It’s prime pumpkin patch time, people! Here are five of the best North Dakota pumpkin patches and corn mazes to get your fall fix. You’ll find family friendly spots for a little corn maze/pumpkin picking/hay ride magic. Or you could… Continue Reading
Staring up into the thick, velvet night, with the monolith of Bear Lodge at my back, I realize that the sky isn’t black at all, but a marbled expanse of slate and jet, charcoal and gray, sprinkled with glittering stars.… Continue Reading
For an in-depth look at the largest city in North Dakota, check out Fargo Food Tours. This Fargo walking tour just launched this spring and it’s a great way to experience the history, culture and food scene at street level.… Continue Reading
“This is unreal,” my husband Derrick says as he stands at one of the highest points in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, surveying the sweep of the Little Missouri River valley below us, the cottonwoods lush and green. “It’s like a… Continue Reading
You don’t have to go to Minneapolis or St. Paul to find some of the best food trucks in Minnesota. In fact, many of them can be found in a small, west-central Minnesota city near you. If you happen to… Continue Reading
Dutifully reading about local history? Been there, done that. I like my museums a little more immersive, thanks. Seeing a city from a giant praying mantis, a Ferris Wheel or a boat marooned on a rooftop in a place where… Continue Reading
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver, “The Summer Day” There’s something about the change of seasons that makes us take stock of our lives. So since the… Continue Reading
The image of kids loping off to the community fishing hole, bait in one hand, fishing poles in the other, brings to mind the long, lazy days of summer. It’s such a classic image that it’s practically sepia toned, enshrined… Continue Reading
The longest trail in the United States starts (or ends, depending on your interpretation) in North Dakota. But unless you’re a hiker, it remains one of the state’s (and the country’s) best kept secrets. When completed, the North Country Trail… Continue Reading
“In the arts, we don’t think about time,” said sculptor Bruce Howdle, his flip flops slapping softly on the floor of his studio in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. “Sometimes it takes a lot of time, sometimes it doesn’t. Time doesn’t mean… Continue Reading