Sue L. Hamilton of Minot remembers selling ads for Pride of Dakota when it first got its start and now, 30 odd years later, she is member of the organization.

“When you’re an entrepreneur, you’re all by yourself,” she said, but Pride of Dakota helps people make connections and friendships that are helpful.

Hamilton is a motivational speaker and author and often talks about her own history of substance abuse as a teenager and her recovery and how she miraculously survived a deadly motorcycle accident in the late 1990s near Sturgis, S.D. She walked away without a scratch. Her motorcycle, which was not damaged, was gifted to her son. She believes God spared her so she could help others.

Hamilton’s books are available for sale on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Good Reads and at suelhamilton.com

Hannah and Joseph Landry of Stanley run Escape Goat Events and have a mobile escape room in a 20-foot trailer and other puzzle games people can rent for different parties and community events.

She is also booking new engagements as a motivational speaker. That part of her career slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic but is picking up again.

Hamilton was one of several entrepreneurs from across the state who had tables set up in the Festival Tent in the State Fair Park Monday morning at the State Fair.

Hannah and Joseph Landry, of Stanley, had a table up to promote their business Escape Goat Events.

They just launched a mobile escape room last month, which can be rented for parties and at community events like one recently held in Crosby and will be featured at an upcoming community event in Stanley. Hannah Landry said they needed a way to continue the business after a previous physical location in Stanley was closed.

The escape room is located in a 20-foot trailer. Teams made up of families or groups of friends must work together to puzzle their way out. The business also sells smaller puzzle games that groups can try to solve together.

Andrea Johnson/MDN People line up during Pride of Dakota Day for a $1 hot dog lunch sponsored by the ND Ag Department. Proceeds will go to support the State FFA.

People can learn more at www.escapegoatevents.com or by emailing booking@escapegoatevents.com

They were also selling soap made of goat milk at the event.

Pride of Dakota is a great organization, said Hannah Landry.

Fairgoers also lined up at noon to enjoy a $1 hot dog lunch sponsored by the North Dakota Ag Department while they learned more about North Dakota businesses like those run by the Landrys and Hamilton.