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North Dakota’s Art, Science and History Attractions Offer Experiences Steeped in Culture
BISMARCK, N.D., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — From interactive displays to larger-than-life roadside artwork, North Dakota hosts a plethora of how for the entire household to get out and discover this spring. Take a step again in time to study North Dakota’s geologic previous, together with when dinosaurs roamed the state, and check out your hand at being a meteorologist at North Dakota’s Gateway to Science. The newly relocated science middle overlooks the Missouri River and options displays dedicated to creating STEM expertise. Listed here are a number of the greatest methods to study, develop and marvel in North Dakota’s tradition:
Bismarck, North Dakota
North Dakota Gateway to Science
5 years within the making, the North Dakota Gateway to Science has not too long ago reopened in Bismarck with greater than double the area obtainable for extra displays and actions for locals and guests alike. The middle options an interactive gallery, schooling wing with a lab, outside studying areas, convention room and innovation area. It additionally boasts a Science First space for very younger learners with displays about vehicles, rockets and different types of transportation. With summer season proper across the nook, the middle shall be releasing their occasions schedule quickly with schooling camps, seminars and extra to assist hold school-aged youngsters engaged in studying.
North Dakota Heritage Middle & State Museum
North Dakota’s largest museum options 4 museum galleries tracing the state’s wealthy historical past from its earliest geologic formation to at present. The museum invitations guests to expertise the gorgeous areas showcasing the state’s individuals, panorama, and present and future developments. The everlasting Adaptation Gallery: Geological Instances introduces guests to the fascinating story of life and geology in North Dakota from over 600 million years in the past. This gallery takes you again in time with life-size casts of a T. rex and Triceratops engaged in battle.
Minot, North Dakota
Scandinavian Heritage Park
The one outside museum on this planet that showcases all 5 Nordic nations — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden — is situated within the coronary heart of Minot. This mystical park is a homage to every nation and consists of a 240-year-old log home from Norway, a reproduction stabbur, a 27-foot-tall Swedish Dala horse, the Gol Stave Church Museum, a Finnish sauna, a Danish windmill and extra. Statues, a strolling path and picnic space dot the grounds, and a present store is adjoining to the Heritage Home Museum. The park can also be canine pleasant so be happy to carry your four-legged buddies.
Union Silos
North Dakota’s largest outside artwork venture so far will kick off this summer season in Minot on the downtown Farmer’s Union Co-op grain silos. World-renowned Australian artist Guido van Helten travels around the globe reworking retired grain silos into artistic endeavors and has the Magic Metropolis subsequent on his checklist. Helten traveled to Minot this fall to go to with residents to get a way of the state’s cultural values to encourage the venture and showcase distinctive socially-fused public artwork.
Magic Metropolis Discovery Middle
Slated to re-open with a brand-new facility in late April, the Magic Metropolis Discovery Middle will provide kids and households an thrilling array of experiences with 150+ interactive displays in 12 distinctive galleries. Development on the brand new facility started in 2021 with a purpose to create a museum designed to rework the lives of youngsters by means of extraordinary and compelling studying experiences. Magic Metropolis may even provide camps, subject journeys, particular occasions and birthday celebration packages later this yr.
Fargo, North Dakota
Lodge Donaldson
For an immersive art-filled keep, Lodge Donaldson (enthusiastically nicknamed HoDo) is an iconic Fargo landmark stuffed with native artwork. After greater than 100 years as a fraternal lodge and resort, the constructing took on its present life in 2003 after a three-year renovation course of. With the work of over 60 regional artists, every guestroom is designed and curated across the items from a single artist. Inside every room, there’s a biography folder that invitations you to study extra in regards to the artist featured in your room, in addition to the opposite artists whose works seem all through the property, together with the newly opened restaurant, The Blarney Stone. Centrally situated, Lodge Donaldson is an ideal place to remain and revel in downtown Fargo’s bustling artwork scene.
