Hole, ask for tips about fi shing hot Located in the former Riverdale High School, the Riverdale spots. High Lodge provides a range of services and amenities. Thirty Riverdale is a mecca for outdoor activities such as hunting, rooms are available, including 25 double queen bedrooms, two fi shing, and camping. full-service long-term units with appliances and one deluxe Visitors to the fi sh hatchery can learn about the life cycle honeymoon suite. A handicap room and 4-queen-bed room are of many North Dakota fi sh including walleye, pike, trout, also available. Two coin-operated laundry areas are available. salmon and sturgeon. The visitor center is open from The facility also features a full gym with basketball hoops and a fi tness facility open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The lodge is an ideal destination for hunting parties, fi shing trips, weddings, golfi ng, Shore fi shing near Riverdale family gatherings, reunions and more. For more information, call 654-9559. RIVERDALE INN The Riverdale Inn features eight rooms – all full-sized suites with kitchens. The facility caters to fi shermen, hunters and those working in the area. Laundry facilities are available, as is high- speed Internet. For more information, call 701-745-3538. SPORTSMEN’S COMPLEX The Sportsmen’s Complex features townhouses with daily and weekly rates. For more information, call 701-487-3366. SAKAKAW EA SUNSET LODGE The 13-unit Sakakawea Sunset Lodge stands as a gateway to Lake Sakakawea. Each room has a spectacular view of the lake, and the facility is a stone’s throw from the Garrison Dam. In the distance is the dam’s power plant. Each room in the lodge includes a king and queen-sized bed and a large 40-inch big screen TV, a kitchenette with outside grilling area is a part of each room. Every room features its own deck that overlooks the lake. Also available is the Iron Oar, a restaurant, lounge and lower level banquet hall. A majority of the exterior of the building features Black Hills Slate. Boat rentals are available on-site. Owners are Mike and Debbie McCleery and son Nathan. For more information call 701-654- 7600. 48 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com

History and art come alive

during her long piano-teaching career. The building is Stanley now host to musical programs and other arts, humanities Drive down any street in Stanley and you’ll be greeted and educational programs. by tiny historical fi gures. On just about every corner, the On the south side of town along U.S. Highway 2 is fi re hydrants have been painted to represent characters the permanent collection of history in Flickertail Village, including Abraham Lincoln, Lewis and Clark and a rebuilt townsite with a school, a train depot, a church Sakakawea. and other buildings. The structures are fi tted with fi xtures History is important to the residents of Stanley. recovered and restored from similar buildings around the Throughout town, old churches and northwestern part of the state. Cars, homes have been lovingly restored. Old tractors, rail cars, clothing and school homes show off the architecture of past For more information, check out desks are authentic. Even the windmill is decades, and two Stanley structures www.stanleynd.com real, drilled and erected using traditional are listed on the National Register of methods. www.sibylcenter.org for Historic Places. The Mountrail County schedules of upcoming events or current Courthouse is an extraordinary of late 19th-early 20th information. century revival architecture. One block from the courthouse The best day to visit Flickertail Village is Sunday. Private is the Great Northern Railway underpass, a signifi cant tours and special openings are always available with a call engineering project from the 1925-1949 era. One of the to (701)628-2326 626-2670 or (765) 432-8700. region’s only Amtrak stations refl ects an earlier vision of At Dakota Drug on Main Street, visitors can relax on small town life. stools that spin and enjoy a world famous Whirl-a-Whip, a A modern artist is making history in Stanley. Renowned blended ice cream concoction. sculptor Arnie Addicott works in his studio producing Regis Theater, a 1950s theater run by volunteers shows impressive bronze bulls, horses and riders. One of his movies on weekends. pieces, Arena of Discovery, adorns the George Bush Wilson Park on N.D. Highway 8 offers an opportunity Presidential Museum and Library at College Station, Texas. for children to enjoy the jungle gym and other playground He created a huge sculpture that welcomes visitors to the equipment. The park also boasts a double horseshoe Cowboy Hall of Fame in Medora. Most often, his pieces are pitching station and volleyball and basketball courts. half life-size, but he also produces smaller scale items for Adjacent to the park is the Ray Rude Outdoor Swimming display. Recently, Addicott has expanded his studio to allow Pool. more room for a showroom, open to the public. His studio Open year-round is the Ina Mae Rude Aquatic Center, a is located South of the Hwy 8 and 23 intersection on hwy 8 state of the art therapeutic and exercise pool facility located (701)628-2462. www high-prairie- bronze-studio.stanley.nd on 8th Avenue Southeast, adjacent to the south end of The Sybil Center, a former Presbyterian church, is the Mountrail Bethel Home. It houses a 1,120-square-foot an excellent example of tudor style architecture with wheelchair accessible pool with men’s and women’s locker Romanesque infl uences. It was built in 1928. The building rooms. was renamed in 2003 after Sybil MacDonald who brought For more information, check out Stanley online at www. the joys of music to hundreds of Stanley’s young people stanleynd.com. STANLEY EVENTS BULL MOOSE INN 4 log cabins, 2 rooms , full kitchens, wii-fi , cable tv, no pets, no smoking, close JULY to restaurants. [email protected], phone (701) 4 - Stanley Parade and Fireworks, activities in City Park 628-3863. DECEMBER 2 - Stanley Community Stroll – downtown businesses off er BLACK GOLD SUITES nightly, weekly, monthly treats and special sales and yearly rates available, 2 queen or 1 queen bed suites with kitchen and bath. Quad room with 4 twin ACCOMMODATIONS beds-kitchen and bath, ADA rooms available, Am- menities include coffee pot, refrigerator, stovetop, mi- MICROTEL INN AND SUITES BY WYNDAM crowave, toaster, cookware, utensils. Free wifi , 40” fl at screen tv, complementary hot breakfast daily, guest Built in 2012, Free Breakfast, Wi-Fi and Meeting laundry on site, no smoking or pets. (701) 628-4600. Space, refrigerator, microwave and work desk, laun- 1-855-784-8375, www. lackgoldsuitesstanley.com dry facilities. Handicap-accessible rooms, truck and bus parking. 701-628-4090.microtelinnandsuites@ gmailcom, www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 49

