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The Pioneers: The Story of the Settlers Who Brought the Ideal West "Until that point the US government did not own a single acre of land" Sale: $19 to $3.99 by David McCullough 4.4/5 (11,668 Reviews) #history #america #pioneers #booksky #books #ohio #revolution #midwest #nonfiction #reading

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The Pioneers: The Story of the Settlers Who Brought the Ideal West "Until that point the US government did not own a single acre of land" Sale: $19 to $3.99 by David McCullough 4.4/5 (11,668 Reviews) #history #america #pioneers #booksky #books #ohio #revolution #midwest #nonfiction #reading

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The Pioneers: The Story of the Settlers Who Brought the Ideal West "Until that point the US government did not own a single acre of land" Sale: $19 to $3.99 by David McCullough 4.4/5 (11,668 Reviews) #history #america #pioneers #booksky #books #ohio #revolution #midwest #nonfiction #reading

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Opinion: The Invisible Powerhouse – Why The Herald’s Culture 50 Has An Interactive Blind Spot

This is a fantastic list. Truly. As I read through The Herald’s 50 most powerful people in Scottish arts and culture (Paywall), I see names that represent the very best of our nation – musicians, producers, actors, and advocates who have fought to keep Scotland’s creative heart beating during some of the toughest years in recent memory. I recognise many of them as allies. I respect all of them as peers.

But I also noticed something else. Or rather, I noticed a void.

In a list of 50 powerbrokers shaping what Scotland consumes in theatres, galleries, and concert halls, there is not a single representative from the Scottish games ecosystem. Not one. In 2026, as our world becomes increasingly defined by digital interaction, the country’s largest, most successful, and most productive creative export has been missed entirely.

The Billion-Pound Ghost

This is not a new phenomenon, but it is one that we can no longer afford to ignore. For decades now, the games industry has been the billion-pound ghost in the room of Scottish culture. We are frequently cited for our extraordinary GVA and our global commercial reach, but we are almost never invited to the table when the conversation turns to artistic merit or cultural impact.

By excluding (ignoring? Missing?) games from a list of the most powerful people in culture, we are essentially saying that the millions of people who engage with interactive storytelling, virtual performance, and digital art are not engaging in culture. We are saying that the world-class designers in Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Elgin – people who are masterminds of empathy, systems, storytelling and aesthetics – are somehow separate from the creative fabric of the nation.

Beyond the Bottom Line

While the economic argument for games is inarguable – as I have highlighted in the Level Up Scotland Games Action Plan – my challenge to the wider arts sector is to look beyond the balance sheet.

Games are the golden thread of the 21st-century creative economy. They are where music, narrative, visual art, and technical engineering collide to create entirely new forms of human experience. When we talk about the power of the arts to transform lives, why are we not talking about the therapeutic impact of the Gamer-in-Residence at Glasgow Children’s Hospital? When we talk about cultural legacy, why is the ongoing lack of preservation of our digital heritage still treated as an optional extra?

The isolation of games is a uniquely Scottish problem in one specific, structural way. In the rest of the UK, games are tucked under the wing of the screen industries. In Scotland, we are one of the 16 official sub-sectors of the creative industries – standing alongside architecture, design, and visual art. On paper, we are integrated. In practice, we are siloed. In policy terms, we are entirely invisible.

A Hand Across the Aisle

I am not writing this to complain; I am writing this to offer outreach. The ongoing exclusion of games is a missed opportunity for the traditional arts. Imagine the cultural impact of a collaboration between the Citizens Theatre, or Dance Base and a real-time 3D studio, or the RSNO performing alongside a live interactive performance. These are the opportunities that stay locked away when our worlds remain apart.

At the Scottish Games Network, we are working to bridge this gap. Following our More Than Games events in 2022-25, we are preparing to launch Project Pathfinder. This initiative is specifically designed to bring games technology into the wider creative and cultural sectors, acting as a force multiplier for artists, filmmakers, musicians, writers and performers.

The Wake-Up Call

To my friends and colleagues in the traditional arts: consider this a friendly wake-up call. The next generation of Scottish creators does not see a boundary between a play and a game, or a gallery and a virtual world. They see a single, fluid creative landscape and open opportunities.

If we want a Culture 50 that truly reflects the power and influence of Scottish creativity, we have to start looking at the digital screen with the same respect we give to the stage, the cinema screen or the canvas.

SGN is here to facilitate that conversation. I am here to be the architect of that bridge. Let us make sure that by 2027, the 50 most powerful people in Scottish arts and culture include the pioneers who are building the interactive future of our nation.

Brian Baglow is the Founder and CEO of the Scottish Games Network.

Photo by Anthony Camp on Unsplash

Opinion: The Invisible Powerhouse – Why The Herald’s Culture 50 Has A Interactive Blind Spot

This is a fantastic list. Truly. As I read through The Herald’s 50 most powerful people in Scottish arts and culture (Paywall), I see names that represent the very best of our nation – musicians, producers, actors, and advocates who have fought to keep Scotland’s creative heart beating during some of the toughest years in recent memory. I recognise many of them as allies. I respect all of them as peers.

But I also noticed something else. Or rather, I noticed a void.

In a list of 50 powerbrokers shaping what Scotland consumes in theatres, galleries, and concert halls, there is not a single representative from the Scottish games ecosystem. Not one. In 2026, as our world becomes increasingly defined by digital interaction, the country’s largest, most successful, and most productive creative export has been missed entirely.

The Billion-Pound Ghost

This is not a new phenomenon, but it is one that we can no longer afford to ignore. For decades now, the games industry has been the billion-pound ghost in the room of Scottish culture. We are frequently cited for our extraordinary GVA and our global commercial reach, but we are almost never invited to the table when the conversation turns to artistic merit or cultural impact.

By excluding (ignoring? Missing?) games from a list of the most powerful people in culture, we are essentially saying that the millions of people who engage with interactive storytelling, virtual performance, and digital art are not engaging in culture. We are saying that the world-class designers in Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Elgin – people who are masterminds of empathy, systems, storytelling and aesthetics – are somehow separate from the creative fabric of the nation.

Beyond the Bottom Line

While the economic argument for games is inarguable – as I have highlighted in the Level Up Scotland Games Action Plan – my challenge to the wider arts sector is to look beyond the balance sheet.