Unglued
In search of the prospect to get artful? Try Unglued at their new location inside Brewhalla, Fargo’s latest meals and leisure wonderland. The trendy handmade reward store that connects you to over 200 native and regional makers additionally organizes superior occasions of their Craftorium to encourage creativity with epic grownup sleepaway summer season camps, youngsters’ camps, non-public and public workshop events, and even a legendary annual craft retreat.
Western North Dakota
The Enchanted Freeway
In western North Dakota, there’s a magical stretch of freeway that isn’t to be missed. The Enchanted Freeway options seven large, whimsical buildings that line a 32-mile stretch off Interstate 94. Over a 30-year interval, retired trainer and self-taught welder Gary Greff constructed colossal scrap metallic artworks alongside a scenic two-lane freeway. Starting the journey is the 90-foot excessive “Geese in Flight,” at Exit 72 off I-94. Then, heading south from Gladstone, vacationers will discover six further large open-air artwork items full with pullouts and picnic tables. On the finish of the freeway, in Regent, you can see the Enchanted Fort, a former highschool now reworked right into a medieval themed resort.
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The Links of North Dakota is the top-ranked course in the state.
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As part of GOLF’s rigorous ratings process for our newly released Top 100 Courses in the U.S. and Top 100 Courses You Can Play rankings, our fleet of 100-plus expert panelists identified the best golf courses in every state.
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The best golf courses in North Dakota (2024/2025)
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# = Top 100 Course in the U.S.
Y = Top 100 You Can Play in the U.S.
V = Top 100 Value Course in the U.S.
P = Public/Resort
Ed. note: Some courses were omitted from our rankings because they did not receive enough votes.
1. Links of North Dakota (Ray) [V, P]
2. Hawktree (Bismarck) [V, P]
Award-winning architect Jim Engh is best-known as a maximalist, but Hawktree’s main lines of defense are all natural. This Midwestern marvel rambles through glacier-carved land near the Missouri River, forcing players to contend with high plains winds and water that’s in play on 11 holes. When you arrive at Hawktree, the first thing you notice are the sweeping prairie vistas — 14 holes are visible from the clubhouse. The next thing you notice are the trademark bunkers, filled with black coal slag instead of white sand. By the end of the round, you’ll be thinking, “I need to play more golf in North Dakota.”
Patrick Koenig
3. Bully Pulpit (Medora) [V, P]
4. Oxbow (Oxbow)
5. Fargo (Fargo)
How we rank our courses
For our newly released Top 100 U.S. and Top 100 You Can Play lists — a process that helped us create 50 best-in-state rankings — each panelist was provided a ballot that consisted of 609 courses. Beside the list of courses were 11 “buckets,” or groupings. If our panelists considered a course to be among the top three in the U.S., they ticked that first column. If they believed the course to be among Nos. 4-10, they checked that column, followed by 11-25, 26-50, and so on out to 250+ and even a column for “remove.” Panelists were also free to write in courses that they felt should have been included on the ballot.
11:34 pm, December 21, 2024
Montana State defeated South Dakota, 31-17, to advance to the national title game.
The Bobcat defense stepped up big in the second half, holding South Dakota to only three points. In the fourth quarter, Montana State came up with two fourth down stops and a key fumble recovery on the final defensive possession.
Denied ❌@MSUBobcats_FB forces the fumble and recovers to close it!#FCSPlayoffs x 🎥 ABC pic.twitter.com/sXk20fQ8OC
— NCAA FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) December 21, 2024
Quarterback Tommy Mellot led the way offensively with 134 passing yards and a touchdown plus 125 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
It’s the first title appearance for Montana State since 2021. Fittingly enough, Montana State played — and lost to — North Dakota State in the title game that year, the first for head coach Brent Vigen and quarterback Tommy Mellott. The Bobcats and Bison will meet in Frisco, Texas to play in the FCS National Championship Game on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET.
Next Stop: Frisco ⏭🤠#FCSPlayoffs x 🎥 ABC / @MSUBobcats_FB pic.twitter.com/YzRv0wJ3Ln
— NCAA FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) December 22, 2024
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11:26 pm, December 21, 2024
11:19 pm, December 21, 2024
After Montana State stopped South Dakota in the redzone on fourth down, the Coyote defense forced a punt to get the ball back. South Dakota will get the ball down 31-17 with 4:46 remaining and two timeouts.
