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Post by airman on Apr 20, 2007 18:00:28 GMT -6
FOr you north dakota and south dakota coaches, I want to vaction in your states this summer. I have been to the blackhills in 1970, I was 3 so I do not remember a ton. I want to go back but need some advice on where to stay. i think I visited a mine or a cave while out there.
Is the Flintstone villiage still up and going? I remember that adn the dinosaur park, is that still there.
in north dakota I am going to west fargo to the red river speedway to see the world of outlaws. great dirt race track I am told. want to check out the fargo area some to. I want to see roger maris's mus. is it worth the visit?
any help is greatly appreciated. might want to visit omaha neb or u of nebraska. want to see there stadium.
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Post by kboyd on Apr 21, 2007 14:23:02 GMT -6
I used to live in Minot, ND when I played for Minot State but short of a bunch of football stadiums, I didn't get much chance to explore. I do remember the badlands in the western part of the state were amazing. If you head just north of North Dakota you hit my province, Manitoba. An hour north of the border on Highway 10 gets you to Brandon (where I live) and then an hour more gets you to Clear Lake, which is one of the nicest places around. Don't know if that helps you at all, but there you go. Enjoy your trip.
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Post by hchscoachtom on Apr 21, 2007 19:07:11 GMT -6
If you are into motocycling there is Sturgis SD. A big weekend event that brings all kinds of bikes and bikers out from all over the country.
Mt. rushmore is nice, the 4th of July fireworks are awesome. Actually I believe they are on the 3rd. Also Deadwood & Lead, SD - Gold mines etc.
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Post by coachjd on Apr 22, 2007 5:14:20 GMT -6
Made this trip a few years back with my kids, great vacation IMO.
We went to Medora, ND and the Roosevelt National Park. I am not much on arts and musicals, etc.. but the musical in Medora was awesome as was the pitchfork fondue. We spent 5 days in the black hills after 3 days in Medora. Flintstone land is still in Custer, SD, and not to far away from Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse. There are also some caves in the Custer area. Needles highway is also in the southern part of the hills.
Keystone has some caves and a presidential wax museum, and a must ride is the 1880 train in Hill City. We saved a ton of money purchasing a package deal from the hotel we stayed in in Rapid City. Gold mine in Lead is very cool and if deadwood is all gaming now, not as cool as it was when I was a little kid. Spearfish has the passion play and thought it was totally amazing.
Good luck on your trip.
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Post by kboyd on Apr 22, 2007 9:20:23 GMT -6
Oh, c'mon now Jay - you know your the hoity-toity artsy type.
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Post by airman on Apr 23, 2007 18:21:52 GMT -6
Medora is pretty cool to visit for a couple or days (though it's completely on the other side of the state compared to the Fargo and GF areas). I'm heading there in a few weeks with the 8th graders. A bunch of historical sites around there. Theodore Roosevelt National Park is beautiful. The RRV Speedway is pretty cool, especially when the World of Outlaws come through. Fargo's a great place to go shopping and stuff. The horse track is my favorite place in the state, but it runs a limited schedule towards the end of the summer. If you are in the GF area, take a tour of the Englestad Arena. Beautiful facility (one of the few things I don't mind paying the fees for at UND). You could take a tour of the Air Base too. I think they'll take you to look at the planes and stuff if you come on a good day and plan ahead. Not much at all to do here for tourists, besides the planes... and our new housing (not exciting unless you get to live in them for free...). I'm not completely sure what kind of stuff you are looking for, though. ND is good for nature and historical sites. Some neat places to go. I've never stopped in SD, so I couldn't help you with them. ' I am coming for the world of outlaws and then I need to head down to ellendale. it is on the nd/sd border to see some people I know. still want to check fargo out while I am up there. never been to fargo so I want to see it. I am still figuring the best way to get to ellendale from fargo. |
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Post by anothercoach on Apr 24, 2007 11:39:49 GMT -6
I would suggest you stay in Rapid City. Not a lot to do in the city but it is an hour away from most of the cool attractions out there. along with mt. rush check out the badlands as well. this is the coolest part for me, and i have lived here for years!
