We are heading back to Washington tomorrow, having finished three days at the 30th annual Norsk Hostfest in Minot, North Dakota. In a town of 60,000, another 60,000 came to Minot from all over Scandinavia, Canada, and the U.S., in over 1800 motor homes, lots of tour buses, well, you get the picture. At the North Dakota State Fairgrounds, the size of five football fields under one roof, we enjoyed Scandinavian arts, food, heritage, and lots of entertainment. It was worth the trip. We met friends, the Looneys, returning from Texas, and tomorrow we head for Great Falls for a one day stop to tour the Lewis & Clark museum. Before arriving in Minot, we stopped for a day in Bismarck, the capital, to tour the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center and Fort Mandan on the Missouri River. Then we drove to Minot taking the scenic tour along the Missouri River, right on the Lewis & Clark trail. In the winter of 1804, the Corps of Discovery stayed with the Mandans and Hirodatsa Indians during the North Dakota winter at Fort Mandan before heading on westward. North Dakota has a surprising amount of things to see, from T.R. National Park and Medora, to the Hostfest, and, in November, a huge arts and crafts festival. We pan to see more things in future trips. The Hostfest is a great destination for those of Scandinavian descent. Like one man said, “I’m not Norvegian, but I vish I vash!”
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