Arts and Entertainment

Zoo to host International Tiger Day celebration

Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot is inviting the public to celebrate International Tiger Day on Tuesday, with a full day of tiger-themed activities, learning opportunities and family fun. From crafts to keeper chats and a special name reveal, the event is designed to engage guests of all ages while raising awareness for tiger conservation. Guests can take part in a variety of interactive activities throughout the zoo, including a scavenger hunt, educational enrichment tables and a bounce house near the aviary. Children who complete the scavenger hunt will take home a tiger-themed ...

Youth test skills at Mandaree rodeo

Retirement’s Comic Relief: Making one whale of explosion

A seldom mentioned event in US history that should never be forgotten occurred 55 years ago. The occasion was notable inasmuch as it assured eternal notoriety for a beach near Eugene, Oregon — alongside other famous beaches of the world, like Waikiki and the one where she wore an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weenie, yellow polka-dot bikini. It was the day the Oregon Highway Department blew up the 80 foot carcass of a dead, beached sperm whale with no less than a half-ton of dynamite. A YouTube video of the event is probably now used as an instruction guide for Oregon highway department ...

Verendrye’s 100th anniversary

2025 Arikara Celebration held at White Shield

Butterfly exhibit brings beauty, education to ND State Fair

With bright blooms, gentle fluttering wings and colorful creatures perched on feeding sticks, the Butterfly Encounter exhibit is turning heads and captivating hearts at this year’s North Dakota State Fair. Presented by Cool Zoo, a conservation-focused traveling exhibit company, the ...