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4th Annual Knife River Birdwatching Event |
7-10 a.m.
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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, Stanton. Contact Name: Knife River Indian Villages Phone: 701-745-3300
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Event includes an introduction to birding and a walk on the North Forest Trail to locate and identify birds. A light breakfast will follow.
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Birding Field Trip |
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Anyone interested in signing up for the field trip should contact Umphrey at 328-6332. |
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A birding field trip sponsored by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department is scheduled for Saturday, May 12 in Burleigh County, according to Nathaniel Umphrey, department outreach biologist.
It doesn't matter if you are a first-time birder, or have spent many hours spying on our feathered friends, Umphrey said. "We'll take anyone, but we are going to give preference to those who have never been on this trip before," he said.
The outing is open to the first 25 people who call and register. Participants will be going to McKenzie Slough, Long Lake and the Kimball Bottoms area.
Participants are asked to bring binoculars, a bird book and a snack, and need to meet at the department at 7 a.m., and can expect to return around noon. The trip is free and transportation will be provided.
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| 18 - 20 |
4th Annual Turtle Mountain Birding Festival |
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Join us for a unique birding festival at one of the best locations in the Great Plains.
Hours: Daily field trips
Admission: $349 includes lodging, meals, transportation
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| 26 - 28 |
Skydance Sakakawea |
1-4 p.m.
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Kite flying festival for all ages. Fly your own kite. See kites of all shapes and sizes being flown. Stunt kite flying demonstrations. Prizes awarded. Admission: Park entrance fee.
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Military Appreciation Day |
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In appreciation, all folks associated with the military will get their North Dakota State Park daily entrance fees waived. Camping fees will still apply.
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Celebrate National Trails Day at one of North Dakota’s many beautiful state parks on Saturday, June 2. Admission: Park entrance free
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| 7 - 10 |
5th Annual Potholes & Prairie Birding Festival |
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Birding Drives Dakota’s four-day birding festival offers bus tours guided by experts, seminars and socials. See the Baird’s Sparrow, Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow and more. Admission: $250 early bird registration; $275 after May 16
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Visitor Appreciation Day |
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Enjoy free day entrance into the state park to picnic, swim, hike and bike. Explore the natural areas of the park to bird watch, canoe or just to find a quiet spot to relax and listen to the sounds of nature. Stop at the large picnic shelter to get a free hot dog and visit with friends and park staff. Admission: Free
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| 14 - 17 |
Sully’s Hill Birding and Nature Festival |
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Visitors have opportunities to take guided birding and nature walks or your own walks in and around Sullys Hill, the Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge, Kelly’s Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Grahams Island State Park, Fort Totten State Historic Site, and other areas in the Devils Lake region of North Dakota. Admission: Free
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Fort Lincoln Festival |
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Don’t miss the Fort Lincoln Festival at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park. Special presentations include artillery demonstrations, military encampments, Historic Scholar presentations, native crafts, music, food and a live outdoor performance of the Fort Lincoln Melodrama. Don’t miss history coming to life.
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Burke County Birding Festival |
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Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge, 16 miles south of Bowbells, Bowbells. Contact Name: Pat Tinjum Phone: 701-377-5627. Website: www.burkecountynd.com
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Guided birding tours and prairie wildflower walks, family events and fabulous food. Lostwood is a Globally Important Birding Area providing essential habitat for Sprague’s pipit, Baird’s sparrow and the piping plover. Renovated 50-foot observation tower allows bird’s-eye view of prairie. Admission: Free
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Fort Lincoln History Symposium |
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This is a time to brush up on your historical knowledge about the Mandan Nation and General Custer’s 7th Cavalry. The symposium offers a broad view of the history of the area through eyes of historians, scholars, authors and archaeologists.
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Sodbuster Days |
See Description |
Fort Ransom State Park, Fort Ransom
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Phone: 701-973-4331
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Family show includes horse farming, small engines, pioneer skills and crafts, live music, kids’ games. Hours: Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Admission: Adults $5 per day; under 12 free
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North Dakota State Fair |
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Free stages, commercial booths, competitive exhibits, rodeo events, auto events, the carnival, a grandstand lineup sure to please and everyone’s favorite - fair food.
