The Minot City Band presents its annual John Phillip Sousa Concert Thursday, July 16, at 7 p.m. at Oak Park under the direction of Ben Eder. City Band concerts are fee and open to the public. This year is the 40th anniversary of the band’s first Sousa Concert in 1986, which was itself a ...
The two men Patrick O’Connor had met on their way to Coal Harbor, Dr. Belyea and George Akeson, were both former McLean County residents who were living in Ward County by December, 1886. Dr. Belyea’s wife had left him for another man in July, 1886, and, finding that public opinion in Coal ...
DUNSEITH – The Summer Floral Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 8, at the International Peace Garden will feature a full day of fun events, including the annual Handshake Across the Border, songwriting workshops, concerts, a classic car show, kids’ activities and more. This year’s Garden theme, “Celebrating Pollinators,” will be emphasized in tours, art projects and interactive experiences. “Our Summer Floral Celebration is always a great time to see the Garden in the height of its bloom,” said Tim Chapman, Peace Garden CEO. “While every season has its beauty, the colors ...
DUNSEITH – Music camp continues this week at the International Peace Garden, culminating Saturday, July 25, with a series of programs and performances. The art exhibit will be open from 10 a.m.-noon in the Alme International Arts Centre. The mallet percussion recital will be at 11 a.m. in the Percussive Arts Center. The world percussion concert will start at noon in the Burdick Center for the Performing Arts, followed by the band concert. The fiddle exhibition will begin at 1 p.m. and the orchestra concert will complete the day’s events starting at 1:30 p.m., both in the Masonic ...
The distance from Burlington to Coal Harbor was between 60 and 65 miles. The mail route between the two locations “followed the old stage road across Wolf and Snake Creeks, then in a northwesterly direction, to the present site of Garrison, where it picked up the James Johnson ox trail, ...
The North Dakota State Fair opens in Minot Friday, July 17, and continues through Saturday, July 25. This year’s fair, its 61st year as a state fair, has many new and previous favorites ranging from food, exhibits to attractions. “This year is especially meaningful as we join the ...