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Post by ogie4 on Apr 25, 2007 9:07:02 GMT -6
Medora is pretty cool to visit for a couple or days (though it's completely on the other side of the state compared to the Fargo and GF areas). I'm heading there in a few weeks with the 8th graders. A bunch of historical sites around there. Theodore Roosevelt National Park is beautiful. The RRV Speedway is pretty cool, especially when the World of Outlaws come through. Fargo's a great place to go shopping and stuff. The horse track is my favorite place in the state, but it runs a limited schedule towards the end of the summer. If you are in the GF area, take a tour of the Englestad Arena. Beautiful facility (one of the few things I don't mind paying the fees for at UND). You could take a tour of the Air Base too. I think they'll take you to look at the planes and stuff if you come on a good day and plan ahead. Not much at all to do here for tourists, besides the planes... and our new housing (not exciting unless you get to live in them for free...). I'm not completely sure what kind of stuff you are looking for, though. ND is good for nature and historical sites. Some neat places to go. I've never stopped in SD, so I couldn't help you with them. ' I am coming for the world of outlaws and then I need to head down to ellendale. it is on the nd/sd border to see some people I know. still want to check fargo out while I am up there. never been to fargo so I want to see it. I am still figuring the best way to get to ellendale from fargo. Take 94 from Fargo towards Valley City, not sure what road is the exit to Ellendale, but this is the quickest route. When your in Fargo stop in at Jim Lauerman's bar off Broadway and have a 32 oz schooner and a Big Jim with a bowl of chile, I am not allowed back in since I left a $250 bar tab unpaid in 1992, but the memories will always remain. Seriously, if your into golf Oxbow is a beautiful course south of town, the outlaws are awesome, and the Scheels All Sports super store is man Valhalla. If your there with family, trek east for the lakes area about an hour away. The Detroit Lakes area is awesome and there is always something to do or go see in the region. When your in Ellendale check and see when the rodeo is in Jamestown or Valley City, both are very good. |
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Post by ogie4 on Apr 25, 2007 9:08:06 GMT -6
Medora is pretty cool to visit for a couple or days (though it's completely on the other side of the state compared to the Fargo and GF areas). I'm heading there in a few weeks with the 8th graders. A bunch of historical sites around there. Theodore Roosevelt National Park is beautiful. The RRV Speedway is pretty cool, especially when the World of Outlaws come through. Fargo's a great place to go shopping and stuff. The horse track is my favorite place in the state, but it runs a limited schedule towards the end of the summer. If you are in the GF area, take a tour of the Englestad Arena. Beautiful facility (one of the few things I don't mind paying the fees for at UND). You could take a tour of the Air Base too. I think they'll take you to look at the planes and stuff if you come on a good day and plan ahead. Not much at all to do here for tourists, besides the planes... and our new housing (not exciting unless you get to live in them for free...). I'm not completely sure what kind of stuff you are looking for, though. ND is good for nature and historical sites. Some neat places to go. I've never stopped in SD, so I couldn't help you with them. ' I am coming for the world of outlaws and then I need to head down to ellendale. it is on the nd/sd border to see some people I know. still want to check fargo out while I am up there. never been to fargo so I want to see it. I am still figuring the best way to get to ellendale from fargo. Take 94 from Fargo towards Valley City, not sure what road is the exit to Ellendale, but this is the quickest route. When your in Fargo stop in at Jim Lauerman's bar off Broadway and have a 32 oz schooner and a Big Jim with a bowl of chile, I am not allowed back in since I left a $250 bar tab unpaid in 1992, but the memories will always remain. Seriously, if your into golf Oxbow is a beautiful course south of town, the outlaws are awesome, and the Scheels All Sports super store is man Valhalla. If your there with family, trek east for the lakes area about an hour away. The Detroit Lakes area is awesome and there is always something to do or go see in the region. When your in Ellendale check and see when the rodeo is in Jamestown or Valley City, both are very good. |
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Post by coachmacplains on Apr 25, 2007 10:08:56 GMT -6
Badlands are interesting. In SD Badlands there is an intersting B&B on a working ranch. Find it at circleviewranch.com.
Quite a few family attractions in Rapid City area. A lot of scenic drives including Spearfish Canyon in northern hills and Hwy. 385 from Custer to Lead/Deadwood. Trout fishing in creeks and lakes - a nice out of the way lake is Deerfield toward western hills. For swimming there is Waitiki water park at LaQuinta Inn, Rushmore water slide, Evans Plunge in Hot Springs. Some very nice golf courses; Spearfish has a real nice one and Hart Ranch outside Rapid City is great. Also a very nice 9 hole course in Custer. My in-laws are in Sturgis, so I'm real familiar with that. The Sturgis bike rally is second week of August, but if you are there then, be ready for traffic, and every room in the Black Hills area is booked. It is a town of 6,000 that sees into the hundreds of thousands for that week. As for ND, not as familiar, but everyone raves about Medora. ND Badlands are pretty cool too.
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