visithazennd.com Hazen Chamber of Commerce/CVB 701.748.6848 or 888-GO-HAZEN 1 On behalf of the Hazen City Commission, I would like to welcome you. Hazen is a progressive community of 2400 people and a wonderful place to live, work, and visit. We offer an abundant supply of recreational opportunities to our citizens and visitors alike. Whether your interest is hunting, fishing, boating, walking, swimming or enjoying a concert at the city’s pocket park, Hazen has something for everyone. Our churches, schools, civic organizations, and business community work in harmony with the city to ensure the needs of our citizens are met. We strive to provide our citizens and visitors with a quality of life and services second to none. Hazen is truly Legendary! 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The town along the Lewis & Clark Trail has most everything the traveler needs including a well-rounded business district, a variety of restaurants, state of the art medical facilities and many other services. Hazen is located along Highway 200 midway between two North Dakota state designated Scenic Byways. Visitors to the area are encouraged to try convenience store the authentic German menu items off ered at the local with gas. Sewage restaurants. The North Dakota Legendary hospitality and the dump stations designation of being the friendliest state in the nation will and free WiFi are off er a vacation experience far beyond your expectations! available at all three Hazen is very proud of its camping facilities at the Lewis & campgrounds. Clark RV Park on West Main, Antelope Creek RV Park North of Things to do when visiting Hazen include a nine-hole Highway 200 and at the Hazen Bay Recreation Area 12 miles grass green golf course, swimming pool with water slide, to the north on beautiful Lake Sakakawea. The RV Parks climbing wall and other water features, walking and biking have level pull through sites, handicap accessible comfort paths, archery range, twin movie theater, indoor and outdoor stations with showers, toilets, laundry facilities and meeting ice arena, hunting and fi shing. The Knife River Indian Villages rooms. The Hazen Bay Campground has primitive and NHS off ers a visitor center and furnished earth lodge with modern camping sites, cabin and RV rentals, boat ramps, fi sh self-guided history and nature trails. Tours are available at cleaning station, picnic shelter, playground, restaurant and the area coal mines and energy plants. Hazen Chamber of Commerce On the Convention and Visitors’ Bureau Cover visithazennd.com Photo by Ruby Hintz. Hintz Buff alo Ranch is a family PO Box 423 • 146 E Main Hazen, ND 58545 Buff alo Ranch located south of Hazen. 888-GO-HAZEN • 701-748-6848 The large Buff alo Bull in the center is “Fabio”, one of the breeding Bulls from the Hintz Herd. Hazen Chamber of Commerce/CVB 701.748.6848 or 888-GO-HAZEN Brochure updated January 2021. [email protected] 1 3 Sakakawea Medical Center Sakakawea Medical Center (SMC) originally operated under the name of the Hazen Memorial Hospital Association (HMHA) and dates back as far as 1969 when the HMHA took over the hospital from the Lutheran Hospital Homes Society. In 1988 the name was changed to Sakakawea Medical Center. Currently, SMC consists of a 13-bed critical access hospital and a 34-bed licensed basic care facility. The non-profi t hospital is community owned and operates under the HMHA which is governed by a volunteer board of directors elected through its membership. On April 5, 2017, SMC opened a replacement facility just south of the retiring hospital. The new medical center has been designed to increase staff effi ciency and accommodate changes underway in the delivery of healthcare as well as assisting healthcare providers to meet growing demands within the service area. In addition to the medical center, SMC operates a licensed basic care facility, two rehabilitation departments, hospice and palliative care programs. Dear Visitors and Friends, It’s always a pleasure Over four miles of paved walking and biking trails to welcome guests to our wind around the city. These scenic pathways connect community! Whether you’re here Hazen’s parks, baseball diamonds, football fi eld and golf for business or leisure, we invite course; making it a breeze for athletes and spectators to you to discover the unsurpassed fl oat from one event to the next. It’s not uncommon to beauty and distinctive charm spot wildlife along the footpath. There’s nothing quite of this North Dakota Legendary as breathtaking as the early morning fl ight of pheasants town along the historical Lewis freshly fl ushed from Antelope Creek! and Clark Trail. Located just Hazen off ers wide open spaces as far as the eye fi fteen minutes south of the third can see. Take in the beauty of wildlife in its natural largest man-made lake in the environment. Swim, ski, soak up the sun on the glorious United States. shores of Lake Sakakawea, hike, bike, kayak the Missouri Hazen is perfectly positioned on the cusp of major River, hunt, fi sh, tell tall tales around the campfi re, shop, economic activity that has recently captivated the nation. dine, raise your glass and unwind. Whatever your personal Strategically situated on the border of the Bakken and in journey holds, Hazen is where your legend unfolds! between several energy plants and coal mines, Hazen’s Sincerely, energy-intensive industrial economy is booming. Our unemployment rate is nearly half that of the national average. For the sports fan, Hazen is a touchdown, homerun, hat trick, slam dunk and hole in one! From adult recreational leagues to high school activities to little Antoinette Heier league, you’re always sure to score a game in this town! Executive Director Our community also off ers a diverse menu of cultural Hazen Chamber/Convention and Visitors Bureau experiences as well. Summer concerts are held in the park once a month June - September in downtown Hazen. 4 History of Hazen If Hazen wants to point to its real beginnings, it has to look to Alexander F. “Sandy” Roberts, who arrived in the fall of 1882,88282, squatted on what was to become ppartarart ofof HHazen,aazzenen, anaandnd inn 1884 fi led a request for a post offi cee toto bebe namednaammeded Hazen.Hazazenen. The Mercer County Star, published in Krem, Hazen was named for A.D. Hazen, whoh was ThirdThThi d AssistantA i announced on December 5, 1912, “The townsite which is Postmaster General at the time. The request was granted, supposed to be called Hazen has been purchased and the and on February 12, 1885 Hazen became the authorized deed to the property lies in the Citizens State Bank of Krem name of a United States post offi ce and won a place on the ready to be forwarded to the Tuttle Land Co….” The platting map. However, it was to be another 28 years before Hazen of Hazen was completed on October 27, 1913 and fi led with became a town. the Mercer County register of deeds on November 7, 1913. The German-Russians that originally settled the Hazen The Northern Pacifi c Railway had announced that 35 miles of area had migrated from southwestern Germany to the rails would be extended westward from Stanton and it was Black Sea area of Russia and then to the United States. along that line that Hazen was born and continues to thrive. At that time only the two Dakotas had extensive lands Agriculture and the energy industry are the backbone available, so it was no accident that the largest numbers of of Hazen and the surrounding area. Hazen also boasts German-Russians settled in the Hazen area in May, 1886. the presence of Sakakawea Medical Center as well as the In the closing years of the 19th Century, the three towns of headquarters for West River Telecom Cooperative and Mannhaven, Krem & Expansion had sprung up in the rural Roughrider Electric Cooperative. The population doubled area that later became Hazen. All are now ghost towns in the 1970’s and 1980’s as a result of growth in the energy as many of the businesses and German-Russian residents industry, rose higher during construction phases and is now eventually moved into what is now Hazen. stable at just over 2500 residents. 5 The arts have • Art & Drama Camps - Hazen Arts always been an Council encourages participation in the Arts important aspect performing and visual arts. Art Camp of the community for Kids and Drama Camp are held of Hazen. From painting and crafts to each summer in June. The Art Camp is TThingshings ttoo DDoo thttheater,h dance and music, Hazen prides for children ages 4 - 12 and the Drama ititselft on the talent that abounds in the Camp is open to 6th-8th grade students. ccocommunity and beyond.