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In 1901, Andrew J. Mercer (AJ) of Maryville, Missouri took a homestead east of the Yellowstone River – approximately six miles southeast of Sidney, MT. AJ was an aggressive entrepreneur. He owned bars, rented out his work horses on the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation System project and owned most of the block north of Main St and Central in Sidney. AJ met Florence Gardner, a graduate nurse from Croydon, England, while on a train hauling cattle from Sidney to Minneapolis. They married soon after i...
In Watford City, we're pretty well-known for the energy industry, but did you know we are still a world class destination? Whether you are hoping to work, stay or play, Watford City area offers everything you need in terms of activities, comfort, and amenities. On your trip, you will learn a lot about the growth of our region. You'll see the expansion of our roads, the busy movements of the energy industry, and an incredible pace of housing and commercial construction. You'll also rediscover...
In Watford City, we're pretty well-known for the energy industry, but did you know we are still a world class destination? Whether you are hoping to work, stay or play, Watford City area offers everything you need in terms of activities, comfort, and amenities. On your trip, you will learn a lot about the growth of our region. You'll see the expansion of our roads, the busy movements of the energy industry, and an incredible pace of housing and commercial construction. You'll also rediscover...
This site works closely with the Williston CVB and Chamber of Commerce as well as with the Fairview, MT Chamber of Commerce to market the site. These organizations' websites, along with the Sidney, MT Chamber website, carry the site's programs, open hours, and other information. Most of the oil field businesses have joined the Chamber so the information is disseminated to them. The site has also worked with Target Logistics and other housing companies from the oil field to provide information to...
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...
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...
The results are in! Altogether, more than 230 area residents, businesses, schools and government agencies recycled just over 21 Tons (42,049) of e-waste at this year’s “E-rase your E-waste” events, organizers reported last week. This is the fifth year in which the annual total collected has exceeded 20,000 pounds of e-waste, bringing the county’s overall collection total for the past nine years to more than 154 Tons! “Things went very well again this year,” Jackie Couture, Co-Chair of the E-rase...
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...
Living History weekend August 31 through September tells the story of the Northwest Company’s purchase of Fort Union from the American Fur Company. The setting for this year’s Last Bell Tour is based on events that occurred from June 17 through September 17, 1865 through the eyes of the employees from Chouteau and Company. A series of changes were experienced during this time and the fort re-enactors, staff and volunteers will bring this story to life. This will set the stage to give the visitors that view from the past. Saturday’s Last Bell...
Living History weekend August 31 through September tells the story of the Northwest Company’s purchase of Fort Union from the American Fur Company. The setting for this year’s Last Bell Tour is based on events that occurred from June 17 through September 17, 1865 through the eyes of the employees from Chouteau and Company. A series of changes were experienced during this time and the fort re-enactors, staff and volunteers will bring this story to life. This will set the stage to give the vis...
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...
Traditionalist, storyteller and member of the Three Affiliated Tribes with tribal affiliations at Fort Peck, RuthAnn Swaney will headline the 22nd annual “Indian Arts Showcase” at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. This special event will take place the weekend of August 3 &4, on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am - 5 pm each day. This event is free. Swaney will share stories about the journey of Native American women along the upper Missouri. These stories go from their beginning with infancy to becoming grandmothers. “The role of th...
Family Night Open House Wednesday, July 24th, 6:00pm We’ve had a lot of fun the past two weeks. The MonDak has hosted two sets of kid’s classes this summer. In this class, we’ve learned a variety of art skills in Watercolor, Sculpture, Drawing, and Mixed Media and in Acrylic/Tempera. We’ve spent time viewing exhibits, playing games, and making the most of the summer. There will be an open house for both sessions on Wednesday, July 24th from 6-8pm, so be sure to come and check out your little artist’s work. We’re very proud of them! FREE and op...
Funeral services for Earl Reidle, 77, of Fairview, MT were at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Zion Lutheran Church in Fairview with Pastor Roberta Pierce officiating. Interment was held in the Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, ND under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Earl was born east of Fairview in McKenzie County, ND on November 8, 1935, the son of John and Louise (Brunkhardt) Reidle. He...
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...
