travel beyond the obvious
Fargo, North Dakota, may seem far from the center of the art world, but the Plains Art Museum presents a wide range of contemporary artwork filled with meaning and beauty. It’s a museum deeply connected Read More …
It’s that time again, when it seems reasonable to take a look back at the past year before leaping into the next. In that spirit, here is a recap of my 2015 travels. International travel Read More …
The Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway wanders south and east out of Valley City to Lisbon in eastern North Dakota. Last summer we followed a portion of it as far south as Fort Ransom. The Read More …
The Hjemkomst Center is tucked into a leafy corner of Moorhead between an apartment complex and the Red River. If you miss it and find yourself crossing the First Avenue Bridge into Fargo, just take Read More …
No matter how many times I insisted that North Dakota has trees, it seemed that my husband was never going to believe me. To his credit, he’d never traveled beyond North Dakota’s (basically treeless) Red Read More …
When I was in college I worked with a woman named Deb. One summer, while the rest of us took classes or worked or just goofed off, she sailed to Norway on a 76-foot homemade Read More …
A “stavkirke” or “stave church” is an architectural style used for churches in Scandinavia at the end of the age of the Vikings in the 1100 and 1200s. The technique uses vertical pine posts (staves) Read More …
I really enjoy driving through grain fields, so thought I’d share a couple more pictures from my wanders through North Dakota. I hope you can see the beauty here too! This is my contribution to Read More …
My recent trip to North Dakota was a chance to see some great old barns in various stages of decay. Here’s one of my favorites. This is my contribution to Travel Photo Thursday at Nancie’s Read More …
Summer is rapidly coming to an end in the Upper Midwest, as was obvious from the number of bales scattered about the North Dakota countryside last weekend. This is my contribution to Travel Photo Thursday Read More …
In 1867 a fort was constructed in southeastern North Dakota to protect the overland route between Minnesota and Montana. Named for Major General Thomas E. G. Ransom, the fort consisted of twelve buildings protected by Read More …
The friend we are visiting has been taking us on a tour of the area she considers home.Among the highlights she wants to show us is a road that appears run right into the water Read More …
It must be a quiet week in Fargo, as I was given an upper floor corner room at the Radisson. At the government rate, this is probably the best hotel deal in the entire upper Read More …
Grand Forks are empty.< Tim wants to run an errand at Cabela’s and I have no plans for the evening, so we set off across the Red River into East Grand Forks as the late Read More …