Category: North Dakota

Eddy County is situated in central North Dakota, right in the upper James River valley. This is North Dakota’s Gem County that consists of almost 650 square miles of which most is cultivated. So let’stake a closer look at the Eddy County History.

The county has just over 2,300 residents mostly from German and Scandinavian origin. Eddy County’s soil consists predominantly of rich black loam with clay underneath which makes it perfectly suited for the production of grasses and the grain for which North Dakota is so famous for.

It was in the pioneer era that Eddy County’s fertile soil and level prairies were drawing more attention from home seekers and the days of more immigration were on. Predominantly Germans and Americans settled in the county’s level lands whereas most Scandinavians chose to live in the eastern and northern portions of the county where you find beautiful valleys the rolling prairies.

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I’d be the first to admit that I golf pretty much the way I play basketball. Which is to say, I don’t. It isn’t that I have anything against golf as a hobby or sport or whatever people want to insist that it is. This post is about Golf, and other four-letter words.

In fact, I think golf is a marvelous way to spend some time outdoors, flinging balls and sticks about and cussing and drinking and careening around the greens on those tiny carts at speeds approaching 700 miles per hour. At least, that’s how fast they seem when you’re diving out of the way as one bears down on you.

It’s just that, to me, much like fishing and tennis and weddings, golf seems like more of a supplemental beer-drinking activity than the stand-alone, competitive, big freaking deal that some people make it out to be.

Personally, I’ve always been rather fond of mini-golf. It’s got many of the same aspects of big person golf, what with the spending time outside and the socializing and the cussing and the hitting things with sticks, but with the added perks of decor like volcanoes and pirate ships and the fact that you are never more than about seven steps away from the bathroom at any point in the game.

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Thinking of wines and wineries, we usually visualize the beautiful and lush vineyards of California’s Napa Valley, the Rioja region in Spain, the Burgundy and Bordeaux vineyards in France, or the Tuscany area in Italy. The truth is, however, that there is a great number of remarkable North Dakota wineries.

Though occasionally winter weather may be slightly harmful to North Dakota’s locally-produced wines, the state’s weather usually allows for the best wines available in the nation. Take also a look at this interesting North Dakota Wine Festival video of a few years way back:

In this article, we will highlight some of North Dakota’s most interesting and prestigious wineries and vineyards and regardless whether you’re planning to make a tour of these places r just want to enjoy their products, go check out these great houses that produce some of America’s finest wines.

Wolf Creek Winery (Coleharbor)

Wolf Creek is located in a secluded bay of Lake Sakakawea, a large reservoir created by Garrison Dam. Wolf Creek Winery is well-known for the classic wines it produces that are all made from cold-climate grape varieties that are one hundred percent locally grown. The winery additionally makes Creekside fruit wines that are made from berries and fruits grown within North Dakota. Wolf Creek Wineries has also added the superb “World Series” wines to let its clientele enjoy fine wine made from grapes grown at the finest vineyards across the globe.

Wolf Creek Winery
3631 Wolf Creek RD, Coleharbor, ND 58531, Phone: (701) 220-7237

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Enjoy the beautiful natural scenery, wide open lands, historical sites, museums, and natural treasures. Take full advantage of four seasons ranging from fun winter sports to summer activities under sunny skies. Breathe clean air in one of the least polluted states in the US. So why study in North Dakota? To get an impression, check out this video about the aviation study at the University of North Dakota:

With very low crime rates, North Dakota is one of the safest states in the US. The low cost of living combined with the relatively small cities gives you the opportunity to experience stress-free city life.

North Dakota educational institutions offer some of the lowest tuition and fees. The colleges and universities encourage international enrollment and offer international programs promoting diversity, open-mindedness, tolerance, and respect for cultural differences.

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North Dakota is home to 4 unique seasons, or some say 2 (winter and construction season). In the winter, it’s extremely cold. You must be very careful while traveling. In the summer it’s very humid. Most would say it’s hot, but in all reality, it’s well below normal. So let’s see what to expect in North Dakota and check out also this great John Oliver (HBO) video:

The fall can change to winter in a days time, or a moment’s notice, in some years. When the first blizzard hits, you normally don’t see green grass for many months. And the spring is very refreshing. After spending months indoors, it’s nice to enjoy nice 50-60 degree weather.

