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  • Minot Daily News,  North Dakota Today

    North Dakota Farmers and Ranchers Go to Washington!

    November 5, 2022 /

    “Proudly owned by the North Dakota Farmers Union” is not something you would expect to see over the door of a popular restaurant in Washington DC, just a mile away from the White House. Yet there it is, proudly serving locals and visitors since 2006. The farmer owned Founding Farmers restaurant is the first of its kind anywhere. Along with six other restaurants now in its group, these restaurants serve and educate 45,000 people a week. Through their ownership of the Founding Farmer Restaurant Group farmers are helping consumers and Beltway residents better understand and appreciate family farm agriculture and rural America. The restaurants food is sourced from family farms…

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  • Biographies,  North Dakota Today,  The Cowboy Chronicle

    On the Edge of History: A Profile of Medora’s Doug Ellison

    October 17, 2022 /

    “It is the romance and drama of history that still holds my interest. Growing up on a ranch was a reflection of the Old West, so that is the era that first attracted my attention. All of history is interconnected, so one theme leads to another.”  Doug Ellison There has always been a certain romance to the American West.  There is mystery, excitement, beauty and wide open spaces where adventure and opportunity awaits. Indeed this was true even back in the day when the west was first being settled. Men and women living in crowded tenements and working long hours in often grueling jobs, saw the west as the land…

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    Biography of Charles Franklin Martell

    February 28, 2015

    Charles Franklin Martell: Pre-1940’s Ranching Division nominee 2019

    February 13, 2019

    The Cowboy Doctor

    December 22, 2020
  • North Dakota Horizons magazine,  North Dakota Today

    Telling the Stories of North Dakota

    July 3, 2022 /

    Published in the Summer 2022 edition of North Dakota Horizons magazine Over a thousand years ago, a Native American carved symbols into the rocks at what is now Writing Rock Historic Site in Divide County. These were not random symbols; each had purpose, meaning, and told a story. Humans have built their cultures, preserved and passed on knowledge, communicated ideas, and entertained with storytelling since the beginning of their existence.  What began as oral tradition, evolved to stories written, acted and, in the modern world, also presented on film. Canticle Productions, a North Dakota-based film and theater production company, showcases stories that are as personal to North Dakota as the…

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    The Wild Horses of Roosevelt’s Badlands

    February 24, 2018

    A Wandering Man: Louis L’Amour

    September 28, 2019

    The True Facts

    July 3, 2017
  • 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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    Biography of Andrew J. Nohle

    February 28, 2015

    The Railroad and Settlement in Early North Dakota

    April 9, 2015

    Biography of Charles Franklin Martell

    February 28, 2015
  • 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

    Knowing Your Past Carries You into the Future

    July 8, 2018

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

    November 10, 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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    The Wandering Man

    June 4, 2019

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

    November 10, 2017

    In Good Company

    February 13, 2019
  • 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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    The Cowboy Doctor

    December 22, 2020

    The Wandering Man

    June 4, 2019

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

    November 10, 2017
  • 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 George W. Nohle

    March 1, 2015

    The Lewis and Clark Trail Museum

    February 7, 2015

    The Wild Horses of Roosevelt’s Badlands

    February 24, 2018
  • 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

    The Western Trail

    February 13, 2015

    “Come and Get It”

    May 30, 2018

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