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Terry Cayko may just have soil pumping through his veins. His career of farming spans a lifetime and he has no plans of retiring. It’s his passion. His family’s tradition. And something he’s darn good at. As owner of 6J Farms Incorporated, he was recognized by Sidney Sugars on Jan. 15, at St. Matthews Church during an appreciation banquet that recognized area beet growers in varying categories. Cayko was recognized as the top producer in the “large, over 247 acres” category. This is the third...
Terry Cayko may just have soil pumping through his veins. His career of farming spans a lifetime and he has no plans of retiring. It's his passion. His family's tradition. And something he's darn good at. As owner of 6J Farms Incorporated, he was recognized by Sidney Sugars on Jan. 15, at St. Matthews Church during an appreciation banquet that recognized area beet growers in varying categories. Cayko was recognized as the top producer in the "large, over 247 acres" category. This is the third...
Location: Northeast Montana near today's Snowden Bridge just west of the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers. In the evening of a day that saw the Corps of Discovery cross into what would become Montana, Captain Meriwether Lewis put words to paper and commenced the first written history of Montana. Heretofore everything was oral. What follows are some of those sentences, excerpted from the original journals of Lewis & Clark as penned April 27, 1805: "This morning I walked through...
Come and celebrate Christmas at the Confluence Sunday, December 15 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CST. Area musicians will be performing Christmas favorites for the audience to enjoy. A Christmas craft will be available for the youngsters to make and take. All events are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information call 701-572-9034. The Missouri Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center is located 22 miles southwest of Williston, ND....
Sawyer Flynn, son of Scott and Dona Flynn of Fairview, received the 2013 Youth Award from the State Historical Society of North Dakota. He was nominated for the volunteer work he does at the Fort Buford State Historic Site and the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center by Kerry Finsaas. Flynn is a member of the 6th Infantry which provides assistance with the Flag Raising and Flag Retreat ceremonies, the Summer and Winter Encampments and the annual Cemetery Walk at Ft. Buford. Flynn...
Come one, come all to the Montana Historical Society History Conference in Sidney to join in on a celebration of history in eastern Montana that is jam packed with events for everyone. “We are Montana’s Historical Society, and it is an honor to have our conference in this part of the state that holds a special place in the history of the Treasure State,” MHS Director Bruce Whittenberg said. The three-day conference Sept. 19-21 is titled “Boom & Bust: Extracting the Past.” Although it will have a special focus on the history of the oil indus...
The MonDak Heritage Center is happy to announce Thursday, August 8th, at 7pm the Fort Union Ranger Talk Series continues with a presentation from Fort Union Park Ranger Fred McVaugh. Mr. McVaugh’s subject will be the confluence of art and science at Fort Union titled: One-Upping the Coasts: Fort Union and the Origins of America’s Most Prized Possessions. Artists and scientists documented the confluence more fully than any area west of the Mississippi River during the active period of Fort Union. During that pivotal time, the years before Get...
Fort Union Trading Post NHS is proud to announce that the Friends of Fort Union and Fort Buford received the 2013 National Park Service Midwest Region Partnership Award for their long term support of Fort Union Trading Post. For over 28 years, the Friends of Fort Union Trading Post have provided vital support to the park. The “Friends” have coordinated significant fund-raising efforts for park reconstruction and annual interpretive events. They have supported publication of books related to the...
Nearly 10 years ago in August 2003 the 8,600-square-foot facility known as the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center, held its grand opening. The $2.2 million facility was built with local, state and federal funding approximately one-half mile east of Fort Buford, to tell the stories of the area near the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers and to share the views that Lewis and Clark Expedition members enjoyed when they visited in 1805 and 1806. In addition to the Conf...
North Dakota’s paddlefish snagging season opens May 1 and is scheduled to continue through the end of the month. However, depending on the overall harvest, an early in-season closure may occur with a 36-hour notice issued by the state Game and Fish Department. Legal snagging hours are from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. One tag per snagger will be issued. Snagging is legal in all areas of the Yellowstone River in North Dakota, and in the area of the Missouri River lying west of the U.S. Highway 85 bridge to the Montana border, excluding that p...
Due to the weather last weekend, the Easter Egg Hunts that were scheduled for Sat. March 23 have been rescheduled. -The annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Sidney Elks Lodge will now take place at Quillings Park on March 30 starting at 11 am for all children under 12. -The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Center Easter Egg Hunt will also be held on March 30, with 4000 hidden eggs this year. All children ages 0 through 12 are welcome, which will be divided into three groups by age. The egg hunt will begin at 1 pm CDT, but come early to...
The annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Sidney Elks Lodge will take place at Quillings Park on March 23 starting at 11 am for all children under 12. The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Center is also holding an Easter Egg Hunt on March 23, with 4000 hidden eggs this year. All children ages 0 through 12 are welcome, which will be divided into three groups by age. The egg hunt will begin at 1 pm CDT, but come early to register as door prizes will be handed out after the egg hunt. The event is sponsored by the Trenton Fire Department and...