Sakakawea’s home

entertaining and educational interpretive events about the peoples who lived on the northern plains centuries ago. Stanton While in town, stop for gas and snacks at Stanton’s Corner More than 200 years ago the famous Sakakawea left her Express gas station, enjoy a variety of meat-and-potato, home at the Knife River Indian Villages to lead explorers seafood, and specialty meals at Charlie’s Bistro, and cure Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to the Pacifi c Ocean. your parched throat at the River Run Bar. Now you can take your own journey through history Whether you are fi shing in the Knife River, Missouri River in Stanton, the hometown of the or Lake Sakakawea you have a variety of Shoshone girl. fi sh species to try your hand at catching. “I like the small-town, hometown For more information about the Local fi sh species include walleye, sauger, values,” resident Judy Lang said. city of Stanton, visit northern pike, catfi sh, trout and salmon “It doesn’t matter who you are, if www.stantonnd.com or call – and you can clean your catch at the somebody needs help, people are there Stanton City Hall at 701-745-3202. cleaning station located on the west side for you. It’s just amazing to me.” of town. Stanton is the county seat of Mercer There is a walking trail around County, nestled in the midst of Coal Country along State the Sakakawea City Park up past the Mercer County Highway 200. Courthouse and out to the Knife River Indian Villages. The town of 325 is 20 minutes from the Garrison Dam The national park also has primitive hiking trails and and Lake Sakakawea, and sits at the confl uence of the cross-country skiing trails that are maintained in the winter Knife and Missouri rivers. In addition to friendly and caring months. For those that enjoy watching birds, this is the people, the city is also home to the Knife River Indian place to be with many varieties to watch and listen to – one Villages National Historic Site, which provides year-round of the many secrets of this river bottom town. Camping is available at the Tractors and fl oats drive down Harmon city’s prized Sakakawea Park, Avenue for the Two Rivers Festival. which sits along the picturesque shores of the Knife River, or you can park the RV at the Stanton Mobile Home Park or Highway 31 RV Park. Stanton welcomes in August with festivities during the fi rst weekend of the month, culminating in the Old Man and Kid Fishing Derby in Sakakawea State Park. Teams consisting of an adult and children are challenged to catch as much fi sh as possible. After the weigh-in, organizers fi re up the grills to feed the hungry anglers. Trophies are handed out to the winners, and there are enough door prizes to allow each child to take home a prize. Next time you’re traveling through Sakakawea Country, make a stop in Stanton – a historic, scenic and friendly community with a lot to offer. 50 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com STANTON EVENTS AUGUST Plant Power 3-4 – Two Rivers Festival and Old Man and Kid Fishing Derby Quiz Answers DECEMBER Quiz on page 25 7 – Stanton Holiday Fair at the Stanton Civic Center Photo 1: A, Buff aloberry ACCOMMODATIONS Photo 2: C, Silverberry COAL COUNTRY INN B Rocky Mountain Juniper 701-745-3000. This newly opened hotel has the feel of a comfy Photo 3: inn and suites. The 91-room hotel that was once the Stanton Public School has television, free Wi-Fi, vending machines for late-night snacks and a 24-hour market stocked with a variety of beverages, sundry items and food. SAKAKAWEA CITY PARK 701-745-3202. Eight concrete RV pads with electricity hookups available for campers/motor homes. Heated bathrooms and showers available. RV dump, fi ll station and fi sh cleaning station on Harmon Ave. Boat ramp available in the park, with access to the confl uence of the Knife River and Missouri River. Many primitive camping sites available. STANTON MOBILE HOME PARK 918-779-1533. Complete hookups for mobile homes and RV trailers. HIGHWAY 31 RV PARK 701-745-3535. Complete hookups for RV trailers and two cabins available for rent. Boat ramp on the Missouri River located fi ve minutes southeast of Stanton at the Great River Energy Power Plant.

Classic cars, hot rods and tricked-out motorcycles, and their fans, make their way to Underwood each year for the annual McLean County Classic Car and Motorcycle Show. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 51 Knife River Indian Villages Explore history There’s a little village hidden along the Missouri River, earth lodges and lived as members of thriving societies and but it’s not an ordinary village. It is a place packed with villages. thousands of years worth of history and home to one of The Lewis and Clark Expedition was greeted by the America’s most infl uential fi gures of all time. Mandan and Hidatsa as the group spent a winter at Fort Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, located Mandan interacting with the people of the Knife River one mile north of Stanton, was home to the Mandan Villages. Knife River Indian Villages were also the residence and Hidatsa tribes who occupied the of Sakakawea, the famed Shoshone area from around 1790 until 1845. woman who helped lead the Lewis The Hidatsa resided in area villages For more information about and Clark expedition on their journey from around 1450 until 1845, and the Knife River Indian Villages National west. She joined the expedition at Fort Mandan arrived in the Knife River area Historic Site check out their Mandan during the fall of 1804. The shortly after the smallpox epidemic of explorers and their female guide would 1780, also staying until 1845. website at www.nps.gov/knri or be named to Time Magazine’s Top 20 The story of the area continues to call 701-745-3300. Most Infl uential Figures of American be written to this day, as archeological History. research at the Knife River and nearby sites documents After smallpox epidemics weakened the Mandan and 11,000 years of human activity. Hidatsa and an 1837 epidemic devastated the Mandan, the During the time of the Mandan and Hidatsa, the villages surviving villagers moved upstream to a place called Like-a- fl ourished, becoming a major trade route with the Indians Fishhook point. trading Knife River fl int and the produce from the women’s Today, all that remains of the villages are depressions fi elds. The Knife River inhabitants gardened, traded, built in the ground where the earth lodges once stood. Three remaining village sites are part of the Old Man Kid Fishing Derby Knife River Indian Villages national park, which joined the national park system in 1974. Once the park was brought into the national park system it continued to fl ourish and grow. The fi rst visitor center was a farmhouse building. The current visitor center – which includes a gift shop, museum and small theater – was dedicated in 1992. A full-scale replica of an earth lodge was built at the park in 1994. Visitors to the villages are treated to a program in the lodge that explains the life and the culture of the people who lived at the Knife River Indian Villages. Activities are a regular part of the national park’s routine. In February, “Winter Adventure” gives visitors a chance to partake in crafts, hiking, a traditional buffalo dinner in the earth lodge and special presentations. During the summer months, weekend ranger programs, photography workshops, bird watching hikes and guided walks to the villages are routine. Children are also kept busy at the national park, with Kids’ Camp running throughout the summer. 52 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com

Hosts hometown events

icehouse. Turtle Lake offers a handy fi sh cleaning station at the north end of Main Turtle Lake Street. It is always available to clean Yes, the folks who hail from Turtle Lake enjoy their small- catch. town, leisurely lifestyles, but there is plenty to do around Hunting and fi shing guides are available to fi nd the best of Turtle Lake. Whether it’s hunting for waterfowl, small game either sporting worlds. or that elusive whitetail buck, the During the second weekend in July, area around Turtle Lake offers Turtle Lake hosts both the USA and World plenty of opportunities for even the For more information about Turtle Turtle Races and the weekend begins with most avid hunter. Lake, scheduled events, services a morning parade followed by several Oh –and there’s fi shing and plenty and accommodations available competitive activities. of water recreation around Turtle Many local food booths surround the Lake, as the small hamlet in central through the 40 businesses that soapbox derby, turtle race, kiddie tractor pull North Dakota is surrounded by serve the area, contact and other races area, with choices ranging lakes. No matter how visitors travel, Darwin Saari, Turtle Lake city from pizzas to German foods to Tacos in a there is easy access from major bag. There are plenty of shady spots to cheer North Dakota cities via plane or auditor at 701-448-2596. on the different race participants or to enjoy a highway travel. The scenery along tasty treat. the drive is a glimpse of rural life The turtle derby begins early in the afternoon. Turtles that and the activities that defi nes the state’s ag-based economy. take fi rst or second in the heat races, race for trophies later Lake Audubon and Lake Sakakawea are a short half- the same afternoon. Once the USA Turtle Race Champion hour drive away, with plenty of places to pick up supplies is determined, the World Championship Turtle Race is held. and information on the best places to fi sh. Turtle Lake also Turtles and their owners come from all over the Turtle Lake hosts both in-state and out-of-state hunters looking for prime area and the world to compete. upland game and waterfowl hunting. Other events, some of which start on Friday’s family night, Winter or summer, there is great fi shing and many Include the Turtle Lake’s Got Talent competition, the egg challenges for those either in a boat or when staying in an

