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  • North Dakota History,  North Dakota Horizons magazine,  North Dakota Today

    North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Celebrates Twenty-five Years

    June 13, 2020 /

    The North Dakota Horizons magazine published a shorter version of “Sentinel on the Prairie” in their Summer 2020 edition and online. https://www.ndhorizons.com/articles/86/north-dakota-cowboy-hall-of-fame-celebrates-25-years.aspx The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of fame is celebrating its 25th anniversary. One man’s dream of preserving the stories and character of the state’s forebears has become a renowned center of western culture. Phil Baird thought about this for a long time. So many stories and moments were passing through time, drifting like the wind across the prairies. Countless hours were spent embracing all the memories and history he could. He hated the thought these stories would be lost to time. Those moments wove together the fabric of…

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    July 3, 2017

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    December 22, 2020
  • North Dakota Today,  The Cowboy Chronicle

    Sentinel on the Prairie: Celebrating Twenty-five Years of the Preservation and Protection of North Dakota History

    May 28, 2020 /

    He had been thinking about this for a while now.  So many stories and moments, friendships and connections were passing through time. They drifted like the wind across the prairies, and he hated the thought they could all be lost. Countless hours were spent visiting with folks and embracing all the memories and history he could. The stories they told may not have been notable markers in history, but they embodied the character and the essence of the generations.  These moments in time woven together were the fabric of America’s western history and an important part of a great national epic. Those who built North Dakota, who dreamed, sacrificed and…

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    The Wild Horses of Roosevelt’s Badlands

    February 24, 2018

    The Wild Horses of Roosevelt’s Badlands for The Cowboy Chronicle

    November 10, 2017

    National Day of the Cowboy: Preserving Pioneer Heritage and Cowboy Culture

    May 29, 2017
  • North Dakota History,  North Dakota Today

    Knowing Your Past Carries You into the Future

    July 8, 2018 /

    The past meets the present and future in a quiet little town; from the last lynching in North Dakota to the fellowship of burgers in the park and a farmers market on Saturday nights. Showcasing it all is the Lewis and Clark Trail Museum. Motoring down Highway 85 you now bypass the town of Alexander where traffic and trucks lumbering through town used to be an all-day occurrence. All that commotion goes around town now, but beckoning passersby is a highway sign pointing the way for some quiet moments and a glimpse into the past. In the 1960’s McKenzie County and its towns were as they had been for many…

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    “Come and Get It”

    May 30, 2018

    Biography of Andrew J. Nohle

    February 28, 2015

    Biography of George W. Nohle

    March 1, 2015
  • North Dakota History,  North Dakota Horizons magazine,  North Dakota Today

    The Wild Horses of Roosevelt’s Badlands

    February 24, 2018 /

    He was an old man, arthritic and without a family band, but still wild and free.  Singlefoot was the oldest stallion living in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP). He may have been on his own but he still found the energy to play and enjoy life. He looked out over grasslands and rolling hills interrupted by dramatic and colorful badland formations where his ancestors once roamed. The history of the plains horse dates from prehistoric times; disappearing from North America about 11,000 years ago and returning in the 1500’s with Spanish explorers.  Singlefoot and the other horses in the park descended from those brought by the Spaniards and other…

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    Harold Schafer, Mr. Bubble and the Legacy of Medora

    April 9, 2015

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    July 8, 2018
  • North Dakota History,  North Dakota Today,  The Cowboy Chronicle

    The Wild Horses of Roosevelt’s Badlands for The Cowboy Chronicle

    November 10, 2017 /

    He’s an old man now – arthritic and without a family band, but Singlefoot, the oldest stallion living in  Roosevelt National Park (TRNP)still roams wild and free where his ancestors did, looking out over grasslands and rolling hills interrupted by dramatic and colorful badlands. The history of the plains horse dates from prehistoric times; disappearing from the North America about 11,000 years ago and returning in the 1500’s with Spanish explorers.  Singlefoot and the other horses in the park are descended from those brought by the Spaniards and other domesticated stock. Once domesticated, they are feral animals, not “wild” horses as they are generally called. Regardless, these beautiful animals seen…

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    Biography of Andrew J. Nohle

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  • North Dakota History,  North Dakota Today,  The Cowboy Chronicle,  Western History

    National Day of the Cowboy: Preserving Pioneer Heritage and Cowboy Culture

    May 29, 2017 /

    “We celebrate the Cowboy as a symbol of the grand history of the American West. The Cowboy’s love of the land and love of the country are examples for all Americans” President George W. Bush The thirteenth annual National Day of the Cowboy is July 22, 2017. The American cowboy has firmly taken his place in American history. He is an almost mythological character of the American west; often a lone rider embracing a simple life, loving and living off the land with hard work and nobility. The cowboy culture is firmly embedded in the character of many western states; the cowboy hat and boots are more than just a…

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    The Wandering Man

    June 4, 2019

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