Games are the golden thread of the 21st-century creative economy. They are where music, narrative, visual art, and technical engineering collide to create entirely new forms of human experience. When we talk about the power of the arts to transform lives, why are we not talking about the therapeutic impact of the Gamer-in-Residence at Glasgow Children’s Hospital? When we talk about cultural legacy, why is the ongoing lack of preservation of our digital heritage still treated as an optional extra?

The isolation of games is a uniquely Scottish problem in one specific, structural way. In the rest of the UK, games are tucked under the wing of the screen industries. In Scotland, we are one of the 16 official sub-sectors of the creative industries – standing alongside architecture, design, and visual art. On paper, we are integrated. In practice, we are siloed. In policy terms, we are entirely invisible.

A Hand Across the Aisle

I am not writing this to complain; I am writing this to offer outreach. The ongoing exclusion of games is a missed opportunity for the traditional arts. Imagine the cultural impact of a collaboration between the Citizens Theatre, or Dance Base and a real-time 3D studio, or the RSNO performing alongside a live interactive performance. These are the opportunities that stay locked away when our worlds remain apart.

At the Scottish Games Network, we are working to bridge this gap. Following our More Than Games events in 2022-25, we are preparing to launch Project Pathfinder. This initiative is specifically designed to bring games technology into the wider creative and cultural sectors, acting as a force multiplier for artists, filmmakers, musicians, writers and performers.

The Wake-Up Call

To my friends and colleagues in the traditional arts: consider this a friendly wake-up call. The next generation of Scottish creators does not see a boundary between a play and a game, or a gallery and a virtual world. They see a single, fluid creative landscape and open opportunities.

If we want a Culture 50 that truly reflects the power and influence of Scottish creativity, we have to start looking at the digital screen with the same respect we give to the stage, the cinema screen or the canvas.

SGN is here to facilitate that conversation. I am here to be the architect of that bridge. Let us make sure that by 2027, the 50 most powerful people in Scottish arts and culture include the pioneers who are building the interactive future of our nation.

Brian Baglow is the Founder and CEO of the Scottish Games Network.

Photo by Anthony Camp on Unsplash

Opinion: The Invisible Powerhouse – Why The Herald’s Culture 50 Has An Interactive Blind Spot

This is a fantastic list. Truly. As I read through The Herald’s 50 most powerful people in Scottish arts and culture (Paywall), I see names that represent the very best of our nation – musicians, producers, actors, and advocates who have fought to keep Scotland’s creative heart beating during some of the toughest years in recent memory. I recognise many of them as allies. I respect all of them as peers.

But I also noticed something else. Or rather, I noticed a void.

In a list of 50 powerbrokers shaping what Scotland consumes in theatres, galleries, and concert halls, there is not a single representative from the Scottish games ecosystem. Not one. In 2026, as our world becomes increasingly defined by digital interaction, the country’s largest, most successful, and most productive creative export has been missed entirely.

The Billion-Pound Ghost

This is not a new phenomenon, but it is one that we can no longer afford to ignore. For decades now, the games industry has been the billion-pound ghost in the room of Scottish culture. We are frequently cited for our extraordinary GVA and our global commercial reach, but we are almost never invited to the table when the conversation turns to artistic merit or cultural impact.

By excluding (ignoring? Missing?) games from a list of the most powerful people in culture, we are essentially saying that the millions of people who engage with interactive storytelling, virtual performance, and digital art are not engaging in culture. We are saying that the world-class designers in Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Elgin – people who are masterminds of empathy, systems, storytelling and aesthetics – are somehow separate from the creative fabric of the nation.

Beyond the Bottom Line

While the economic argument for games is inarguable – as I have highlighted in the Level Up Scotland Games Action Plan – my challenge to the wider arts sector is to look beyond the balance sheet.

Games are the golden thread of the 21st-century creative economy. They are where music, narrative, visual art, and technical engineering collide to create entirely new forms of human experience. When we talk about the power of the arts to transform lives, why are we not talking about the therapeutic impact of the Gamer-in-Residence at Glasgow Children’s Hospital? When we talk about cultural legacy, why is the ongoing lack of preservation of our digital heritage still treated as an optional extra?

The isolation of games is a uniquely Scottish problem in one specific, structural way. In the rest of the UK, games are tucked under the wing of the screen industries. In Scotland, we are one of the 16 official sub-sectors of the creative industries – standing alongside architecture, design, and visual art. On paper, we are integrated. In practice, we are siloed. In policy terms, we are entirely invisible.

A Hand Across the Aisle

I am not writing this to complain; I am writing this to offer outreach. The ongoing exclusion of games is a missed opportunity for the traditional arts. Imagine the cultural impact of a collaboration between the Citizens Theatre, or Dance Base and a real-time 3D studio, or the RSNO performing alongside a live interactive performance. These are the opportunities that stay locked away when our worlds remain apart.

At the Scottish Games Network, we are working to bridge this gap. Following our More Than Games events in 2022-25, we are preparing to launch Project Pathfinder. This initiative is specifically designed to bring games technology into the wider creative and cultural sectors, acting as a force multiplier for artists, filmmakers, musicians, writers and performers.

The Wake-Up Call

To my friends and colleagues in the traditional arts: consider this a friendly wake-up call. The next generation of Scottish creators does not see a boundary between a play and a game, or a gallery and a virtual world. They see a single, fluid creative landscape and open opportunities.

If we want a Culture 50 that truly reflects the power and influence of Scottish creativity, we have to start looking at the digital screen with the same respect we give to the stage, the cinema screen or the canvas.

SGN is here to facilitate that conversation. I am here to be the architect of that bridge. Let us make sure that by 2027, the 50 most powerful people in Scottish arts and culture include the pioneers who are building the interactive future of our nation.

Brian Baglow is the Founder and CEO of the Scottish Games Network.

Photo by Anthony Camp on Unsplash

Opinion: The Invisible Powerhouse – Why The Herald’s Culture 50 Has An Interactive Blind Spot

This is a fantastic list. Truly. As I read through The Herald’s 50 most powerful people in Scottish arts and culture (Paywall), I see names that represent the very best of our nation – musicians, producers, actors, and advocates who have fought to keep Scotland’s creative heart beating during some of the toughest years in recent memory. I recognise many of them as allies. I respect all of them as peers.

But I also noticed something else. Or rather, I noticed a void.

In a list of 50 powerbrokers shaping what Scotland consumes in theatres, galleries, and concert halls, there is not a single representative from the Scottish games ecosystem. Not one. In 2026, as our world becomes increasingly defined by digital interaction, the country’s largest, most successful, and most productive creative export has been missed entirely.

