North DakotaWikiPedia:North Dakota '''North Dakota''' is a state in the Great Plains (United States of America)|Great Plains of the United States of America|United States. It's bordered on the west by Montana, on the east by Minnesota, and on the north by the Canada|Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It is bordered on the south by South_Dakota|South Dakota. North Dakota, the 39th state, was admitted to the Union in 1889. The year 2005 marked the bicentennial celebration of the [http://www.lewisandclark.org/ Lewis and Clark] expedition which began in Illinois, passed through [http://www.ndtourism.com/secondary/index.asp?choice=Lewis_Clark North Dakota], with help from a Shoshone Indian girl as their guide, [http://www.state.nd.us/hist/sakakawea.htm Sakakawea], on the way to the Pacific Northwest. [http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/content-channel.asp?ChannelID=240 Map]. North Dakota's [http://www.ndaco.org/nd_counties/ 53 counties] cover approximately 70,655 square miles (183,000 square kilometers) and it has a population of approximately 639,000. [http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/38000.html US Census Bureau QuickFacts] Image:NDstateflag.JPG|thumb|200px|''State Flag of ND'' ==Regions== * Badlands (North Dakota)|'''Badlands''': Billings County (North Dakota)|Billings, Bowman County (North Dakota)|Bowman, Golden Valley County (North Dakota)|Golden Valley, McKenzie County (North Dakota)|McKenzie, and Slope County (North Dakota)|Slope counties. *Coteaus & Plains|'''Coteaus & Plains''': Barnes County (North Dakota)|Barnes, Burleigh County (North Dakota)|Burleigh, Dickey County (North Dakota)|Dickey, Emmons County (North Dakota)|Emmons, Foster County (North Dakota)|Foster, Griggs County (North Dakota)|Griggs, Kidder County (North Dakota)|Kidder, La Moure County (North Dakota)|La Moure, Logan County (North Dakota)|Logan, McIntosh County (North Dakota)|McIntosh, Ransom County (North Dakota)|Ransom, Sargent County (North Dakota)|Sargent, Stutsman County (North Dakota)|Stutsman counties. [http://www.ohwy.com/nd/z/zcoteaus.htm Map] *Lakes & Gardens|'''Lakes & Gardens''': Benson County (North Dakota)|Benson, Eddy County (North Dakota)|Eddy, McHenry County (North Dakota)|McHenry, McLean County (North Dakota)|McLean, Pierce County (North Dakota)|Pierce, Ramsey County (North Dakota)|Ramsey, Renville County (North Dakota)|Renville, Sheridan County (North Dakota)|Sheridan, Towner County (North Dakota)|Towner, Ward County (North Dakota)|Ward, Wells County (North Dakota)|Wells counties. [http://www.ohwy.com/nd/z/zlakes.htm Map] *Red River Valley (North Dakota)|'''Red River Valley''': Cass County (North Dakota)|Cass, Cavalier County (North Dakota)|Cavalier, Grand Forks County (North Dakota)|Grand Forks, Nelson County (North Dakota)|Nelson, Pembina County (North Dakota)|Pembina, Richland County (North Dakota)|Richland, Steele County (North Dakota)|Steele, Traill County (North Dakota)|Traill, Walsh County (North Dakota)|Walsh counties. [http://www.ohwy.com/nd/z/zvalley.htm Map] * Turtle Mountains|'''Turtle Mountains''': Bottineau County (North Dakota)|Bottineau, Rolette County (North Dakota)|Rolette counties. [http://www.turtlemountains.org/ Info] *Western North Dakota|'''Western North Dakota''': Adams County (North Dakota)|Adams, Burke County (North Dakota)|Burke, Divide County (North Dakota)|Divide, Dunn County (North Dakota)|Dunn, Grant County (North Dakota)|Grant, Hettinger County (North Dakota)|Hettinger, Mercer County (North Dakota)|Mercer, Morton County (North Dakota)|Morton, Mountrail County (North Dakota)|Mountrail, Oliver County (North Dakota)|Oliver, Sioux County (North Dakota)|Sioux, Stark County (North Dakota)|Stark, Williams County (North Dakota)|Williams counties. [http://www.ohwy.com/nd/z/zwest.htm Map] ==Cities== *Fargo - North Dakota's metropolis, and home of [http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ North Dakota State University]. *Bismarck - State Capital and growing every day. *Grand Forks - A College town atmosphere. *Minot - The Magic City, the primary city in northwest North Dakota. *Dickinson - The crown of the