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Fort Union is soliciting comments on the Expanded Park Housing/Utilities Plan and Environmental Assessment (EA). The EA documents the results of this plan and the potential environmental impacts associated with the preferred alternative. The comment period runs through Jan. 11, 2016. The purpose for the Expanded Housing/Utilities Plan is to address critical shortage of employee housing that meets current NPS housing standards; increase the housing capacity of the park to adequate number of bedrooms as identified by the Housing Needs...
Agates are another lower Yellowstone River attraction. Millions of years ago, volcanoes ruled Montana east of the mountains. Powerful eruptions of molten lava and ash covered and destroyed hundreds of miles of forests. After centuries of activity, the climate cooled and rain washed silica and minerals from the surface of the land down into the labyrinths of hardened lava beds, filling the nooks and crannies with what several eons later would become Montana agates. In those unstable geologic...
On Sept 6, Fort Union will transition from summer hours to winter hours. Winter hours are 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. CT. These hours will be in effect from Sept. 6 until Memorial Weekend 2016. The park is open from 8 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. daily except winter holidays. Fort Union Trading Post is located 24 miles north of Sidney and 25 miles SW of Williston via highway 1804. While here, visitors are encouraged to tour the reconstructed fort, trade room and bourgeois house. Fort Union is free of charge to visit. Stop in at the visitor’s center to get the lat...
National President to the Ladies Auxiliary of Foreign Wars (VFW), Francisca Guilford, will be visiting Sidney, Tuesday, Aug. 18 through Thursday, Aug. 20. Guilford is a Life Member of Gen. John R. Noyes Auxiliary #9978 in Anchorage, AK and has been since 1989, joining on the membership of her late husband who served in Vietnam. Guilford was elected National President during the 102nd National Convention on July 22, 2015. For the 2015-2016 year, Guilford will lead under the theme “Our V...
Traditional Native American music, dancing, and culture are part of this year’s 24th annual Indian Arts Showcase at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. This special event will take place the weekend of August 1 & 2, on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am - 5 pm each day. This event is free. “The Indian Arts Showcase is one of our events that highlight the history and culture of the Northern plains tribes. We include presentations, music, traditional crafts to help connect the visitors with this rich culture.” Says Ranger Yellow Bird. Spe...
"Calling all runners and walkers!" You are encouraged and welcomed to participate in the 24th Annual Fort Union Rendezvous Run. The race will be held at Fort Union Trading Post in conjunction with the annual Fort Union Fur Trader's Rendezvous. Competition is open to all levels of ability. Fun runners are welcome! Fort Union is located approximately 26 miles southwest of Williston, ND on Highway 1804. The Fort overlooks the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, the route of the Lewis...
FORT BUFORD—The public is invited to these free upcoming events at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center and Fort Buford State Historic Site. June 18 Fort Buford History Book Club, 7 p.m. CDT. Join history buffs in a discussion of this month’s selected book “Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson,” by Lois Simmie. Free refreshments. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center. Please call in advance. June 19-20 Confluence Quilters, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CDT. Join the Confluence Quilters for their monthly meeting at the Conflue...
Fort Union Trading Post is currently open every day from 9:00am to 5:30pm Central Daylight Time. On Saturday, May 23, Fort Union will change from the winter hours to our summer hours. These hours will be from 8:00 am – 6:30 pm (Central Time). These hours will be in effect from Memorial Day to the end of Labor Day on September 6, 2015. Fort Union’s Trade House will be open every day during the summer hours with living history interpreters on site interpreting the history. Our special events are scheduled for the summer as well, so stop in at...
Williston area residents convinced Congress to create a nation’s park nearly 50 years ago. And to celebrate that accomplishment and the MonDak region’s inspiration for “America’s Best Idea,” its national parks, the National Park Service seeks community input. To share your thoughts and ideas for how the National Park Service could celebrate Fort Union Trading Post’s 50th anniversary in 2016, join the park’s staff for a public meeting at the Williston Public Library. The meeting will be Wednesday, April 29, at 7 p.m. “The park exists because...
On September 2, Fort Union will transition from summer hours to fall hours. These hours will be from 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Central Time). These hours will be in effect September 2 and go to the beginning of Memorial weekend, 2015. Fort union’s Trade House will be open every day throughout most of September with living history interpreters. Stop on 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 is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CDT d...
Looking for a fun and free outdoor activity? Come visit Fort Union Trading Post and take a guided hike with one of our Park Rangers! On July 19, 2014, 1:00pmCST, at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, 15550 N Dakota 1804, Williston, ND 58801. Meet at the Bourgeois House Visitor center. Hike will start at the north entrance of Fort Union. The guided tour will take a little over an hour and the ranger will discuss the history of Fort Union, the natural features and ecosystems of the area. You will want to bring the following; bug...
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...