There’s plenty of wet and wild fun at the mini carnival area during Turtle Days. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 53 toss competition, adult horseshoe competitions, picnics, music, and a softball tournament. Turtle burgers, turkey ACCOMMODATIONS legs, pie and ice cream are offered by local groups that have LAKE BREKKEN served at these events annually for many years. Softball Open camping and electrical hookups at picnic shelters, games and tournaments are played at Lake Brekken on baseball diamond and softball complex with restroom facilities, Sunday. playground. In mid-October, usually the third Saturday of the month, Turtle Lake offers the annual Dakota Feeder Calf Show. BREKKEN, HOLMES Cattle producers from the area compete with producers AND LIGHTENING LAKES from across the state for the best feeder calf status. The Set up with boat docks and boat landings for fi shing enthusi- show’s goal is to raise awareness and interest in production asts. of quality cattle and promote the development of better commercial cattle for market. TURTLE LAKE CITY PARK For previous year’s entries, a Carcass Contest awards Eight camping sites with electric and water hookups and dump prizes for the best gaining and best cut carcass that are station. Picnic shelters, playground, and softball/ baseball dia- presented at the Saturday evening banquet. During the mond. afternoon, cattle judging and open judging events take place CULLUM RENTAL PROPERTIES at the Turtle Lake Weigh Station. Walking through the pen Hunting accommodations available, call at 701-448-9125 for fur- area walkways before the sale gives observers a chance nished one or two-bedroom apartment or for referral to other to select which they think are the best steers and vote for accommodations. People’s Choice. After judging, the steers enter a feedlot trial at the NDSU VICKIE HILL Carrington Extension station. Their progress is reported Call 448-2050 for dorm-like sleeping accommodations with full regularly through the winter until the steers are marketed. cooking facilities and showers. A craft show featuring a variety of different vendors provides some terrifi c shopping during the day of the feeder calf show, and the health fair gives folks an opportunity Girls jumping in to cool off at the Myron to some little mini check-ups and fi nd out the latest health Schell Swimming pool in Underwood. and wellness information. Demonstrations are presented at no admission charge for visitors and have included roping, horse training, dog training, and blacksmithing. An awards banquet caps the day’s events, and features an art auction and raffl e, providing additional excitement at the evening banquet along with special entertainers and speakers. Summer provides opportunity for softball games and tournaments at Lake Brekken-Holmes sports complex. A youth program provides golf, softball, baseball, swimming, and T-ball events during June, July, and August. Other local entertainment includes musical performances at the Senior Center or the City Park, nearby rodeo on Labor Day weekend. TURTLE LAKE EVENTS MARCH 25 - Taste of Turtle Lake - Legion Hall MAY TBA - Bike Fest - TL Rexall Drug to Lake Brekken Campground JULY 12-14 - Turtle Days OCTOBER TBA - Dakota Feeder Calf Show - Turtle Lake Weigh Station DECEMBER TBA - Santa Day/Food Baskets - Main Street 54 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com Underwood Visit energized Underwood is the ideal place to live, work and play. defi nitely want to check out one of the state’s best kept The city’s “Energized Underwood” motto is a clear secrets, the Westridge Golf Course, which provides 18 holes testament to the fact that this thriving community has a lot of challenging golf. to offer. Heat got you down? Not a problem, as the Myron Schell Located in the heart of energy county and the hub of Swimming Pool offers an inviting reprieve from the heat, Sakakawea’s Country’s recreation hot spots, Underwood offering a kiddie pool and a water slide. is the perfect stop for all your needs and recreational goals. Underwood’s friendly businesses, hotels, terrifi c eating HOME OF THE MCLEAN COUNTY FAIR establishments and hometown hospitality will make you Exciting entertainment and events will keep you glad you stopped. entertained and busy from morning ‘til night at the McLean Not to mention, in June Underwood becomes home to County Fair, set for June 14-16 in Underwood. one of the area’s top car/motorcycle shows, which not only features some of the fi nest classic cars you’ll ever see, but The fairgrounds in Underwood will be buzzing with a wide also offers plenty of family-oriented activities throughout the variety of family-oriented entertainment, along with the day. 4-H and FFA Achievement Days, where area children have If you’re looking to relocate, the recently completed the opportunity to show off and have their recent projects Westridge Estates Addition offers prime lots adjacent to viewed and judged. the Westridge Golf Course, and there are plenty of other In addition to the variety of different acts that are lined available lots that would be perfectly suited for your new up to perform at the fair, the McLean County Speedway home. provides entertainment in the fast lane, featuring stock car and Enduro races. GATEWAY TO RECREATION Fairgoers should plan to spend a full day, or better yet Fishing and hunting abound in the area. The friendly city three full days, at the McLean County Fair. For a complete of Underwood is located in the midst of prime upland game schedule of this year’s events call the Underwood City Hall and waterfowl hunting, and is just a quick 15-minute trip to at 701-442-5481. some of the state’s hottest fi shing spots on Lake Sakakawea, Lake Audubon, and the Missouri River. MCLEAN COUNTY SPEEDWAY The Garrison Dam and Tailrace are just 15 short miles Located at the McLean County Fairgrounds, the speedway away, and Lake Sakakawea and Lake Audubon are just a has recently been updated and provides exciting racing stone’s throw away. The lakes offer excellent boating fi shing, action throughout the summer. Races are usually held sailing and a variety of exciting water activities. on Thursdays and Sundays, with special races during the Fishing enthusiasts can spend their mornings trolling for county fair. that trophy walleye on the nearby Missouri River or down- IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Mods, Pure Stock/ rigging for salmon and giant lake trout on beautiful Lake Bomber, and INEX Legend car races draw drivers from Sakakawea. The big lake is also home to some of the best around the state to provide thrilling races for the fans. Find walleye fi shing in the country, as is Lake Audubon. more information on their website, 222.mcleancountyracing. If you’re looking for something to do on the lake other than fi sh, the lake offers terrifi c waterskiing, tubing com and jet skiing opportunities, or if you’re more into just relaxing the day away, pontooning makes for Swimming at the Myron Schell Swimming Pool a great way to spend the day. If you’re more of a winter sports type of person, Lake Audubon practically becomes a city of its own during prime ice fi shing season. Hunting and fi shing supplies, as well as bait, can be found at several of Underwood’s friendly business establishments. Comfortable, affordable lodging can easily be arranged by calling the hotels, which offer daily, weekly and monthly rates. See the accommodations listing on the next page. While you are in town, enjoy the afternoon at either of the parks, and make sure you stop in and check out the Bears in the Park at Underwood’s Pioneer Park, Underwood’s newest attraction, which features several bears carved out of trees in the park. If you’re up for a few rounds of golf, you will www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 55 MIDSUMMER CLASSIC CAR SHOW UNDERWOOD EVENTS The seventh annual Midsummer Classic is set to go Saturday, June 24, in Underwood, and promises to be JUNE bigger and better than last year, bringing in more and more 14-16 – McLean County Fair (Underwood), 4-H shows, carnival, classic cars and motorcycles. free music, entertainment and food all three days. There’s a parade down Lincoln Ave., then the entrants line the street, where people are invited to take a gander, 24 – MidSummer Classic car and motorcycle show. Classic cars and judge for themselves who should win top prizes. and motorcycles are featured in a parade and show, with games Awards are presented in several different categories for both and activities throughout the day and a street dance at night. the car and motorcycle show. Enjoy a burn-out contest, a whack-a-car contest, JULY TBA – Party in the Park Ice cream social. shopping, music (two bands) and dancing, and best of all, the car show. OCTOBER It is defi nitely a family event, as a special section of town TBA – The Underwood Civic Club’s Go Loco for Local promotion is designated as the Kid Zone, and features bounce houses, features a chili cook-off competition between the local business- games and tattoos for the kiddies. es and invites everyone to stop by and take a taste-test, voting The organizers of the Classic are always looking to add for their favorite chili as well as overall “experience: as business new and exciting events to the day’s activities, this past owners are challenged to decorate their businesses and dress in year adding go-carts to the line-up, and it’s a sure bet this costume to bring the locals a complete “Go Loco” experience. summer’s Classic will be even bigger and better. 31 – Underwood Community Carnival, hosted by the Faith Evan- gelical Church of Underwood. Cake walk, kids’ games, bounce GOLF BEAUTIFUL WESTRIDGE house, free meal prizes and fun for the whole family in the safe Looking for a terrifi c golfi ng challenge? Underwood’s and warm Underwood City Hall. Westridge Golf Course has defi nitely made a name for itself as one of the top courses in the state. Members pride TBA – The Northern Expressions Art Council’s presentation of themselves on being known as one of the state’s “best kept McLean’s Macabre Manor haunted house at the McLean County secrets,” but they’re more than willing to share their tee Fairgrounds. times with visitors and anyone who would like to play a couple rounds at the course. The challenging grass greens course offers one of the fi nest ACCOMMODATIONS golfi ng opportunities in the state, offering 8 or 18 holes, as well as a driving range where you can work on your swing. EMBERS ESTATE AND RV PARK Stop in and enjoy a round of golf and plan to have a bite (701)-663-0996, 40 RV sites with full hook ups. Located off to eat in the clubhouse, where friendly workers will make County Road 14. Reservations preferred but not needed. you feel welcome and at home. Westridge hosts several tournaments throughout the DAKOTA ROSE INN golfi ng season. For a tournament schedule, call the (701)442-5251, 10 rooms and 6 suites, AC, CATV. clubhouse at 701-442-5555. MCLEAN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS (701)442-5481, Electrical hook ups, no water or sewer. Shower building available. Kids enjoying the fair UFS LODGE (715)817-8333 Daily, weekly and monthly rates available. Twen- ty-seven single rooms; furnished or unfurnished. Large kitchen and dining area. Truck parking available. Call 701-442-5000 to make reservations. UNDERWOOD INN (701)315-0281, Eight rooms, cable TV with fl at screen TVs in each room, laundry facility on site. Wifi , all non-smoking rooms, one handicap accessible. 56 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com