11:00 pm, December 21, 2024
One quarter remains until we find out who the second FCS title game participant is. Montana State has a 14-point lead over South Dakota, 31-17 entering the fourth quarter. The Coyotes added a field goal with 2:11 to play in the third quarter to cut the deficit.
When play resumes, South Dakota will have the ball facing second-and-three at its own 40-yard line.
See stats through three quarters below
10:31 pm, December 21, 2024
Tommy Mellott showed off why he’s one of the most electrifying players in the FCS. Mellott dropped the snap, made a defender miss, hurdled another defender and darted 41 yards into the endzone. Montana State leads 31-14
LIVING LEGEND 🤯
Appreciating every minute of @Tommy_Mellott pic.twitter.com/yv65Rh8VOV
— Big Sky Conference (@BigSkyConf) December 21, 2024
9:57 pm, December 21, 2024
A field goal lat in the second quarter gave Montana State a 10-point lead entering halftime. The score was another addition to an explosive first half.
South Dakota scored two touchdowns of 55 and 45 yards on the ground. However, the pass game hasn’t been as explosive as Aidan Bouman only has 76 yards through the air going 0-2 on third down.
BOZEMAN’S OWN 💪💪
📺 ABC@kennetheideniv | #BobcatBuilt pic.twitter.com/mkYnfX0mGj
— Montana State Football (@MSUBobcats_FB) December 21, 2024
Montana State’s offense has been powered by Tommy Mellott. He’s 8-15 passing for 134 yards and a touchdown while rushing 13 times for 69 yards and a score. Mellott and the Bobcat offense have run 44 plays to South Dakota’s 16, while possessing the football for 20:28 to 9:24 for the Coyotes.
When play resumes, South Dakota will receive the second half kickoff.
9:30 pm, December 21, 2024
9:19 pm, December 21, 2024
It took just one play into the second quarter for South Dakota to tie the game up. Running back Charles Pierre Jr. rushed 45 yards to the house on the second big run for the Coyotes today.
Pierre Powers Ahead 🏃♂️
Charles Pierre Jr. takes it 45 yards to the house!#FCSPlayoffs x 🎥 ABC / @SDCoyotesFB pic.twitter.com/ptvbHqoItq
— NCAA FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) December 21, 2024
9:15 pm, December 21, 2024
It’s been an explosive first quarter as both Montana State and South Dakota are moving the ball with ease for the most part. While both teams punted on their second possession, they scored quickly on their first.
Montana State’s third possession put them in front shortly before the first quarter expired as Tommy Mellott has two touchdowns, passing and rushing, for 90 yards passing and 29 yards rushing.
When play resumes, South Dakota will have the ball facing first-and-10 at the Montana State 45-yard line.
See first quarter stats below
9:10 pm, December 21, 2024
8:47 pm, December 21, 2024
South Dakota responded to a quick Montana State touchdown on its opening drive with a quick touchdown of its own. The Coyotes found the endzone in just five plays as running back Travis Theis ran 55 yards for a touchdown.
Theis for the Tie! 🙌@SDCoyotesFB RB breaks loose for a 55-yard touchdown to even the score!#FCSPlayoffs x 🎥 ABC pic.twitter.com/oShCPoukkx
— NCAA FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) December 21, 2024
8:41 pm, December 21, 2024
It took just six plays and a little over three minutes for Montana State to find the endzone in the FCS semifinals. Quarterback Tommy Mellott found wide receiver Taco Dowler for a 34-yard score to put the Bobcats up 7-0. It was the second time the duo connected on the drive as they connected for 20 yards on the first play of the game.
TACO TIME TACO TIME 🌮🌮@DowlerTaco x @Tommy_Mellott
📺 ABC#BobcatBuilt | #CATS pic.twitter.com/HuyoCB2QTj
— Montana State Football (@MSUBobcats_FB) December 21, 2024
8:38 pm, December 21, 2024
The second FCS semifinal game is underway as No. 4 South Dakota battles No. 1 Montana State. The Bobcats received the opening kickoff.
