One of the new arrivals at the Pioneer Village, run by the Ward County Historical Society, located between Minot and Burlington along Highway 2 & 52, is a 1909 wooden (oak) barber chair. Made at the Theo A. Kochs factory in Chicago, Illinois, it was one of nine models built. This particular ...
Minot High School and Minot North are competing in the state one-act play competition on Monday, April 8, and Tuesday, April 9. Tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Minot High School is a sneak peek of two plays. Minot High School is presenting a parody of old science fiction monster movies with the ...
Minot State’s Division of Science will host a partial solar eclipse viewing party, weather permitting, in front of Swain Hall starting around 1 p.m. on Monday, April 8. Professors Nigel George (physics and astronomy) and Kati Kilroy (geosciences) will be passing out solar glasses and showing students and the public how to use different items, including pinhole models, to view the eclipse. The program will run until 3 p.m. when the partial eclipse ends.
GARRISON – Fort Stevenson State Park will be holding sugar maple tree tapping events on April 13. Members of the Fort Stevenson State Park team will be demonstrating how to properly tap sugar maple trees to collect sap for making maple syrup. Visitors will also be given the history behind maple syrup and the equipment that is needed to make it. The tree tapping demonstrations will take place at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. From 11 a.m.-3 p.m., visitors will also have the opportunity to take a horse-drawn wagon ride. Activities for children and other maple syrup-related programs will ...
Changes in the zoo are always exciting and with a lot of new construction on the horizon, there is a lot to be excited about. This summer alone will see three major changes to the south campus of the zoo. This will include the construction of the new African Plains Building, a new concession stand and the relocation of the Discovery Barn from the north side of the river. New infrastructure will precede the projects along with making temporary accommodations for the giraffes. The early warming we are seeing this week should help all of this move along even earlier than we thought. ...
Changes in the zoo are always exciting and with a lot of new construction on the horizon, there is a lot to be excited about. This summer alone will see three major changes to the south campus of the zoo. This will include the construction of the new African Plains Building, a new concession stand and the relocation of the Discovery Barn from the north side of the river. New infrastructure will precede the projects along with making temporary accommodations for the giraffes. The early warming we are seeing this week should help all of this move along even earlier than we thought. If ...