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Dakota Waters Resort owners Greg and Amber Kimball Six privately owned resorts are nestled within its domain, discovered early in 2012 - their fi rst year of owning the as well. resort north of Beulah – how good fi shing was, with guests Many evolved during the 1980s as people discovered and customers commenting that fi shing was the best it’s Sakakawea’s grandeur, its nooks and crannies and what been in recent years, Amber described. may be its most noted attraction of all – its fi shery. The Kimballs, originally from Oregon, love fi shing and North Dakota’s summer resort and recreation season is being on the water so acquiring Dakota Waters Resort is but a glimpse of the entire year. Even so, vacationers take a great opportunity to enhance their love of the outdoors advantage of fl eeting time. and cement their roots in North Dakota. They expanded by Looking to rent a cabin at Brendle’s Bay Hunting and adding a restaurant. Fishing Adventures, Dakota Waters, Indian Hills, McKenzie While walleye will likely always be the most sought-after Bay Marina, Tobacco Gardens Resort and Marina or Lund’s fi sh, northern pike offer early spring fi shing opportunities. Landing Marina and Lodge? Late June into August is the Salmon, mostly found on the big lake’s east end, also busy resort season. provide a range of activity from downrigging some of the Yet hunters have discovered camping along Lake lake’s deepest waters in the summer to shore-fi shing in the Sakakawea means being within close proximity to sharp- fall. Look for crappie on the west end of the lake. tailed grouse, pheasants, and waterfowl hunting. Several Owners Jim and Analene Torgerson at Lund’s Landing North Dakota Game and Fish Department Wildlife Marina and Lodge take their bluebird and birding interests Management Areas span the lake. U.S. Fish and Wildlife seriously, maintaining 50 bluebird houses. The marina Service Waterfowl Production Areas are nearby, especially accommodates 50 boats and the Torgerson’s will add in the northwest. Hunters fi nd it convenient to stay along another 25 slips in 2019. A new boat ramp is in place and the lake and waterfowl hunt on local potholes. an additional parking lot adds space for another 50 vehicles Some locations, such as Lund’s Landing Marina and and boat trailers. Lodge, Indian Hills Resort, and Brendle’s Bay Fishing and McKenzie Bay Marina is nestled in one of the most Hunting Adventures, accommodate hunters. intriguing areas along Lake Sakakawea. “It’s Badlands Brendle’s Bay Hunting and Fishing Adventures scenery with water,” described a lake enthusiast. emphasizes the region’s abundant recreational How right they are – to the north lies the vast expanse of opportunities, described manager Cathy Martin. The the Van Hook Arm. To the south lies a hidden treasure chest resort has expanded services over the years, including a of bays lined with Badlands buttes and bluffs. Take a long, community center. A playground was added in 2018. slow boat ride and you feel like you could slither right up Anglers fi shing the lake’s midsection and Van Hook the Little Missouri River, a major tributary breathing life and Arm found some of the best walleye success in decades in water into Lake Sakakawea. 2018, Martin added. A nice fall walleye bite often occurs in Wildlife enthusiasts will be amazed at the abundance of September and October – it could be the kind of fi sh that sights and sounds along Lake Sakakawea: A nighttime looks great on a wall. coyote serenade, deer strolling a hilltop, Canada geese in Tucked in Good Bear Bay, family ties run deep at Indian fl ight or glitzy rooster pheasants occasionally wandering by Hills Resort. Celebrating 35 years on Lake Sakakawea, this a campsite or cabin are just a few things to enjoy. family owned and operated resort is a favorite destination Fishing was amazing in 2018 and N.D. Game and Fish for campers, anglers, and hunters. With many upgrades Department fi sh surveys and population samplings point and expansions over the years, owners Kelly and Dale towards another nice year in 2019. “Once famed for Sorge are excited to introduce four new cabins in 2019. The its trophy walleye fi shery in the early to mid-80’s, Lake condominium style lodging will accommodate small and Sakakawea is back and the trophy fi sh are abundant and large groups with the comforts of home throughout fi shing willing,” angler Jason Feldner summarized. and hunting seasons. Tobacco Gardens Resort and Marina owner Peggy Hellandsaas bought the resort in 2009. It’s open year- around for dining and recreational activities. 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Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, call the Washburn Area Washburn Convention and Visitors Bureau at 701-462-8530. Visitors now may step back in time while they are taking MCLEAN COUNTY MUSEUM a walk from the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center or Fort The two buildings housing the McLean County Museum Mandan, thanks to a series of “Lewis & Clark Legacy feature many unique collections that depict an earlier time. Trails” that have been developed by the Lewis & Clark Fort Operated by the McLean County Historical Society, the Mandan Foundation and the City of Washburn. goal of the museum is to present and display the history of Beginning at the Center, located at the intersection of US the area. Highway 83 and ND 200A, a four mile walking/biking trail, Not only is history brought to life through the many known as the Washburn Discovery Trail, will lead you into displays, but through one of the buildings as well. the community of Washburn, taking you past majestic vistas The original museum building on Main Avenue in of the Missouri River. Just look for the 12-foot high steel Washburn has been named after Fred Jefferis, the fi rst sculptures of Captains Lewis & Clark with Mandan Chief curator. This building was originally McLean County’s Sheheke and you’ll be at the trailhead! second courthouse, used from 1905 to 1915, and is now Along the way, you’ll fi nd interpretive panels and park on the National Register of Historic Buildings. In 2006, the benches at turnouts, complete with “doggie bag” dispensers museum received a new coat of “historic” green paint. for your canine companions. The panels reveal to you the As part of the museum there is an old-time print shop, rich history of the Washburn area, from Lewis & Clark to set up by Oliver Borlaug, former editor of the Washburn the riverboats that plied the Missouri prior to the arrival of Leader newspaper. Presses and machinery were from the the railroad. Underwood and Washburn print shops. Your walk will take you past a one room country school, The museum has a large collection of native wildlife antique farm implements, the Sioux Ferry in Riverside Park on display and a special exhibit of miniature buildings, and the location of the old Soo Line Railway Depot. Each depicting historical buildings from the county and state. of these areas is interpreted with a panel. Displays at the museum are continually being updated. At Fort Mandan, a “nature and history trail” takes you Other items of interest include: military uniforms, under the canopy of cottonwoods along the river. You’re photography, a religious corner, farm tools, geology, irons, just as likely to come across a whitetail deer, pheasant or eggbeaters, cameras, Native American displays, archives, turkey as fellow walkers! Don’t miss “Seaman Overlook,” a mining and energy, education, a gem and rock collection steel sculpture tribute to the Newfoundland dog of the Lewis and communication. & Clark Expedition. Fort Mandan and the Headwaters Fort New elements are continuously added to the previous Mandan Visitor Center are along the path. exhbits. The McLean County Museum is open from May- For more information on Washburn’s walking and October, Monday-Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by biking opportunities, along with Fort Mandan and the special appointment. Admission is a free will donation. For more Washburn Water Rodeo, information, call 701-462-3660. Lewis & Clark Riverboat Days WASHBURN VETERANS MEMORIAL Travelers near and far stop on Main Avenue in Washburn to search the Washburn Veterans Memorial for the names of loved ones who fought in the World Wars and those who have been in the military since that time. When the memorial was dedicated on June 16, 2007, there were 904 names of veterans on the monument. The names are being continually updated to add those who are currently serving in the military. The monument was designed by William Reynolds, who was also chair of the Veterans Memorial Committee. Other committee 60 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com members were Gerald Nordquist, Ray Wicklander, Clay PARKWAY ESTATES RV Carr, DeWayne Moran, and Phil Schulz. AND MOBILE HOME PARK The monument, which is located next to the McLean County Museum, can be viewed day or night, as lights (701) 315-0011. Located along US Highway 83 frontage road in illuminate the monument in the darkness. Washburn, fi ve RV sites w/ full hookups, 15 mobile home sites. Close to restaurant, grocery store and school. LEWIS AND CLARK INTERPRETIVE CENTER Washburn’s Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center fi rst opened NORTHVIEW RV PARK in 1997, and features cutting edge technology to portray (701) 462-3709 | (701) 462-8374. Eighteen large sites with full historical items you will not fi nd anywhere else along accommodations, including water, electrical, sewer and refuse. the Lewis & Clark Trail. Explore the life and travels of Restaurant within walking distance. For more information email: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and learn more about [email protected] the native American culture, too. Recently expanded, the 20,000 square foot building now CROSS RANCH STATE PARK features an event center, rare book and resource library, (701) 794- 3731. Primitive, 25 tent, 40 RV sites, showers, two cab- art gallery and archive/art/research center. The site recently ins, two yurts, sewer and electrical hookups at Sanger campsite received a complete makeover of its interpretive galleries, (for campers 35 feet or longer). as well. New and exciting things are happening at this great facility along the Missouri River. WASHBURN EVENTS And while you’re discovering, be sure to step back in time and visit the reconstructed Fort Mandan, as well. Your JUNE admission to the interpretive center allows you to explore TBA - Riverboat Days - An annual event that brings families and the fort – the winter headquarters of the Corps of Discovery – for free. friends together for three days of fun. Enjoy great food, a parade, Whether you’re a fi rst-time visitor or an experienced trail run, craft and vendor show, live music at the street dance, a explorer, you’ll have an unforgettable new adventure when car show and fun for the kids. you “Join the Discovery!” The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center and Fort Mandan are open year-round. Hours are: Memorial Day through Labor Day, daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the remainder of the year, Monday through Saturday, Leap of faith 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Admission is Submitted photo $7.50 for adults, free for students and free for all Lewis by Laura Gardner and Clark Foundation members. The interpretive center is located at the intersection of US Highway 83 and ND 200A at Washburn. Call (701) 462-8535 or 1-877-462-8535 for more information. You may also visit (www.fortmandan. com). ACCOMMODATIONS THE BUNKHOUSE (701) 315-0074 | (701) 315-0074. This hotel has 12 pet-friendly rooms with queen-sized beds. Wireless internet and cable TV in each room, with kitchen and laundry on premises. Off ering daily or weekly rates. For more information email: [email protected] SCOTWOOD MOTEL (701) 462-8191. This hotel has 25 rooms, AC, CATV, fax, and is within close proximity to the local restaurant. WASHBURN RV PARK (701) 462-8635 | (701) 315-0034. Close to restaurants and downtown, this RV park has water, sewer and electrical hookups. For more infomation email: [email protected]. RIVERSIDE PARK (WASHBURN CITY PARK) (701) 462-8558. Primitive camping w/access to indoor bathroom. Located along the Missouri River near the Washburn Discovery Trail. Located just a short walk from the downtown, with restaurant, museum and shopping. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 61 White Shield History abounds Drums pounding in the distance, dazzling multi-colored The Arikara Cultural Center is located on White Shield’s feathers blowing in the Sakakawea breeze and dancers north edge. Opened during the fall of 2013, the center’s pounding the earth in a thunderous dance. design has been described as a modern re-working of a The White Shield Annual Powwow, held each year the traditional Arikara earth lodge. The center includes historical second weekend of July, is celebrated by Native Americans photos and artifacts from the tribe’s rich history. Also on from across the United States and Canada every summer. display is artwork that offers modern interpretations of The Arikara Celebration Grounds are located along N.D. Arikara culture. Highway 37, one-mile south of White Shield, home of the A solemn piece of Native American history is nestled along Arikara nation. North Dakota Highway 1804. The Old Scout Cemetery is a The event features dancers, drum groups and singers tribute to Native Americans who fought with Custer during from throughout the U.S. and Canada. Throughout the the Battle of the Little Big Horn. The cemetery was moved multi-day event, numerous grand entries are scheduled. to its current site when the Garrison Dam and was under Flag raising is also an important part of each day. Vendors construction and before the bottomland was fl ooded. The offer a variety of foods ranging from traditional to modern cemetery is still in use and honors veterans by providing fare; in addition, other vendors sell a wide assortment of them with a fi nal resting place. The cemetery is the site merchandise. of ceremonies of remembrance on Memorial Day and on Veteran’s Day. Take a swing at Sakakawea Country Golf Courses GARRISON GOLF COURSE Hwy 37 • Garrison • 701.337.5420 Green Fees: $14(9) • $20(18) • $25(all day) Holes on Course: 9 • Par: 36 BLACK SANDS GOLF COURSE 1130 Highway 49 S • Beulah • 701.873.2929 • Carts Available • Club Rentals • Putting Green • Driving Range • Pro Shop • Snack Bar www.blacksandsgolfcourse.com • Meeting Space Green Fees: $18(9) • $26(18) • $35(all day) • $11 (Juniors) HAZEN GOLF CLUB Holes on Course: 9 • Par: 35 Hwy 200 • Hazen • 701.748.2011 • Carts Available • Club Rentals • Putting Green www.hazengolfcourse.com • Driving Range • Pro Shop • Snack Bar Green Fees: $18(9) • $25(18) • $12 (Juniors 16 & Under) • Lessons Available • Meeting Space Holes on Course: 9 • Par: 35 EAGLE RIDGE GOLF CLUB • Carts Available • Club Rentals • Putting Green 6401 3rd Ave E • Williston • 701.572.6500 • Driving Range • Pro Shop • Snack Bar www.golfateagleridge.com • Tee Time Required • Meeting Space Green Fees: $30(9) • $42(18) • $160 (Seasons Range Pass) SQUARE BUTTE GOLF COURSE Holes on Course: 18 • Par: 72 Green Fees: $24 (18) • $19 (9) • $31 (all day) • Carts Available • Club Rentals • Putting Green Junior discounts are available; call to confi rm eligibility. • Driving Range • Pro Shop • Snack Bar (701) 794-3623 • Meeting Space

