From noon until 6:00 p.m. today, members of the Theodore Roosevelt Amateur Radio Club are hosting a special event station at the parking lot of Painted Canyon overlook near Medora.  According to Ken Muggli, vice president of the club, the event was organized to celebrate the 61st anniversary of fourth unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. From [...]

At the far northeastern corner of North Dakota is a small town called Pembina.  With a population of around 642 people (by the 2000 census), you wouldn’t expect it to hold much interest.  But Pembina, besides being conventiently close to the Canadian border for travelers, is the oldest community in the state, according to Wikipedia. [...]

I was impressed to read about the Torch Run trek in Minot Daily News this morning.  It appears that several law enforcement officers in the Minot, North Dakota area ran to promote and raise money for the Special Olympics.  I’m sure this happens other places, too, but it’s the first time I’ve heard of it.  [...]