The Billion-Pound Ghost

This is not a new phenomenon, but it is one that we can no longer afford to ignore. For decades now, the games industry has been the billion-pound ghost in the room of Scottish culture. We are frequently cited for our extraordinary GVA and our global commercial reach, but we are almost never invited to the table when the conversation turns to artistic merit or cultural impact.

By excluding (ignoring? Missing?) games from a list of the most powerful people in culture, we are essentially saying that the millions of people who engage with interactive storytelling, virtual performance, and digital art are not engaging in culture. We are saying that the world-class designers in Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Elgin – people who are masterminds of empathy, systems, storytelling and aesthetics – are somehow separate from the creative fabric of the nation.

Beyond the Bottom Line

While the economic argument for games is inarguable – as I have highlighted in the Level Up Scotland Games Action Plan – my challenge to the wider arts sector is to look beyond the balance sheet.

Games are the golden thread of the 21st-century creative economy. They are where music, narrative, visual art, and technical engineering collide to create entirely new forms of human experience. When we talk about the power of the arts to transform lives, why are we not talking about the therapeutic impact of the Gamer-in-Residence at Glasgow Children’s Hospital? When we talk about cultural legacy, why is the ongoing lack of preservation of our digital heritage still treated as an optional extra?

The isolation of games is a uniquely Scottish problem in one specific, structural way. In the rest of the UK, games are tucked under the wing of the screen industries. In Scotland, we are one of the 16 official sub-sectors of the creative industries – standing alongside architecture, design, and visual art. On paper, we are integrated. In practice, we are siloed. In policy terms, we are entirely invisible.

A Hand Across the Aisle

I am not writing this to complain; I am writing this to offer outreach. The ongoing exclusion of games is a missed opportunity for the traditional arts. Imagine the cultural impact of a collaboration between the Citizens Theatre, or Dance Base and a real-time 3D studio, or the RSNO performing alongside a live interactive performance. These are the opportunities that stay locked away when our worlds remain apart.

At the Scottish Games Network, we are working to bridge this gap. Following our More Than Games events in 2022-25, we are preparing to launch Project Pathfinder. This initiative is specifically designed to bring games technology into the wider creative and cultural sectors, acting as a force multiplier for artists, filmmakers, musicians, writers and performers.

The Wake-Up Call

To my friends and colleagues in the traditional arts: consider this a friendly wake-up call. The next generation of Scottish creators does not see a boundary between a play and a game, or a gallery and a virtual world. They see a single, fluid creative landscape and open opportunities.

If we want a Culture 50 that truly reflects the power and influence of Scottish creativity, we have to start looking at the digital screen with the same respect we give to the stage, the cinema screen or the canvas.

SGN is here to facilitate that conversation. I am here to be the architect of that bridge. Let us make sure that by 2027, the 50 most powerful people in Scottish arts and culture include the pioneers who are building the interactive future of our nation.

Brian Baglow is the Founder and CEO of the Scottish Games Network.

Photo by Anthony Camp on Unsplash

Opinion: The Invisible Powerhouse – Why The Herald’s Culture 50 Has A Interactive Blind Spot

This is a fantastic list. Truly. As I read through The Herald’s 50 most powerful people in Scottish arts and culture (Paywall), I see names that represent the very best of our nation – musicians, producers, actors, and advocates who have fought to keep Scotland’s creative heart beating during some of the toughest years in recent memory. I recognise many of them as allies. I respect all of them as peers.

But I also noticed something else. Or rather, I noticed a void.

In a list of 50 powerbrokers shaping what Scotland consumes in theatres, galleries, and concert halls, there is not a single representative from the Scottish games ecosystem. Not one. In 2026, as our world becomes increasingly defined by digital interaction, the country’s largest, most successful, and most productive creative export has been missed entirely.

The Billion-Pound Ghost

This is not a new phenomenon, but it is one that we can no longer afford to ignore. For decades now, the games industry has been the billion-pound ghost in the room of Scottish culture. We are frequently cited for our extraordinary GVA and our global commercial reach, but we are almost never invited to the table when the conversation turns to artistic merit or cultural impact.

By excluding (ignoring? Missing?) games from a list of the most powerful people in culture, we are essentially saying that the millions of people who engage with interactive storytelling, virtual performance, and digital art are not engaging in culture. We are saying that the world-class designers in Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Elgin – people who are masterminds of empathy, systems, storytelling and aesthetics – are somehow separate from the creative fabric of the nation.

Beyond the Bottom Line

While the economic argument for games is inarguable – as I have highlighted in the Level Up Scotland Games Action Plan – my challenge to the wider arts sector is to look beyond the balance sheet.

Games are the golden thread of the 21st-century creative economy. They are where music, narrative, visual art, and technical engineering collide to create entirely new forms of human experience. When we talk about the power of the arts to transform lives, why are we not talking about the therapeutic impact of the Gamer-in-Residence at Glasgow Children’s Hospital? When we talk about cultural legacy, why is the ongoing lack of preservation of our digital heritage still treated as an optional extra?

The isolation of games is a uniquely Scottish problem in one specific, structural way. In the rest of the UK, games are tucked under the wing of the screen industries. In Scotland, we are one of the 16 official sub-sectors of the creative industries – standing alongside architecture, design, and visual art. On paper, we are integrated. In practice, we are siloed. In policy terms, we are entirely invisible.

A Hand Across the Aisle

I am not writing this to complain; I am writing this to offer outreach. The ongoing exclusion of games is a missed opportunity for the traditional arts. Imagine the cultural impact of a collaboration between the Citizens Theatre, or Dance Base and a real-time 3D studio, or the RSNO performing alongside a live interactive performance. These are the opportunities that stay locked away when our worlds remain apart.

At the Scottish Games Network, we are working to bridge this gap. Following our More Than Games events in 2022-25, we are preparing to launch Project Pathfinder. This initiative is specifically designed to bring games technology into the wider creative and cultural sectors, acting as a force multiplier for artists, filmmakers, musicians, writers and performers.

The Wake-Up Call

To my friends and colleagues in the traditional arts: consider this a friendly wake-up call. The next generation of Scottish creators does not see a boundary between a play and a game, or a gallery and a virtual world. They see a single, fluid creative landscape and open opportunities.