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of many locals and visitors alike. During winter, cross- McKenzie country skiers and snowmobilers enjoy the terrain. Watford City is the County Seat of McKenzie County which sprawls across 2,735 square miles surrounded by the Badlands, the Little Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers and is County your destination for vacation fun. ATTRACTIONS AND ADVENTURES A major attraction in the Long X Visitor Center and In one of the most scenic areas of the badlands, known Museum, located in Watford City, is the largest petrifi ed tree as the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, visitors have stump ever found in North Dakota. The 60 million-year-old the opportunity to see the grace and empowering vistas petrifi ed tree stump, which weighs approximately 25,000 provided within the Badlands. The Park pounds and is six feet in diameter and Visitors Center, located just 15 miles For more information about seven-to-eight feet tall, was discovered south of Watford City on U.S. Highway during a palentological excavation in the 85, begins the journey through the park. McKenzie County visit badlands south of Watford City in 2001. Designated as one of North Dakota’s www.4eyes.net or The Long X Visitor Center and Museum few scenic byways the 14 mile drive call 701-444-5804. is the central location for information on through the park will give you a taste the area’s cultural, geological, historical, of the beautiful country that enthralled and geographic attractions. Roosevelt in the 1800s and thousands of visitors since. During the warm summer months, take a plunge down A large herd of buffalo, deer, antelope, big horn sheep and one of the two tower water slides or soak your weary bones elk roam freely throughout the park. In addition, coyotes in the large group hot tub at Watford City’s Wild West Water and fox call the park home, and it has become famous for Park. The Water Park is a perfect summer getaway for the its acres of grassland prairie dog homesteads. entire family, with dozens of ways to beat the heat. Beneath The Little Missouri National Grasslands in McKenzie umbrellas, parents can monitor their children as they swim County offers access to over 503,000 acres of public land in the special Children’s Play Area or sample the goodies at for open hunting, camping, horseback riding, backpacking, the concessions. The water park provides swimming lessons, cross country skiing and snowmobiling. The Maah Daah special programs for senior citizens and can be rented for Hey Trail, 100 miles in length, links the north and south private parties. units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, is also open to OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES backpackers, horseback riders and bicyclists. Canoeing on Fishing on Lake Sakakawea will net you northern pike, the Little Missouri River, a designated state river, is a favorite walleye and Chinook salmon, plus great pan fi sh such as sauger, smallmouth bass, catfi sh, yellow Buttes in the North perch and trout. Tobacco Garden Resort and Dakota badlands Campground, a certifi ed Lewis and Clark site on Lake Sakakawea, offers 100+ camping sites and is located 25 miles north of Watford City. The Resort also offers cabins, a restaurant, C-Store, gas, bait, off-sale, and wireless internet. McKenzie Bay, 53 miles east of Watford City, offers camping, cabin rental, boat fuel, electrical hookups and bait sales. Imagine latching on to a 100-pound prehistoric monster and battling it to shore. That experience awaits when you try paddle fi shing on the Confl uence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers. The paddlefi sh run begins in early May and peaks by mid-June. Paddle fi shing takes special gear, so check with local guides. For the Lewis and Clark explorer it is interesting to note that Lewis and Clark considered the confl uence of these two great rivers as one of the most important places in North America. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 63 UUnderwoodnderwood Energized Targeting Growth, Beauty, Well-Being, Education, Vibrancy, and Variety. Come build with us!

