One of the places that Tom and I both enjoy working at Fort Union Trading Post is the Trade House. Tom gets assigned there once a week. I get assigned once every two weeks but I often cover the building for lunches and breaks. The Trade House is the most important building at Fort Union …
From August 2021
Confluence Interpretive Center and Fort Buford
When visitors come to see us, they are usually also headed to the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center and neighboring Fort Buford. Fort Union Trading Post is a National Park site. These other two are North Dakota State Historic sites. Often, people ask us if it is worth visiting, so Tom and I headed over there …
Biggest Fossil in North Dakota in Watford City
I read in a tourist guide to the area that the biggest fossil in North Dakota is located in the Visitor Information Center in Watford City. Tom and I drove past the exit for Watford City half a dozen times before we finally took the time to check it out. After all, how can I …
Chateau de Mores in Medora, North Dakota
Before I leave the Medora area, I want to tell you about one more place we visited, the Chateau de Mores. The Chateau de Mores was built as a hunting cabin or rustic lodge by the Marquis de Mores in 1883. The Marquis de Mores was born Antoine-Amédée-Marie-Vincent Manca Amat de Vallombrosa in June 1858. …