If we want a Culture 50 that truly reflects the power and influence of Scottish creativity, we have to start looking at the digital screen with the same respect we give to the stage, the cinema screen or the canvas.

SGN is here to facilitate that conversation. I am here to be the architect of that bridge. Let us make sure that by 2027, the 50 most powerful people in Scottish arts and culture include the pioneers who are building the interactive future of our nation.

Brian Baglow is the Founder and CEO of the Scottish Games Network.

Photo by Anthony Camp on Unsplash

#OnThisDay The first Solar cell was publicly demonstrated at Bell Laboratories (1954).

Francis Crick and James Watson published Molecular structure of Nucleic Acid (1953).

Birth Anniversary of Wolfgang Pauli (1900) - one of the #Pioneers of #Quantum #Physics, #Inventor Guglielmo Marconi (1874).

Happy Birthday #Actor Al Pacino (1940).

Today is World #PenguinDay, World #MalariaDay.

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#OnThisDay The first Solar cell was publicly demonstrated at Bell Laboratories (1954).

Francis Crick and James Watson published Molecular structure of Nucleic Acid (1953).

Birth Anniversary of Wolfgang Pauli (1900) - one of the #Pioneers of #Quantum #Physics, #Inventor Guglielmo Marconi (1874).

Happy Birthday #Actor Al Pacino (1940).

Today is World #PenguinDay, World #MalariaDay.

http://knowledgezone.co.in/news

#OnThisDay The first Solar cell was publicly demonstrated at Bell Laboratories (1954).

Francis Crick and James Watson published Molecular structure of Nucleic Acid (1953).

Birth Anniversary of Wolfgang Pauli (1900) - one of the #Pioneers of #Quantum #Physics, #Inventor Guglielmo Marconi (1874).

Happy Birthday #Actor Al Pacino (1940).

Today is World #PenguinDay, World #MalariaDay.

http://knowledgezone.co.in/news

#OnThisDay The first Solar cell was publicly demonstrated at Bell Laboratories (1954).

Francis Crick and James Watson published Molecular structure of Nucleic Acid (1953).

Birth Anniversary of Wolfgang Pauli (1900) - one of the #Pioneers of #Quantum #Physics, #Inventor Guglielmo Marconi (1874).

Happy Birthday #Actor Al Pacino (1940).

Today is World #PenguinDay, World #MalariaDay.

http://knowledgezone.co.in/news

#OnThisDay The first Solar cell was publicly demonstrated at Bell Laboratories (1954).

Francis Crick and James Watson published Molecular structure of Nucleic Acid (1953).

Birth Anniversary of Wolfgang Pauli (1900) - one of the #Pioneers of #Quantum #Physics, #Inventor Guglielmo Marconi (1874).

Happy Birthday #Actor Al Pacino (1940).

Today is World #PenguinDay, World #MalariaDay.

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Legendary Stories of Fort Totten, North Dakota Historic Site

Fort Totten, North Dakota, is an historic site with a diverse history. Its well-preserved buildings, authentic artifacts, and documented stories make it one of the state’s must-see historic sites. Indeed, Fort Totten is a lot more than a quick stop on a holiday itinerary!

Linda’s Pick of the Exhibits

My favorite exhibit at Fort Totten was the gardening section. Perhaps it was the season or my return to gardening myself!

At any rate, according to Mandan history, one of the tribe’s founders was Yellow Corn Maiden. The legend goes that she saved the first corn crop from Sun Man’s burning rays and taught him that the corn should be forever safe from his attacks.

Interestingly, the Hidatsa people had a very precise method of planting their gardens. First, in early April, they planted the perimeter of the garden with sunflowers. Next came the most important crop–the corn. If the plants were touched by frost or bugs, the corn was replanted until the middle of May. Finally, they planted beans, squash, and pumpkins.

The Carrying the Corn dance was performed in the early spring. Its purpose? To sanctify the planting season and find blessing from the Great One Above to make the fields thrive.

Gardens were also important to the inhabitants of the Fort!

Fast Fact: During the fall of 1868 and the winter of 1868-69, after the supply of vegetables from the garden was exhausted, the following articles of food...were found effectual in preventing scurvy...Per 100 rations, ten pounds of dried fruit and five gallons of krout or curried cabbage twice a week; one gallon of molasses, twenty-five pounds of corn meal, and two and one-half gallons of pickles once a week.
~ Assistant Surgeon J.P. Kimball, Fort Buford, 1870 [Fort Totten display quote]

What’s at Fort Totten Historical Site?

The Fort Totten Historical Site consists of around 10 acres of land located within the boundaries of the Fort Totten Indian Reservation. It’s on the southeastern edge of the town of Fort Totten.

So, where does the site’s name come from? It’s from the Totten Trail, which was an overland route from southern Minnesota to the goldfields of Western Montana.

Fast Fact: Fort Totten became a state historic site in 1960. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. 

Fort Totten had three distinct periods of usage before becoming an historic site. My favorite was the first, its frontier history. It’s one of the best preserved of the nearly 150 forts constructed on the western frontier.

The three time periods include:

• Frontier Military Post – 1867 to 1890
• Decommissioned and transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in January of 1891 for use as an Indian school
• The Industrial boarding school operated until 1935. Between 1935 and 1939, the site was a tuberculosis preventorium run by the Federal Government. The preventorium provided a boarding school for children at high risk of contracting TB. It returned to being a day and boarding school until 1959.

Established in 1867, the post’s main function was to serve American Indian Policy. Soldiers enforced the peace among settlers near Devils Lake and the Dakota people living on the reservation around it.

How did Devils Lake get its name? It comes from the Dakota phrase Mni Wakan, which means Spirit Water or sacred water. Early Europeans to the area, however, didn’t get the translation quite right. They interpreted the name to be something like a bad spirit. Eventually, that turned into the name Devils Lake.

Of course, the main feature of the Fort’s frontier era is the 16 original buildings. They’ve all been well preserved and maintained, initially by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Then, in 1959, the school was gifted to the state.

The original buildings, of course, served different purposes over the 93 years before Fort Totten became a state historic site.

My favorite buildings? The Captain/1st Lieutenant Quarters with their historical furnishings.

Some of the artifacts I found interesting included:

• Officer’s dress sabre belt (circa 1860s)
• 7th Cavalry horse blanket and saddle (circa 1880s)
• Wood canteen (circa 1860s)
• 7th Cavalry helmet with horse hair plume (circa 1880s)

A self-guided tour takes visitors through the site with access to many of the buildings and window exhibit panels in others. Historic photos are used to bring the stories, especially of the lives of children who lived in the Industrial schools, to life.