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clothing bring the past alive and the Fort Union Trading Post back into its heyday. WillistonFort Union Trading Post National Historical Site, Lake Missouri-Yellowstone Confl uence Interpretive Center tells Sakakawea, Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the story of the mighty Missouri and Yellowstone rivers Fort Buford State Historical Site are just a few of the and offers the same magnifi cent view the Lewis and Clark historical sites you can experience in Williston, North Expedition members enjoyed when they visited the area Dakota, “Gateway to the West.” The Missouri-Yellowstone in 1804 and 1806. Featured in the 2,000-square-foot Confl uence Interpretive Center, ½ mile west of Fort Buford permanent gallery will be the Lewis and Clark journey, Historic Site, tells the interesting history of the mighty the fur trade era, Fort Buford, and the development of the Missouri. Along with the many fi shing modern-day irrigation and energy industries. There are and hunting opportunities provided by more than 200 artifacts in the permanent Lake Sakakawea, the area is a history For more information, call gallery, including a frontier army lovers’ dream. transport wagon, a steamboat pilot’s Williston Convention and navigating wheel, and a 1903 Cadillac. HISTORY Visitors Bureau at (800)615-9041 Fort Union Trading Post was built Fort Buford State Historical Site west near the confl uence of the Missouri and or see www.willistonnd.com. of Williston offers history, beauty and Yellowstone Rivers in 1828 by John recreation. A museum in the original Jacob Astor’s American Fur Company military building tells the fort’s history. A and until 1867 it dominated the fur trade on the upper nearby military cemetery and three original buildings stand Missouri River. It was the headquarters for trading goods for at the site and are enhanced by interpretive exhibits. bison hides and other furs with the Assiniboine, Cree, Crow, The site includes a picnic area and campground, and Blackfeet, Ojibwa, Hidatsa, Mandan and Arikara Indians. each spring a large paddlefi sh operation attracts hundreds Today the National Park Service has partially of sportsmen. The area also offers many other recreational reconstructed Fort Union Trading Post to its 1851 opportunities. appearance. It is home to the lavish Bourgeois House, a RECREATION visitor center, and museum. Park rangers dressed in period Lewis and Clark State Park, 19 miles southeast of Williston, is an offi cial site of the Lewis and Clark expedition A Western North of 1805. Today an Dakota bridge spans interpretive trail the river marker highlights their expedition. The park also offers a self-guided nature trail, a marina (when operational due to low water) and boat ramp for access to the area’s best walleye, sauger, northern pike to name a few species of fi sh. The Links of North Dakota is at Red Mike Resort, about 27 miles east of Williston. The course has been rated by “Golf Digest” as the number one public course in North Dakota and one of the top courses in the United States. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 67