Admission: Adults $7; ages 7-12 $3; 6-under free
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Halloween in July |
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Decorate your campsite and dress up in your favorite costume to go trick-or-treating. Enter a costume contest, and attend spooky programs or go on a haunting forest night hike. Haunted house.
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12th Annual Becoming an Outdoors Woman Workshop |
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Come to the park to learn outdoor skills that may assist you in enhancing your outdoor experience.
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| 25 - 26 |
North Dakota Wine and Grape Harvest Festival |
11 a.m.-10 p.m.
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Event includes food and craft vendors on site, all-day musical entertainment. tours of the vineyard, horse-drawn hay rides and the North Dakota Grape Stomp contest. Fireworks conclude the day. Admission: $15
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Everyone is welcome to participate in hands on arts and crafts at the park.
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Walhalla Ridge Riders Fall Trail Ride |
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Walhalla
Ride in the beautiful Pembina Gorge. Contact Name: Kim Johnson Phone: 701-549-3711 (days) or 701-549-2386 (evenings). Email: walhallaridgeriders@hotmail.com |
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Enjoy catered supper and breakfast, campfire, entertainment, overnight camping. Hours: Saturday noon-conclusion on Sunday
Admission: Charge for meals only
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Duck Fest |
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Bowdon Three-day celebration of waterfowl hunting. Contact Name: Patti Patrie Phone: 701-962-3633. Website: www.bowdonnd.com
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Art show, demonstrations, specialty foods, talent show, trap shoot, historic tour, duck walk, children’s activities.
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Walk on the Wild Side |
6:30-8:30 p.m.
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Truly a wild experience in the Washburn Memorial Building. Come dressed as your favorite ghoul or character for the costume contest, try your luck at the donut races, have fun in the craft room, or for those extra brave souls, enter the hallway of horrors. Admission: $3 per child, parents, members free
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Christmas in the Park |
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Drive through more than 40 displays of holiday lights.
Hours: 5:30-10 p.m.; December 31, 6 p.m.-midnight
Admission: $5 per car, $10 per limo, $20 per bus
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| 11/17 - 12/30 |
Down Home Country Christmas |
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City wide, Mandan. Contact Name: Del Wetsch
Phone: 701-663-1136
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Santa and Mrs. Claus kick off the holiday season with their arrival, free candy bags for kids, pictures with Santa, caroling, art and crafts show, Custer Christmas at Fort Lincoln State Park.
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North Dakota Ag Show |
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Fargodome, Fargo
Regional agriculture show. Phone: 701-282-9432
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Hours: Friday: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday: 8:30 a.m.-3:40 p.m. Admission: Free
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| 11/23 - 12/31 |
Christmas in the Park |
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Drive through more than 40 displays of holiday lights.
Hours: 5:30-10 p.m.; December 31, 6 p.m.-midnight
Admission: $5 per car, $10 per limo, $20 per bus
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| 11/17 - 12/30 |
Down Home Country Christmas |
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City wide, Mandan. Contact Name: Del Wetsch
Phone: 701-663-1136
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Santa and Mrs. Claus kick off the holiday season with their arrival, free candy bags for kids, pictures with Santa, caroling, art and crafts show, Custer Christmas at Fort Lincoln State Park.
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An Ol’ Fashioned Christmas Festival |
Noon-6 p.m.
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Holiday food and fun with events for the whole family.
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Experience an 1875 Christmas with General Custer on the Dakota prairie. Sing carols and enjoy sleigh rides during this holiday season, 1875 style.
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Christmas at the Confluence |
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Missouri Yellowston Confluence Interpretive Center, Williston. Contact Name: Site Supervisor Phone: 701-572-9034
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Help decorate the Christmas tree at the confluence center by making your own ornaments. Refreshments in the tradition of a frontier Christmas.
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