Today I will focus on the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. This is the part of the park visited by the most people and what people generally think of when they say they have been to the park. Medora is the gateway to the park and I will write about Medora more in …
From National Parks
Grand Canyon of North Dakota
The Grand Canyon of North Dakota is located at Exit 34 on I-94 in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. This makes it one of the most accessible and most visited of all the states grand canyons. The Grand Canyon of North Dakota is named The Painted Canyon and it is a special part of the National …
North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is just a short distance south of where Tom and I are working for the summer. We have only been in North Dakota a month and already we have been to Theodore Roosevelt three times. I’m going to be writing a lot about the National Park this week, beginning with the …
Physical Structure of Fort Union Trading Post
Today I am going to write about the physical structure of Fort Union Trading Post Historic Site. The physical structure is an important part of the story because Fort Union was built to impress. Fort Union Trading Post was first erected in 1828 and built out of cottonwood, the only wood available in the area. …
Rendezvous at Fort Union Trading Post
One of the reasons Tom and I drove out to North Dakota so quickly was because of Rendezvous at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. When we found out Rendezvous, the biggest event of the year at Fort Union, was being held June 17-20, we knew we wanted to be there. We wouldn’t be …
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Tom and I are working at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site for the summer. After having so little to write about in my blog for so long, I hardly know where to begin with all the new stuff around me. I want to write about everything, but I need to pace myself so …
Orientation for Fort Union Trading Post
Tom and I have been going through orientation for Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site in North Dakota during the last two weeks. Normally we would be onsite for orientation, but Fort Union didn’t let us know until the a couple of days before it started. In addition, we have some obligations here in …
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Monument
The last time I was at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Monument was at least 20 years ago. As I’ve been filling up my National Park Passport book with stamps, Perry’s Monument was elusive. Close by but hard to get to and only open during a limited season. Because it opens in May and closes …
Nature Trail Brochure and Numbers
One of my projects at Fort Frederica National Monument this year was to develop a nature trail brochure. Last year the nature trail got all cleaned up and people started using it – a lot. This year people continued to use it and I thought it would be nice to identify some of the plants …
Archaeology Dig at Fort Frederica
During June and July, Fort Frederica National Monument usually hosts an archaeology dig. Archaeology students from universities come and dig. We also host three weeks of archaeology camp for middle school students. This year the pandemic has thrown a wrench into the works. We did not get approval to host the archaeology education camps. Most …