RESORTS from page 57 BRENDLE’S BAY with 50-unit electric campsites. Seasonal sites available. 9 1/2 miles west of Parshall on a paved road situated on Boat and camper storage. Telephone (701) 873-5800; Parshall Bay in the Van Hook Arm. Manager Cathy Martin. website (www.dakotawatersresort.com). 242 lots available for permanent and seasonal rental with year-around water, sewer, and electricity. Eleven rental INDIAN HILLS RESORT cabins available year-around. Boat and camper storage, 31 miles west of Garrison, 2 1/2 miles south. Owners Dale electrical hookups, picnic tables, fi re rings, sewer, and and Kelly Sorge. Four log cabins, Arrowhead Lodge (group water at all campsites, showers, laundry, bait and tackle, accommodations up to 10 people), new condominium RV dump, groceries, tornado center for inclement weather lodging (tentative 2019 completion), more than 50 electrical and storm warning siren, hunting and fi shing guide service, camping sites with water, primitive camping, C-store, gas, and gas. Large community center with 26 by 26-foot deck bait and tackle, concessions, boat ramp, fi sh cleaning available for wedding and event rental. Telephone (701) station, outdoor boat and camper storage, fi shing guide 862-3611; website (www.brendlesbayresort.com). Adjacent service, marina with long and short term rental, kayak, to Mountrail County Park, which also has electrical and pontoon, and paddleboard rentals, Wi-Fi Service, shower primitive camping, showers, boat ramp, and fi sh cleaning house, Nux Baa Ga Trail, a single-track hiking and bicycling station. Telephone (701) 862-3362. trail, and event shelter with reunions and special events welcome. Telephone (701) 743-4122.View availability and DAKOTA WATERS RESORT online booking at website (www.fi shindianhills.com). 18 miles north of Beulah on paved Beulah Bay access road. Owners Greg and Amber Kimball. Cabins, boat and LUND’S LANDING MARINA & LODGE slip rental, concessions, concrete boat ramp, RV dumpsite, 22 miles east of Williston on N.D. Highway 1804 on electrical camping, showers, bait and tackle, on-and-off- Whitetail Bay. Owners Jim and Analene Torgerson. Six the-water gas, fi sh cleaning station, guide service, fi shing cabins, primitive camping, concessions, Lewis and Clark boat rentals, courtesy dock, playground, and event shelter. Interpretive Hiking Trail, two authentic teepees available The restaurant serves from 11:30 a.m. to closing daily with for rent, free Wi-Fi Internet service, fi sh cleaning station, a weekend buffet. Resort features eight modern log cabins bluebird hiking trail, full-service restaurant featuring pan- fried walleye and juneberry pie, and kayak, pontoon, boat Bite the Ice Fishing and canoe rental. Within fi ve miles of two grass green golf Tournament, Van courses, 18-hole The Links and 9-hole Paradise Point. Hook Resort Marina seasonal slip rentals and on-the-water gas available. Telephone (701) 568-3474; website (www.lundslanding. com) and email address [email protected]. Wireless telephone (701) 641-0175.

MCKENZIE BAY MARINA 53 miles east of Watford City. Owners James and Sarah Mackey. Primitive and electrical camping, courtesy dock and boat ramp, handicapped-accessible shower, playground, ﬁ sh cleaning station, sewage and garbage disposal, bait and tackle, on- and off-the-water gas, cabin rentals, restaurant, concessions, and boat and camper storage. Telephone (701) 759-3366 or offseason, (701) 609-4808.

TOBACCO GARDENS RESORT & MARINA 27 miles northeast of Watford City on N.D. Highway 1806. Owner Peggy Hellandsaas. More than 120 electrical and 25 primitive camping sites, full service restaurant, on and off liquor sales, bait and tackle, marine accessories, convenience store, fi sh cleaning station, modern handicap- accessible restroom and shower house, paved access road, boat ramp, boat and camper storage, RV dumpsite, on- and off-the-water gas, playground, courtesy boat slips, Lewis and Clark group meeting space available, and two rental cabins. Telephone (701) 842-4199; website (www.tobaccogardens.com) or email tobaccogardens@ ruggedwest.com. 68 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com Cross Ranch State Park State Parks Camping is only the beginning CROSS RANCH STATE PARK Fort Stevenson State Park Located along seven miles of the last free-fl owing, undeveloped stretches of the Missouri River, North Dakota’s Cross Ranch Centennial State Park is rich in both cultural and natural history. The park is purposely left primitive to preserve the land’s natural beauty. The River Peoples Visitor Center has displays and information about the once mighty Missouri River, which has now been tamed through a series of major dams and reservoirs along its length. A boat ramp is available for those wishing to explore this scenic segment of the river, while anglers will fi nd walleye, pike and bass in its waters. Canoe rentals are also available. An extensive trail system can be explored either on foot or on cross country skis during the winter months. During the summer, the trails allow access to a 5,000-acre dedicated nature preserve where mixed grass prairie, river bottom forests and woody draws can be seen. Cross country ski and snowshoe rentals are available. A back country area is open for those wishing to hike to their camping spot. LOCATION: Cross Ranch State Park is located 12 miles southeast of Hensler via paved roads, or 6 miles by gravel. For paved access roads follow the brown park directional signs located on Hwy. 200 or Hwy. 25. FEES: Daily entrance fee $5/vehicle; annual vehicle entrance permit: $35. CAMPING: Main campground (no electrical, showers at Visitor Center). Sanger Campground (vault toilet only) electrical site; primitive site. Electrical sites in Sanger Campground are about 35 ft. long and restricted to use by small RVs only, due to the diffi culty larger RVs may have in turning around. Log Cabins: day use and overnight, 1-6 people available. Tipis, up to 6 people also available. Primi- tive Log Cabins: day use $70/day; overnight, up to 10 people, $80/night, Full-Service Yurts, up to 6 people, $125/night; Primitive Yurts, up to 6 people, $65/night, Tipis, up to 4 people, $35/night, Camp- sites and hook-ups available, $12-$25, seasonal rates apply. For more information, For more information, visit www.parkrec.nd.gov or call 701-794-3731. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 69 FORT STEVENSON STATE PARK Lake Sakakawea State Park On the north shore of giant Lake Sakakawea, Ft. Stevenson State Park is known as the walleye capital of North Dakota. A favorite spot for sportsmen to experience the great fi shing on the lake, it is home to the Governor's Cup Walleye Fishing Derby, as well as a variety of other fi shing tournaments. Visitors will fi nd a modern campground, sleeping cabins, visitor center, interpretive trails and prairie dog town, as well as boat launching facilities. Due to rising lake levels, the park's marina, and concessions are now open. LOCATION: 3 miles south of Garrison on 41st Ave. NW. FEES: Entrance fee, $5/day per vehicle or $25 annual vehicle permit CAMPING: $20/night campsite with electricity; $30/night campsite with electricity and sewer hookups; $12/night campsite without electricity; Cabins: $40/night

LAKE SAKAKAWEA STATE PARK Located on the south shore of Lake Sakakawea, adjacent to Garrison Dam, Lake Sakakawea State Park off ers a wide range of water-based recreational activities and facilities. The park has a full-service marina, including convenience store and boat and camper storage. For information on marina services, contact Lewis & Clark State Park Lake Sakakawea State Park Marina at 701-487-3317 or the park’s main offi ce at 701-487-3315. Two large boat ramps serve the park for access to the best salmon fi shing on the lake. The park hosts several fi shing derbies throughout the summer. LOCATION: 1 mile north of Pick City. FEES: Entrance fee, $5/day per vehicle or $25 annual vehicle entrance permit. CAMPING: Campsite with electricity $25/night; Primitive campsite $17/night; Cabins: $55/night.