On the tour, visitors can choose to follow a soldier, a young female Chippewa student, a teacher, or a teenage male Dakota student. The stories are based on oral histories collected from Spirit Lake tribal members and other accounts.

Student Life at Fort Totten

The reservation had been assigned to the Catholic Church by the Board of Commissioners of Indian Affairs. So religious education was part of daily life.

Life, as shown in the exhibits, was militant. Children wore uniforms to ensure uniformity and were required to speak English. To accomplish this, children from various tribes were often grouped together to restrict their use of their first language and birth customs.

Punishments for speaking their own language could be severe, as assimilation into the greater population was a main educational goal.

Many of the artifacts on display are from local Indigenous people.

They include such fascinating items as a deer hoof ceremonial necklace (circa 1920) and a Sioux quilled horse hair ornament.

Fast Fact: After Fort Totten became a school, the powder magazine floor was lowered and used for storing flour. Why? About 400 pounds of flour were used daily! That's a lot of flour -- roughly 1 pound of flour daily for the 400 residents.

Pioneer Daughters of the Lake Region Museum

Fort Totten is also home to the Lake Region Pioneer Daughters Museum. It’s situated in the fort’s old hospital/school cafeteria building (Building 7). While the museum isn’t very large, it’s packed with interesting artifacts.

The Pioneer Daughters museum does an excellent job of displaying the collection. All of the pioneer-era household objects are identified and labelled with the names of the people who donated them. Artifacts range from the Minnie H steamboat’s anchor to silver dinnerware service to children’s toys.

There’s also an on-site Totten Trail Historic Inn. Each room has a distinctive personality and historic furnishings that let you immerse yourself in history.

Linda’s Road Trip Tips

We visited Fort Totten on a weekend getaway in Devils Lake, North Dakota. While we’d passed through the small city on many trips, we’d always been interested in learning more about both the city and the lake.

Devils Lake deserves a quick stop, even if you’re just driving through North Dakota on U.S. Highway 2.

Its Downtown Devils Lake Commercial District has 47 properties built between 1885 and 1937.

Most are brick, but there are a wide variety of architectural styles.

We enjoyed the Lake Region Heritage Center, which is housed in the historic U.S. Post Office building.

The regional history was very interesting. As well, the Sheriff’s House Museum was a great stop!

Our favorite dining spot? The Old Main Street Cafe. Prices were good and the taste was great. David enjoyed a steak dinner while I ordered the Rolette chicken fillet served on wild rice. If you don’t have time for a full meal, take a coffee break to get a peek at the pictures on the wall illustrating area history.

Who Should Visit the Fort Totten Historic Site?

Fort Totten is a great family destination for travelers. There’s lots of space for the kids to run around the lawn in the shade of aged trees.

From an historical perspective, the glance into American Indian boarding schools is particularly interesting for the whole family.

The experience can provide an opportunity for families to consider what it was like for children to grow up in an institution focused on making them forget the culture they were born into.

Since the exhibits are in various historic buildings, seeing everything may be challenging for visitors who have mobility issues.

The grounds are generally flat and walkable, with more accessible options at the on-site Pioneer Daughters Museum area.

Restrooms are generally accessible.

We spent about an hour and a half going through the displays and enjoying the grounds.

How Do You Visit Fort Totten?

Fort Totten is located on a peninsula on the southeastern edge of Devils Lake, about 12 miles south of the city of Devils Lake, North Dakota.

Parking: There's lots of free parking available at the site. 

Street Address: 417 Cavalry Circle, Fort Totten, North Dakota

The museum is open seasonally to the general public, with the option to arrange a visit at other times of the year. Check the website for details.

Keep up to date with what’s happening on the Fort Totten State Historic Facebook page.

Learn more with this YouTube video, Forgotten Fort Totten, North Dakota -[Old West Forts] from American Old West Tales.

Plan your visit with Google maps.

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Grand Coteau Heritage & Cultural Centre: Shaunavon, SK

Saskatchewan towns the size of Shaunavon don’t usually have a museum. But Shaunavon does, and it’s not only open year-round, but is free for visitors!

Housed with the local art gallery, library, and visitor centre, there’s always something happening in this southwest Saskatchewan economic hub.

Linda’s Pick of the Exhibits

Small town museums often celebrate the names of people who’ve put them on a national–or international–map. In Shaunavon, that person is Hayley Wickenheiser.

Who’s Hayley Wickenheiser? She’s most noted for being a five-time Olympian athlete, winning four gold medals and one silver in ice hockey for Canada. She was also the first woman to play full-time professional men’s ice hockey. Indeed, some say she’s the “greatest woman’s ice hockey player of all time.”

“I have never been so proud to be Canadian! To stand there with my son Noah in my arms, the gold medal around my shoulders and the Canadian anthem playing was amazing. It was the fulfillment of all my childhood dreams growing up in a farming town called Shaunavon, Saskatchewan.”

~ Quote from Wickenheiser on Canada Gold

Wickenheiser was born in 1978 in Shaunavon. When did she start skating? At two! By the time she was five, she was playing on the boys’ hockey team. At 12, she moved to Calgary, playing in both girls’ leagues and boys’ leagues.

The team nicknamed Hayley “High Chair Hayley!”

In 1998, when Hayley was 20, the Candian Women’s hockey team captured Silver in the Japan Olympics. Hayley stayed on the team for 23 years.

Hayley retired from hockey in 2017 and became a resident medical doctor. Her specialty? Emergency medicine. She also held a senior role with the NHL’s Toroto Maple Leaf hockey team.

She was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019. In July 2022, Wickenheiser was named assistant general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

What’s in the Shaunavon Museum?

The Grand Coteau Heritage & Cultural Centre is a small, but professionally curated museum in Shaunavon. It’s thematically divided into moments from the area’s past, covering its people and history with artifacts and signage.

While the collection doesn’t go back as far as dinosaurs, the Natural History exhibit does have fossils from the area. Taxidermy mounts positioned in front of painted scenes portray the area’s wildlife today.

Fast Fact: The bison speciman displayed in the museum is from a herd in Wainwright, Alberta, in 1932. He's named "Frank" after Frank Bransted, Chairman of the Museum Board from 1936 - 1957.