Southwest, gateway to the Badlands. *Williston - The biggest city on the upper Missouri. *Regent - Terminus of the [http://www.enchantedhighway.net/ Enchanted Highway]. *Rugby (North Dakota)|Rugby - the geographical center of North America. *Jamestown - The Buffalo City, pride of the Prairie. *Devils Lake - The heart of North Dakota lake country. ==Understand== North Dakota is a large, sparsely populated state. It was settled mainly by farmers of Scandinavian and German descent. North Dakota's population has scarcely changed since 1915, but its urban-to-rural ratio has changed dramatically over the years. One-sixth of the people in the state live in Fargo, and that figure is growing all the time. The state's economy is based on its agriculture, food processing, mining, tourism and machinery. North Dakota is the least-visited state in the union, not surprising given its location. But there is something to be found for those willing to venture into the unknown. Famous North Dakotans include: former CBS newsman Eric Sevareid (Velva, ND), actress Angie Dickinson (Kulm, ND), "Fever" singer Peggy Lee (Jamestown, ND), "bubbling machine" bandleader Lawrence Welk (Strasburg, ND), and author Louis L'Amour (Jamestown, ND). ==Get In== ===By air=== Scheduled airline service is available in Bismarck, Devils Lake, Dickinson, Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot, and Williston. [http://www.nwa.com/ Northwest Airlines] offers daily flights to all destinations except Dickinson. [http://www.united.com United Express] serves Williston, Dickinson, Bismarck, and Fargo. ===By car=== Interstate 94 runs east-west through the southern side of the state. Interstate 29 runs north-south on the eastern edge of the state. US Highway 2 runs east-west through the northern side of the state. US Highways 85, 83, 281, and 81 run north-south through the state. US Highway 52 runs northwest-southeast through the state. For those of you arriving from Canada, 24-hour customs stations are available at SK 39 (US 52) in Portal, MB 10 (US 281) at the Peace Gardens, and MB 75 (I-29) near Pembina. ===By train=== [http://www.amtrak.com/ Amtrak]'s Empire Builder line serves Fargo, Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Rugby, Minot, Stanley, and Williston. ==See== Image:Dam2.jpg|thumb|250px|Garrison Dam *'''The Geographical Center of North America''' in Rugby (North Dakota)|Rugby. *[http://www.realnd.com/badlandsindex.htm '''Theodore Roosevelt National Park'''], in two units near Dickinson and Watford City, and the '''Little Missouri National Grasslands''' between them. *The '''KVLY-TV tower''' near Blanchard Township, the tallest man-made structure on earth at 629 meters, or 2063 feet. *The '''International Peace Garden''' in the Turtle Mountains, a 930 hectare park located on the Manitoba border. Simply gorgeous in the summer. *The '''State Capitol''' grounds in Bismarck, which feature the 20 story Capitol, the '''State Historical Society Museum''', and plenty of open park. *The '''Enchanted Highway''' between the Gladstone exit on I-94 and the small town of Regent on the Cannonball River in southwest ND. *The [http://www.nps.gov/lecl/ '''Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail'''] which runs through Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington (state) ==Do== *[http://www.rockinthehills.com/ '''Rocking the Hills'''], near Bottineau, usually in late June or early July. *'''Norsk Høstfest''' in Minot in early October. * The Turtle Mountains and Badlands (North Dakota)|Badlands are worth driving through. See also: Lewis and Clark Trail * '''Birding''': nearly four hundred [http://www.thayerbirding.com/birdlst.asp?LOC=35&Title=North+Dakota '''species'''] of birds inhabit or visit North Dakota. [http://www.ndbirdingsociety.com/ ND Birding Society] ==External links== *[http://www.nd.gov/ Official State web site] *[http://www.ndtourism.com/ North Dakota Tourism] *[http://discovernd.com/ Discover ND] *[http://www.northdakota.com/ North Dakota.com] *[http://www.realnd.com The Real North Dakota Project] First page | Prev | Next | Last page |

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