Thursday March 14, the MonDak Heritage Center is proud to host “An Evening with Theodore Roosevelt” featuring Arch Ellwein. This event is FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Arch Ellwein will share some of his experiences, performing as Theodore Roosevelt over the past 17 years. He will go in and out of character to discuss the 26th President of the United States and Roughrider. Memorabilia and historic TR items will be displayed and commented upon. “... [Mr Ellwein] knows that accurate historical portrayal goes far beyon...
Come and celebrate Christmas at the Confluence Sunday, December 16 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. CST. Area students will be providing entertainment at 2 p.m.; ‘Cameron’ will be performing oldies western Christmas music at 3 p.m.; and the Liberty Christian School Bell choir will perform at 4 p.m. Throughout the afternoon, Arch Ellwein will read Christmas stories and children can make a craft item to take home. Everyone will enjoy refreshments and a visit with Santa. The Confluence Quilters, who are working on a Civil War sampler quilt, will meet fro...
The State Historical Society of North Dakota will host the ghosts of Fort Buford, on Saturday October 20th, as they share why they came to rest in their current location, this historic cemetery. The 8th Annual Fort Buford Cemetery Walk will begin at 7:00 pm and run until 9:00 pm (Central Time) at the Fort Buford State Historic Site (located 21 miles NE of Sidney). Tours will be every 15 minutes, followed by refreshments and Halloween activities at The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence...
Missouri Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center is located 22 miles southwest of Williston at Fort Buford. Beginning on Sept. 16, 2012, the Missouri Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center’s winter visitation hours will be Wednesdays-Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. (CT) The Center is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. At the Chateau de Mores State Historic Site, the chateau home in Medora will close for the 2012 season on Sept. 15, but the site’s interpretive center is open year-round. Interpretive Center winter hou...
Fort Buford comes to life on Saturday, August 18, 2012, with living history and historical presentations. The Fort Buford site, located 22 miles southwest of Williston, is managed and maintained by the state’s history agency, the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Programs will be featured throughout the day. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Fort Buford Sixth Infantry Regiment Association of Williston will provide demonstrations on marching, a cannon drill, and history on the life of a frontier soldier in the late 1800s. Ann Marks of J...
Fort Buford comes to life on Saturday, August 18, 2012, with living history and historical presentations. The Fort Buford site, located 22 miles southwest of Williston, is managed and maintained by the state’s history agency, the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Programs will be featured throughout the day. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Fort Buford Sixth Infantry Regiment Association of Williston will provide demonstrations on marching, a cannon drill, and history on the life of a frontier soldier in the late 1800s. Ann Marks of J...
Sergeant John Ordway will appear at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20. Portrayed by Arch Ellwein in the popular History Alive! program, Sergeant Ordway will discuss his service as the First Sergeant of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803-06. The May 19-20 performances of Sergeant John Ordway will be at 1 and 4 p.m. (CT). Located one-half mile east of Fort Buford, the Confluence Center is also part of the Fort Buford State Historic Site. Ellwein is an advertising cons...
The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston will feature Jessie Veeder Scofield, a writer, musician, and performer, on Sunday, May 20, at 3 p.m. Central Time. The Concert at the Confluence will feature this outstanding musician from Watford City, North Dakota. The event is free and open to the public. Veeder Scofield is a regular on Prairie Public Radio’s “Hear It Now.” She performs original songs and poems....
The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston will feature Judy Cook, a folksinger and historical balladeer, on Saturday, May 19 at 7 p.m. Central Time. The Concert at the Confluence will feature this outstanding musician from Laurel, Maryland. The event is free and open to the public. Cook’s program is entitled “One Man’s Civil War: A Musical Look at the Civil War Through the Eyes of Gilbert Claflin.” Cook has been performing her repertoire of songs and ballads of traditional Americana and the British Isles since t...
North Dakota’s state historic sites will open or expand hours for the summer season, beginning May 16 and continuing through September 15. The historic sites opening for the season include Gingras Trading Post near Walhalla; Fort Abercrombie, and its interpretive center, near Fargo and Wahpeton; Fort Clark Trading Post near Washburn; and Whitestone Hill near Kulm. Other historic sites will expand their hours for the season. These include the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile site near Cooperstown; the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence I...
Beginning Wednesday, May 16, visitor hours will change at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. From May 16 to September 15, summer hours of 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Central Time, seven days a week, will be in effect. The museum will follow winter schedule hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Central Time, Wednesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 16 through May 15. Located 22 miles southwest of Williston, the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center is considered part of the Fort Buford State...
A classic children’s book, Fairy Tale Pictures, has been republished by the State Historical Society of North Dakota, with funding from the Museum Store. It is the tenth, and last, in a series of classic reproductions from the collections of the state’s history agency. This book includes four fairy tales, “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “Little Snow White,” and “The Frog Prince,” with paper dolls and story scenes to match each story. The original images were perforated for easy removal by delighted youngsters; this reproduction d...
North Dakota’s paddlefish snagging season opens May 1 and is scheduled to continue through the end of the month. However, depending on the overall harvest, an early in-season closure may occur with a 36-hour notice issued by the state Game and Fish Department. Snaggers need to be aware that Sundays are now included in snag-and-release-only days. Therefore, snag-and-release of all paddlefish is required on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Those planning to participate during snag-and-release-only days need to have in their possession a current sea...