The Local History Exhibit is another key area in the museum. It provides information on early town businesses, from the Crystal Bakery to the Grand Coteau General Store to Hillcrest Farms.

Fast Fact: In 1940 the Cyrstal Bakery supplied an average of 500 loaves per day in the winter and 700 per day in the summer! 

In between, the museum covers early household appliances, communications, millinery styles, the RCMP, war veterans, and more. Some exhibits rotate, which keeps the museum new for visitors.

The art gallery in the Grand Coteau Heritage & Cultural Centre in Shaunavon covers about 1,000-square-feet (93 sq. m).

It features exhibitions by local, Saskatchewan, and Canadian artists. 

Linda’s Road Trip Tips

I visited Shaunavon for a critique session with my writers’ group, so spent four days in the community.

While I really enjoy the Canalta Hotel chain on the prairies, the Canalta Hotel Shaunavon was booked during our visit. So, we stayed at the Bear’s Den Lodge. It was a budget-priced option, but comfortable.

And the dining? There are lots to choose from. I particularly enjoyed the Harvest Eatery, which serves what it describes as gourmet comfort food.

I highly recommend the Lake Diefenbaker Steelhead trout fillet–their spicy pickled peach relish is a tasty addition.

The T.rex Discovery Centre in Eastend, just 20 minutes away, is one of the southwest’s most popular summer attractions. It’s home to “Scotty,” the world’s largest Tyrannosaurus rex.

You can also see the Buzzard Coulee Meteorite that crashed near Buzzard Coulee in west-central Saskatchewan in 2008.

Who Should Visit the Grand Coteau Heritage & Cultural Centre?

The Grand Coteau Heritage & Cultural Centre (GCHCC) is about 45 km (28 miles) off of the Trans-Canada Highway in southwest Saskatchewan.

So, for those on a road trip who like to explore smaller communities, the town and museum are the perfect stop.

Anyone looking for prairie history will find some interesting artifacts and information at the museum.

I spent about an hour going through the collection, so a visit can provide a short break and stretch if you’re traveling.

GCHCC has various archival materials that researchers will find valuable. From its large collection of history books to the entire span of the Shaunavon Standard newspaper dating back to 1913, there’s lots of local history.

For genealogy researchers, there’s also a collection of obituaries.

How Do You Visit the Shaunavon Museum?

The Shaunavon Museum is part of the town’s multi-purpose complex that also houses the library, art gallery, and visitor centre.

Parking: There's lots of free street parking at the museum. 

Street Location: 401 – 3rd St West, Shaunavon, Saskatchewan.

The museum is open seasonally. You can check out the Grand Coteau Centre website for information on open days and hours.

Keep up to date with what’s happening at the Grand Coteau Heritage and Cultural Centre Facebook page.

Take a quick virtual tour of the Grand Coteau Heritage and Cultural Centre on YouTube.

Plan your trip with Google Maps.

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Canadian Museum of History: National Museum in Gatineau, Quebec

The Canadian Museum of History is one of Canada’s most-visited museum attractions. Located on the banks of the Ottawa River, in Gatineau, Quebec, it’s just across from Ottawa’s Parliament Hill. It’s one of three Canadian national museums located outside of Ottawa.

Fast Fact: The Passageway into the Canadian History Hall is lined with 101 backlit silhouettes of familiar Canadian landmarks, symbols, and activities. The shadows created by inset displays and overhead lighting may shift as you walk through, making it feel like you're truly walking through time. 

Linda’s Pick of the Exhibits

My favorite part of the Canadian Museum of History was the First People’s Hall. Showcasing centuries of history “from time immemorial,” the hall covers approximately 35,000 square feet. That’s a lot of display room!

I love bright and colorful, so the Aboriginal peoples of Canada displays are a perfect fit for me. Many of the displays could be classed as artworks. However, they’re much more than that. They show the cultural diversity of the many groups that are part of Canada’s early history.

Welcome to the First Peoples Hall. “We include Inuit, First Nations and Metis. Together, we have often been called Native. Now we are more often known collectively as Aboriginal. It has been hard to find a common name because we are, in fact, hundreds of distinct peoples. Each of these peoples has its own name, language, ancestral lands and culture.”

~ Canadian Museum of History

The displays in the First Peoples Hall were guided by a pan-Indigenous advisory committee. Indeed, the team included Indigenous scholars, artists, and leaders. This helps ensure authenticity and reflection of their histories and lived experiences.

Three zones make up the Hall:

• Aboriginal Presence: Displays cultural diversity and early settlement.
• An Ancient Bond with the Land: Emphasizes Aboriginal spiritual and ecological connections.
• Arrival of Strangers: Traces the history of European interactions through to modern political rights and cultural resilience.

Fast Fact: Beaded dance collars are a type of ceremonial regalia. This type of regalia displays a person's clan crest (the collar above is from the Raven clan). By the early 1900s, potlach participants wore a wide range of regalia, including dance collars, Chilkat robes, button blankets, and beaded tunics. 

Displays in the Hall represent groups from across Canada. I discovered everything from Inuit snow goggles to contemporary artworks such as Shelley Niro’s Sky Woman.

Totem Poles

And of course, I also found many examples of totem poles. Located in the Grand Hall, the Canadian Museum of History showcases the largest collection of totem poles in the world.

Totem poles served various purposes for the different Aboriginal groups that carved them. They represent storytelling traditions and carry many levels of meaning.

The poles were often memorials to represent and commemorate ancestry, histories, people and events. Like the dance collars, the totem poles may indicate a family’s lineage, clan membership and crest. So, the totem poles may have served as house or entrance posts.

All groups of Canadian Aboriginal peoples didn’t carve totem poles. Rather, the peoples of the Pacific Northwest made totem poles, usually from Western Red Cedar. This type of tree is straight-grained and easy to carve. Before taking a tree for carving, many coastal First Nations peoples performed a ceremony of gratitude and respect in honor of the tree.

The totem poles in the Grand Hall are displayed in a huge area of natural light along with reconstructed house facades. Often called the “Poles along the Windows” section, it’s an impressive sight!

These totem poles are tall! Indeed, they stand 10 to 12 metres (33 to 39 feet) high. The Grand Hall wall height, behind them, is around 15 metres (49 feet).

I found them awe-inspiring!

What’s in the Canadian Museum of History?

The Canadian History Museum is situated on around 9.5 hectares or about 24 acres of land. According to the museum website, the museum spans 93,000 square m (111,227 sq. yards). It’s big!