8:12 pm, December 15, 2024
Here’s how to watch the 2024 FCS semifinal game between South Dakota and Montana State:
8:11 pm, December 15, 2024
Here are some of the top storylines and players to watch entering this year’s FCS semifinal game between South Dakota and Montana State.
Storylines
- How they got here
- South Dakota ended the regular season with plenty of momentum after knocking off North Dakota State in a top-five matchup. Once the postseason started, the Coyotes rallied past Tarleton State in an explosive second-round win before beating UC Davis without ever trailing in the quarterfinals.
- Montana State has dominated the competition all season long as the only undefeated team remaining in the FCS. The Bobcats haven’t played a close game in the playoffs after averaging 50.5 points scored and a 32.5 margin of victory in two games.
- Past matchups
- Montana State and South Dakota have only met once in the two program’s histories. The Bobcats won the lone matchup in 2008, 37-18.
- Coaching
- Two Coaches of the Year will meet in the semifinals. Big Sky Coach of the Year Brent Vigen will face MVFC Coach of the Year Bob Nielson. Vigen was also named the Eddie Robinson Award winner as the FCS coach of the year.
- What’s at stake
- South Dakota is in uncharted territory making its first-ever semifinal appearance. It’s only the fourth FCS playoff season in Coyote history. Meanwhile, Montana State is still chasing its 1984 FCS championship. The Bobcats have only made one return to the title game since (2021), the first year of the Brent Vigen-Tommy Mellott era.
Players to Watch
Here are some players to watch from South Dakota
- MVFC Offensive Player of the Year: DL Mi’Quise Grace
South Dakota All-MVFC Players
- 1st Team | RB Charles Pierre Jr.
- 1st Team | FB Travis Theis
- 1st Team | OL Joey Lombard
- 1st Team | TE JJ Galbreath
- 1st Team | DL Nick Gaes
- 1st Team | DL Mi’Quise Grace
- 1st Team | DB Dennis Shorter
- 2nd Team | OL Joe Cotton
- 2nd Team | OL Bryce Henderson
- 2nd Team | DL Blake Holden
- 2nd Team | LB Gary Bryant III
- 2nd Team | DB Mike Reid
Here are some players to watch from Montana State
- Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year: QB Tommy Mellott
- Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year: DL Brody Grebe
- Big Sky Freshman of the Year: RB Adam Jones
Montana State All-Big Sky Players
- 1st Team | QB Tommy Mellott
- 1st Team | RB Scottre Humphrey
- 1st Team | FB Rohan Jones
- 1st Team | OL Marcus Wehr (unanimous)
- 1st Team | OL Conner Moore
- 1st Team | DL Brody Grebe (unanimous)
- 1st Team | LB McCade O’Reilly
- 1st Team | DB Rylan Ortt
- 1st Team | PR Taco Dowler
- 2nd Team | OL Titan Fleischmann
- 2nd Team | OL Cole Sain
- 2nd Team | DL Paul Brott
- 2nd Team | LB Danny Uluilakep
- 2nd Team | DB Andrew Powdrell
- 2nd Team | P Brendan Hall
North Dakota
North Dakota State defeats South Dakota State 28-21 in FCS semifinals to advance to Frisco
North Dakota State and South Dakota State are tied at 14 apiece after the first half. It’s been a tightly-contested battle as most battles between the two rivals are.
South Dakota State has been able to lean on its running attack, gaining 111 yards to NDSU’s 53. Amar Johnson and Mark Gronowski have scored on the ground.
Meanwhile, Cam Miller has accounted for both North Dakota State touchdowns, scoring once with his legs and once with his arm. Miller also has been efficient, completing six of seven passes.
The biggest play of the first half was the lone turnover, a fumble by Amar Johnson that gave North Dakota State the ball in Jackrabbit territory.
When play resumes, North Dakota State will receive the second half kick. See first half stats below.
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