The state is considered to be split into two nationalities. In the western part of the state, you have a large percentage of German backgrounds. Many settled along the Missouri River and spanned out from there. In the eastern part of the state, we have a predominantly Scandinavian background. For the most part, they’re Norwegian. I swear most of the “Ole and Lena” jokes came from here. And everything here is country furniture.

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Just when it seemed like it’s over, the action on the prairie potholes continues….on perch and northern pike that is. Well, it looks like old man winter decided to get the last laugh this year and brought us some of the coldest weather of the season…in March. While it is tough to lose sight of snow geese migration that has been put on hold, the cold weather has provided some great late season ice fishing opportunities. So want to come ice fishing in North Dakota?

These have been on bodies of water that ducks and geese will use as staging areas and breeding grounds before we know it, but in the meantime, these waters continue to produce the chance to use a variety of tactics to catch fish, if you do your homework.

A decade ago, many of these areas were nothing more than cattails, cropland, and pastures. Although the height of the wet years may be behind us, there is no doubt that the wet cycle has revived many of these areas into to first class fisheries. The opportunities seem endless, but finding the bodies of water that hold fish can be challenging and sometimes a little bit surprising. With all the bodies of water that have popped up during this wet cycle finding the fish can be the most exciting part or your trip.

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The sheriff of Eddy County (North Dakota’s smallest county) has been giving all he’s got to protect his beautiful area from growing drug abuse over recent years. He is out on the county’s streets enforcing a lot more traffic stops in an effort to reduce or totally stop drug traffickers. This increased enforcement, though, has also resulted that quite a few community members now are ditching drugs in whatever way they can be thinking of. So what about Eddy County Troubles?

Eddy County’s population is under 2,500 people, and quaint towns like New Rockford (population just under 1,400) are typically rather sleepy, but for some time now, after the county’s sheriff had noticed some severe increase in drug abuse, the people have seen also an increased number of traffic stops. Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies says that, although the community is pretty small, he was taken by surprise by the number of drugs and narcotics that were around in the community.

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Eddy County, North Dakota, has a population of 2,368. It counts nearly 650 square miles and contains the communities of New Rockford (county seat) and Sheyenne, as well as the townships of Cherry Lake, Bush, Columbia, Eddy, Colvin, Gates, Freeborn, Grandfield, Munster, Hillsdale, Lake Washington, Paradise, Rosefield, Pleasant Prairie, Sheldon, Tiffany, and Superior. Edyy County’s official newspaper is the New Rockford Transcript. Now if you visit, what to see in Eddy County, North Dakota?

New Rockford Park Facilities 
New Rockford houses several beautiful park facilities and lush green spaces, with sports facilities and new playground equipment. Check out Buchli Walking Bridge across the beautiful James River and New Rockford’s centrally located Centennial Park and gazebo. The community boasts a renovated swimming pool and the Brown Memorial Auditorium, which includes a stage, a youth center, a gymnasium, kitchen, and a meeting area that can be rented.

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New Rockford, North Dakota, (population 1400) is a true cultural hotspot. The town boasts music venues and theater shows, fine art classes, wine tastings evening, and a nicely restored historic movie theater that features the latest sound equipment and a brand-new digital projection system. So if you visit, what to do in New Rockford, Eddy County?

Eddy County Museum
115 1st Avenue N, New Rockford, ND 58356, Phone: 701-947-2205
The Eddy County Museum is a stunning three-building complex that includes a church, a schoolhouse, and a train depot building. All three buildings are full of historic furnishings that highlight the region’s past. The Museum organizes diverse annual events, such as the “Ice Cream Social” and the “Rhubarb Festival”.

Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts (DPRCA)
818 Central Avenue, New Rockford, ND 70194, Phone: 701-947-217
The Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts, a non-profit organization that provides cultural experiences and promotes art in general to the people of the heartland, was established in 1991. Over the last 25 years, the organization transformed a few New Rockford vacated buildings into a center that’s filled with cultural activity.

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The New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation, the non-profit organization working with the City of New Rockford for economic development, has announced its three-year goals and strategies for community growth.

The three primary focuses of the organization in 2016-2018 will be in the sectors of housing, business and job growth, and tourism.

In housing, the goal is to “facilitate projects and programs that directly result in the (construction) of at least 20 new housing units in the county during the next three years.”

Plans include evaluating options for the development of small acreages, providing new incentives to those who purchase city-owned lots and build single-family homes, and seeking developers to build multi-family housing units to address the current housing shortage.

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