Actual exhibit space of course is lower, with about 25,000 sq. m (269,000 sq. ft). In fact, it’s the largest museum exhibition area in Canada. The big advantage of having so much space to store artifacts is that the exhibits rotate frequently. So, there’s always something new to see.

In addition to exhibits, the museum includes:

• Restaurants including the Panorama Cafe and Second Cup
• Boutique / gift shop
• 295-seat 3D (formerly IMAX) theatre
• 500-seat performance theatre

Levels & Galleries

The Canadian Museum of History has four levels.

The Lower Level includes the Grand Hall, the First Peoples Hall, Tsimshian Prehistory, First Peoples of the Northwest Coast, and the Canadian Stamp Collection.

Fast Fact: The Canadian Postage Stamp collection begins with the 1851 "Three-Penny Beaver" stamp. 

Altogether there are over 3,000 stamps in the museum's collection. 

That's every postage stamp ever issued in Canada! 

Level 2 includes the Main Entrance (Laurier Street), the Canadian Children’s Museum, Special Exhibits, Gift Shop, theatres, and restaurants.

On Levels 3 and 4, you’ll find three galleries. They include:

• Gallery 1: Early Canada – including earliest times to 1763
• Gallery 2: Colonial Canada – covers the period from 1763 to 1914, the start of World War I
• Gallery 3: Modern Canada – includes 1914 to the present day

So what happened in 1763 in Canada? First, you have to consider the political landscape of the time. The British and French had both established colonies in what’s now Eastern Canada. In the West, French and British fur traders paddled up and down the rivers trading European goods with Indigenous trappers.

In other words, there was a lot of competition between the French and the English! And not just in the new world. The competition was worldwide.

It all came to a halt with the Treaty of Paris. This treaty ended the Seven Years’ War global conflict between the Great Powers, who were primarily Great Britain and France. Major battles occurred in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Africa, and India.

However, in 1763, France officially ceded New France (in Canada) to Britain through the Treaty of Paris. You can learn more in this Canadian Encyclopedia article about The Royal Proclamation of 1763, issued by King George III, to establish the new administrative structure.

The galleries contain a smattering of everything! Models of galleon ships from the 1500s. A 1700s plow that would have been pulled by oxen or horses to break up grasslands for farming. Maternity clothes and children’s toys from the 1950s baby boom.

As you’d expect in one of Canada’s National Museums, the information boards are extremely well done. There are lots of images blown up to wall size to illustrate different periods that make the museum a very visual experience.

Linda’s Road Trip Tips

The Canadian Museum of History was one of my stops on Ottawa’s Hop On, Hop Off bus. It’s a great way to see the city if you’re visiting without a car during tourist season. I used the two-day pass to get to all but one (it’s not a stop) of the National Museums.

I got to the museum at lunch time, so walked through the Grand Hall across to My Bistro. The Bistro menu had several comfort classics from poutine to burgers. My choice, a Smashed Cheeseburger, had beef, American cheese, lettuce, pickles, and burger sauce. It was tasty!

Who Should Visit the Canadian Museum of History?

The Canadian Museum of History is designed to appeal to everyone from the youngest to the oldest. With interactive displays in the Canadian Children’s Museum and rich, immersive galleries throughout, it’s a fascinating place for all visitors to the city.

Visitor Tip: Purchase a one-day or three-day pass for discounted entry into all seven national museums in Ottawa and Gatineau. 

I spent a couple of hours on my visit, but that barely got me through the museum. So, start with the level you’re most interested in and pace your visit accordingly! Better yet, especially if you’re a local, visit a couple of times.

The museum has a full range of amenities, general services, and accessibility accommodations.

In addition to public washrooms with diaper-changing tables on all levels, there’s a private nursing room located on the first level.

Coat checks and lockers are available, so if you’re on your way back to the airport you can store your bags after they’re screened.

Courtesy strollers and wheelchairs are available–just ask at Information.

Accessibility services include wheelchair accessibility from the parking garage and allowing service animals. Elevator buttons are in Braille along with an induction loop system in the CINÉ+ theatre for those using hearing aids.

How Do You Visit the Canadian Museum of History?

The Canadian Museum of History is located alongside the Ottawa River, which forms the border between the cities of Ottawa, Ontario, and Gatineau, Quebec.

Parking: The underground parking garage (Indigo OT-002) is located at 100 Laurier Street in Gatineau. It has around 350 parking spaces, including designated accessible parking spaces. You can also use Uber or Lyft or the Hop On, Hop Off bus. The museum is served by both OC Transpo (Ottawa) and STO (Société de transport de l’Outaouais, Gatineau) transit systems. The nearby dedicated bus stop is “Musée de l’histoire (#2618)”.

Street Address: 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Québec.

Visit the Canadian Museum of History Website.

Keep up-to-date with what’s happening with the Canadian Museum of History Facebook page.

Take a virtual tour of the museum with this YouTube video from the Canadian Museum of History.

Plan your visit with Google Maps.

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Acknowledgments

During my visit to Ottawa, Ontario, I received a national museum pass, and hop on, hop off bus pass, from Ottawa Tourism. I appreciate their support!

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This #documentary tells the story of a #Chinese #cemetery in #VictoriaBC that became a #NationalHeritage site. For Chinese #pioneers who died in Canada, Victoria's Chinese Cemetery at #HarlingPoint was a temporary resting place until their bones could be returned home. (Traditional Chinese belief says that the soul of a person who dies in a foreign place wanders lost until their bones are returned home.) This film traces the rich history of the #VancouverIsland cemetery from controversy and neglect to its revival as a #historic site. Told by those closest to it, the story of Harling Point is a metaphor for #Canada , a country still working on making a home for all who live within its borders.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/from_harling_point/

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e.sMILES #Podcast #1 – Wir stellen uns vor | #eCamper #Pioneers - Nachhaltig elektrifiziert.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=gbwpjFXuKxM

AO THROWBACK - Sophie Blanchard was the world’s first female aeronaut. She is not only remembered for her incredible achievements and bravery in early ballooning, but for her dramatic and tragic death. https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/sophie-blanchard-0011546
#AncientOrigins #ancient #history #historyfacts #historylovers #historymatters #ancienthistory #archaeology #mythology #Aviation #Pioneers #WomenInHistory

Today's the 175th birthday of Fanny Angelina Hesse, born #OTD in 1850.