Fort Union Trading Post will celebrate America’s birthday with a series of programs on Thursday, July 4. Fort Union Park Ranger Richard Stenberg will lead a hike to the Bodmer Overlook, where Swiss artist Karl Bodmer sketched his famous image of the Assiniboine at Fort Union Trading Post during the summer of 1833. Those planning on taking the hike meet in the Fort Union parking lot that morning at 9 a.m. (CDT). From the trailhead, the hike is about 2 ½ miles round trip. Please wear appropriate hiking footwear and shady headgear, and re...
This year’s Fort Union Rendezvous will take place June 13th through the 16th. Headlining the rendezvous this year will be Mr. Jerome Kills Small, Red Robin, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Jerome is the recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award from South Dakota Humanities Council, Reconciliation Award from the Governor of South Dakota, George Mickleson, University of South Dakota Poet of the Year in 1994, and he has awards and certificates for speaking at Red Road Retreat and the Building Bridges Conference. He has been in several videos f...
Fort Union Trading Post has received two traditionally painted buffalo robes. The artist, Mr. Darryl Growing Thunder is a member of the Dakota and Assiniboine tribes from Fort Peck, Montana said Park Ranger Loren Yellow Bird. The stories being displayed reflect the lifestyle of the Plains Indian warriors. The robes include two different eras; pre-1850 and post-1850 and were funded by the Fort Union Cooperative Association. The robes will be displayed as part of the fort’s living history p...
On Saturday, May 25, Fort Union will extend operating hours to 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. (Central Time). These hours will be in effect from Memorial Weekend to the end of Labor Day on September 2, 2013. Fort Union’s Trade House will be open every day during the summer hours with living history interpreters on site sharing the park story. The summer special event schedule is as follows: June 13-16, Fort Union Rendezvous; Thursday 6/13, Kids Day; Saturday 6/15, Rendezvous Run; August 3-4, Indian Arts Showcase; August 31-September 2, Living History W...
Oil and gas extraction practices are permanently removing at least seven billion gallons of water from the hydrologic cycle each year in just four arid western states, according to a new report, Gone for Good, published by the Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC). The reason for the huge loss of water is that states have failed to place adequate protections on the use and contamination of fresh water in hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” the technology that has allowed the oil and gas industry to extract oil and gas from sha...
All Aboard! The National Park Service is again partnering with Amtrak to sponsor the annual Trails & Rails Program on-board the Empire Builder. The National Park Service is looking for interested individuals to present volunteer programs on-board the train. Trails & Rails is a partnership between the National Park Service and Amtrak to provide educational programs on passenger trains running through various regions of the country. This program begins in June and runs through early September. Programs on the train run from Williston, North...
Montana Farmers Union (MFU) President Alan Merrill and 15 MFU members will travel to the National Farmers Union convention in being held March 2-5, 2013, Springfield, MA. The group includes seven delegates who will help shape the direction of the organization’s national public policy. Delegates include Brett Dailey, Jordan, MFU board representative; Erik Somerfeld, Power, MFU board representative; Terry Anvik, Fairview; Doug Crabtree, Helena; Will Downs, Molt; and Sarah Eisenzimer, Lincoln, youth delegate. Other MFU members joining President M...
Fort Union is offering a second professional workshop on the conservation of archeological metals. Artifact conservation is the fine art of helping damaged antiques last for centuries and perhaps regain a more youthful appearance! Are you a hands-on antiques enthusiast? Fort Union Trading Post is looking for trustworthy volunteers with steady hands and an interest in preserving history. The museum collection at Fort Union contains many archeological artifacts in need of basic care and cleaning. The workshop is free of charge. The instructor is...
On Sunday, September 9, Fort Union will transition from summer hours to winter hours. These hours will be from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm (Central Time). These hours will be in effect on September 9 and go to the beginning of Memorial Weekend, 2013. Fort Union’s Trade House will be open every day throughout most of September with living history interpreters. Stop in at the visitor’s center to get the latest updates on our changes or any upcoming events, or visit our website at www.nps.gov/fous or on Facebook. Fort Union Trading Post is located 24 miles...
The basic techniques of blacksmithing will be taught at Fort Union on Saturday, September 15, from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Central Time). Workshop is presented by Fort Union Blacksmith Guy Pontoriero of Fairview, Montana as well as additional blacksmiths, Tom Brown, John Hutter and Stuart Reed. The event is free. Guy says, “We will have forges and anvils available.” All who attend the workshop are encouraged to participate, from novices to accomplished iron workers. Participants are advised to bring their own lunch and wear appropriate cloth...