LEWIS AND CLARK STATE PARK Lewis and Clark State Park is situated on one of the upper bays of Lake Sakakawea. The rugged buttes of the North Dakota Badlands display a towering backdrop to one of the state's best recreation areas. The park, of course, is named for the Corps of Discovery explorers, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. The expedition camped nearby on April 17, 1805, and an interpretive trail marker has been placed within the park to commemorate their historic journey through North Dakota. Due to rising water levels, the park's marina has reopened on a limited basis. LOCATION: Lewis and Clark State Park is located 19 miles southeast of Williston on Highway 1804. FEES: Entrance fee, $5/day per vehicle or $25 annual vehicle permit CAMPING: $20/night campsite with electricity; $12/night campsite without electricity; Cabins: $40/night 70 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com

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BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS Wilton These days, there are over 25 businesses in Wilton, with more It’s been said that service with a smile has come and gone. business ventures planned for the upcoming year. Current Not in Wilton. You can still get the best burger around, great businesses include a bank, post offi ce, convenience store and service at the gas station and witness kids, with smiles on gas station, café, bars, hair salon, basic care facility and many their faces, riding their bikes up and down the streets. This others. friendly town is just a stones throw from Bismarck, yet offers There are six churches in town: the First Presbyterian Church, an escape from the city lights. Do you enjoy fi ring some shots St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Mission Evangelical Free at a local gun range? You can do it in Wilton. Church, Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Sacred What started with only three or four buildings and a handful Heart Catholic Church and Sunne Lutheran Church. of residents over a hundred years ago, has blossomed into a The city also boasts a number of organizations from the community of over 800 people. The town is holding strong to Wilton Ambulance Service to Wilton’s American Legion Post a rich history with beautiful homes and a growing population. 163. Other organizations include the Wilton Fire Department, HISTORY Wilton Legion Auxiliary, Wilton Lions Club, Wilton Mentor The community’s history dates back to 1898, when General Program, Wilton Senior Citizens, Wilton Tree Board and the W.D. Washburn, a former U.S. Senator, purchased 113,000 Women of Wilton. acres of Northern Pacifi c land to develop. ATTRACTIONS In 1899, Washburn selected four blocks in Burleigh County Railroad buffs will enjoy a trip to the Wilton Soo Line Depot. and 11 in McLean County for a town, which he named Wilton The depot was designed by Minneapolis architect William J. after a town in his home state of Maine. On Oct. 18, 1899, the Keith, and was built in 1900. plat for the town was fi led. The depot is unique, as the top story has a replica perch of a Early businesses included coal mining, a 60,000 bushel Japanese pagoda. The station was used until Dec. 31, 1970, elevator, a livery stable, a general store and the Wilton News when the Soo Line Railroad closed down because of a lack of newspaper. traffi c. The depot was moved to its current location on May By 1909, there were fi ve general stores, fi ve elevators, two 25, 1976, and is now home to the railroad museum. drug stores, two banks, three land companies, an attorney’s Another great place to spend a few hours is the Wilton offi ce, two hotels, two blacksmith shops, a barber shop, a Centennial Park. The park has a walking trail, footbridge and a livery stable, a meat market, a millinery shop, a restaurant, a fi shing pond. The Wilton Park Board also maintains two other confectionery store, a grocery store, a boot and shoe shop, a parks in the city. hardware store, a lumber yard, two dealers in farm machinery Also available is a campground for RVs which provides and two doctors. electrical and water hookups. Golfers will note that Painted Woods Golf Course is only ten miles north of Wilton on Highway 83. The nine hole course is Lion's corn feed at Wild in Wilton open from April through October, weather permitting. For those interested in water activities, the Missouri River is just a short drive, as is New Johns Lake. Both offer boating and fi shing opportunities. Wilton is also in the midst of prime hunting and fi shing country. Deer, pheasants, grouse and partridge are abundant in the area. WILTON EVENTS JUNE 15 Wild in Wilton – great food, craft/vendor show, kids’ games, 5k run and street dance. ACCOMMODATIONS EAST PARK RV PARK (701) 734-6707. Located on the east side of town, near the Wilton Farmers Union Elevator. Signs, located near Hwy. 83, will lead you to the park, which includes 12 campsites and four electrical hookups. Water is available. www.sakakaweacountry.com Sakakawea Country 71

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washburnlife.com 72 Sakakawea Country www.sakakaweacountry.com Advertising Index 2K Meats ...... Hunting & Fishing 13 Grimsleys ...... 58 4Bears Casino & Lodge...... 28 Harbor Bar ...... 8 4Seasons Restaurant ...... 45 Hazen Drug ...... 6 AmericInn by Wyndham ...... 56 Hazen Motors ...... Hunting & Fishing 12 Bank of Turtle Lake ...... 64 Hazen Parks & Rec ...... Hunting & Fishing 12 Basin Electric Power Coop/Dakota Gasiﬁ cation Co ...... 7 Hook Line & Sinker ...... Hunting & Fishing 7 Bayside Property Rentals ...... 64 Indian Hills Resort ...... 37 Beulah Park District ...... Hunting & Fishing 13 Krause’s Market ...... Hunting & Fishing 11 Big Lake Guide Service ...... Hunting & Fishing 7 Larsen Drug ...... 11 Bronson’s Marketplace ...... 11 Lignite Tire ...... 15 Chase Pharmacy - Garrison ...... 11 McLean County Historical Society ...... 8 Chase Drug - Washburn ...... 19 McLean Electric Cooperative ...... 41 City of Beulah ...... Hunting & Fishing 16 New Life Worship Center ...... 17 City of Center ...... 10 New Town Chamber of Commerce ...... 36 City of Pick City ...... 45 North Dakota Game & Fish Dept...... Hunting & Fishing 6 City of Stanton ...... 46 Parshall Promoters ...... 38 City of Underwood ...... 63 Reservation Telephone Cooperative ...... 35 City of Wilton ...... 65 Rust’s Hardware Hank ...... Hunting & Fishing 7 Coal Country Community Health Center ...... 9 Sakakawea Medical Center ...... 9 Community Memorial Hospital ...... 13 Scott’s Bait & Tackle ...... Hunting & Fishing 11 Cornerstone Bank ...... 71 Sportsman’s Bottle Shop ...... 17 Coteau ...... 10 Stroup Insurance ...... 17 Coyote Creek Mine ...... 10 Teresa’s Grocery ...... Hunting & Fishing 11 Cricket on the Hearth ...... 27 The Grind Coffee Hut ...... 11 Dairy Queen ...... Hunting & Fishing 13 The Hub ...... Hunting & Fishing 7 Dakota Properties ...... 17 The Union Bank ...... 11 Dakota Tackle...... Hunting & Fishing 5 Totten Trail Bar & Grill ...... Hunting & Fishing 11 Downtown Gas ...... 58 Turtle Lake Pharmacy ...... 40 Dickens Festival ...... 15 Union State Bank...... 35 Edgewater Country Club ...... 35 United Quality Grain Coop ...... 35 Falkirk Mine ...... 64 Washburn CVB ...... 71 Farmers Union Oil - Garrison ...... Hunting & Fishing 6 Washburn Family Clinic ...... 13 Farmers Union Oil - Wilton ...... 21 Welcome to Hazen ...... 16 First Security Bank West ...... Hunting & Fishing 13 West Inkster Realty ...... 27 Fitterer Oil Company ...... 15 WRT ...... 6 Ft. Stevenson State Park ...... 8 Ye Old Malt Shoppe ...... Hunting & Fishing 3 Garrison State Bank & Trust ...... 11 Ziegler Landing ...... 8

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NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE The Knife River Indian Villages at Stanton and the Twin Buttes Pow Wow celebrate past and present. FISHING Lake Sakakawea, the Missouri River, along with numerous small lakes and rivers make Mercer County a diverse anglers paradise. Enjoy Find out about Mercer County in “Sakakawea Country” by visiting four season fun and relaxation while you get hooked on Mercer County. mercercountynd.com 1-800-441-2649 800-441-2642 www.visitbeulah.com

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