Never heard of her? Can't blame you, she's one of those almost forgotten #pioneers. - But modern science, and you, really owe her.

That's why we want to tell her story in an upcoming #GraphicNovel. Happy birthday, Fanny!

https://youtu.be/YNAXtYq3I3A

Happy West Virginia Day.
WV, the place where my story began with brave #pioneers that cherished and fought for the dream of #america.

#WestVirginia #Appalachia #Cabin #Forest #FallLeaves

I don't talk about #politics much because my opinion is my own and most days even I don't know what to think or expect.

BUT, this sickens me to my core. The selling of this #land will be irreversible. #Americans and #Immigrants braved being #pioneers to protect this land.

I am ill.

The map showing the land for sale: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=821970f0212d46d7aa854718aac42310

#PublicLands #BLM

Coromandel Peninsula’s Devcich Farm shines a light on Dalmatian pioneers https://www.diningandcooking.com/2072819/coromandel-peninsulas-devcich-farm-shines-a-light-on-dalmatian-pioneers/ #coromandel #dalmatian #devcich #farm #light #NewZealand #NewZealandWine #on #peninsulas #Pioneers #round #Sally #shines #Wine #WineFromNewZealand #WineOfNewZealand

Standout Ranching History at the MonDak Heritage Center: Sidney, Montana

The MonDak Heritage Center is the “Sunrise City’s” premier history and art museum. It’s located in Sidney, Montana, near the Yellowstone River and North Dakota border.

As with much of Big Sky country, ranching plays a big part in Sidney’s history and culture.

Linda’s Pick of the Exhibits

The Old West has always fascinated me — especially through this part of Montana. I’ve driven the length of the Yellowstone River through the state researching one of my novels, Badlands and Outlaws: Adventure on the Frontier. In the novel, the main character is riding drag behind a herd of cattle, but his eyes are on the hills looking for outlaws.

But back to the museum and its old west artifacts.

While the museum has late 1800s saddles, blacksmith shop, rifles, barbed wire and more, it was the collection of brands that most interested me.

While I didn’t count them all, there are more than 150 brands displayed in the museum. In addition to the information on the brand placards, there’s also a detailed list of the brands.

Fast Fact: Brands were first recorded in 1873 in Montana, with new brand registrations submitted until 1910. The state's historical records include over 100,000 pages of livestock brand registrations compiled by the Brands Enforcement Division of the Montana Department of Livestock. 

Brands, of course, are marks used to identify livestock. You may be surprised to know that ranchers weren’t the first to use them. Indeed, ancient Egyptians branded their livestock.

Typically, brands are family heirlooms passed down from generation to generation.

What’s in the MonDak Heritage Center

The MonDak Heritage Center was established in 1984. The building has about 16,200 sq. ft used to display its regional collection and hold its programs.

Settlers began arriving in the area in the 1870s, however, Sidney wasn’t named until 1888. It didn’t incorporate until 1911.

The story goes that settlers couldn’t get a post office to receive mail until the growing townsite had a name. Eureka had been their first choice. However, there was already a Eureka, Montana, in the northwestern part of the state close to the Canadian border. So, the townsite needed something different.

Hiram Otis, who was the local Justice of the Peace, was charged with filling out the new application. Now Hiram had a hobby that he loved and that was fishing. He also had a fishing partner he was fond of — a six-year-old boy named Sidney. Sidney and his parents were living with Hiram at the time.

An inspiration hit Hiram while he was filling out the post office application papers. He would call the townsite Sidney.

Starting your tour, you’ll see a great collection of exhibits from the homesteading era.

From washboards to separators (used to separate cream from milk), there’s lots of information on this era.

And once there were homesteaders there were fences, so the old west was fenced away!

Fast Fact: According to museum information, 500 different patents for barbed wire have been registered! That's important because barbed wire for livestock fences reshaped the old west. The first patent was granted to Michael Kelly in 1868. However, Joseph Glidden's 1874 patent improved it by using a simple wire barb locked into a double-strand wire that's still used today. 

Many find the historical “Main Street” exhibit the museum’s standout feature. It recreates the recreates the look and feel of a 1930s town, complete with local stores and businesses.  You’ll find everything from soda fountains to gas stations to dentistry.

Natural gas was piped into the Lower Yellowstone Valley in the 1930s. Electricity was provided to area homes by then as well.

And if you’re an art lover, you’ll enjoy the extensive collection of artworks. The collection includes numerous pieces from renowned Western artist, J.K. Ralston. Ralston was inducted into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2012.

Linda’s Road Trip Tips

This trip began, as our roadtrips often do, in Williston, North Dakota. It’s just 45 miles (72 km) from Williston to Sidney.

While we’ve stayed in a number of hotels in Williston, we highly recommend the Bakken Airport XWA Hotel & Studios.

It’s great value for the dollar, being budget priced and just over a decade old. The only drawback is that it’s eight miles out of the city.

Our favorite place to eat in Williston is at Famous Dave’s
Bar-B-Que. Or, if you’re looking for more of a night out, we like Doc Holliday’s Roadhouse Bar and Grill. The atmosphere is great!

Who Should Visit the MonDak Heritage Center?

The MonDak Heritage Center has an exhibit for everyone! History buffs, of course, will find lots to see.

From cowboy days to their 1930s main street, there are a number of unique exhibits.

Art enthusiasts will find exhibitions from local and regional artists in addition to permanent collection works by renowned artist, J.K. Ralston. Exhibitions rotate, so there’s always new artwork to see.

The center also offers lots for locals including art classes and camps for all ages. Their Youth Art Show and MonDak Christmas are popular annual events.

Cultural events, including live music performances and theater productions also bring visitors to the museum.

Part of the collection is dedicated to research library and archives. So, anyone interested in local historical and genealogical research will find the museum a great resource.

How Do You Visit the MonDak Heritage Center?

The MonDak Heritage Center in Sidney, Montana is considered the best museum in the area for its focus on the region’s history, art, and culture. 

Parking: There's lots of free street parking. 

Location: 120 3rd Avenue Southeast, Sidney, Montana.

Admission to the MonDak Heritage Center is free. You can check days and hours open on the MonDak Heritage Center website.

Plan your visit with Google maps.

Find More Museum Reviews for Montana

Check out more reviews of museum attractions in Montana on guide2museums.com.

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Francis Crick and James Watson published Molecular structure of Nucleic Acid (1953).

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