A nice summer business trip with some looking around.
I am no great outdoors-man but in case someone goes up to the tiny Petroplex in North Dakota of Williston here are some of the things we saw and did. Most in Panoramic photos.
Fort Union - (SW of Williston) right on the border with Montana, used to be a trading fort before the Missouri river changed course.
Outside on the wall
Inside near the center of the fort
Inside the trading post at the front of the fort with a reinactor(?) which did a good job of staying in character.
Lewis & Clark Park - East of Williston
I finally had my chance to kayak with my wife who has nothing to do with any water sports but loves to kayak.
They rented us everything.
What put Williston on the Map - North Of the Park
Food
They love to batter and fry things, so easy to find food for me. They also have German and Norwegian heritage so they bake as well. To the tune of 8lbs of weight gain.
Knoephla soup - What everyone said we had to find.
Creamy potato & dumpling soup (make sure you find out who serves it on what days)
Fried Walleye - good clean fish
Caramel Roll - heat it up with butter.
When we saw a 12 pack of these at a grocery store it looked like a brick of caramel with no distinction as a "cinnamon roll" underneath. Maybe a cake with caramel icing?
A few restaurants to check out:
All of the food above came from The Courthouse Cafe - downtown. Don't forget dessert.
Lonnie's - Sourcream Fries are one of their things. Good Desserts also.
There are a few Family restaurants
Williston Brewing Company
I like their taste in decorating, they carry sports bar food in large portions. Cheesecake was huge and one of the best we have had.
* BTW, we like desserts.
Around town
Interesting terrain along 11th street west - they say it was greener than usual
A little wheat in the fields
Downtown afternoon summer fair - food and live music
They have an impressive Rec Center, for those too hot/cold days.
They had a Guns vs Hoses charity softball game with Fireworks afterward.
Notes:
1) When we arrived so did a cool front so we woke up to 50's at the end of July. It eventually got up to my usual dry 90s by weeks end.
2) One guy that came along had Cricket phone service, or should I say he DIDN'T have service. He regained service about 30 miles away at Fort Buford (near Fort Union)
3) Teddy Roosevelt park is quite near if pictures of canyons with Bison is on your bucket list. I would recommend it, but we did not have time.
4) The people are extremely nice. Most I met have a dry sense of humor, so I got along pretty well.
5) They are getting a new Airport on October, I would recommend waiting to get into the new one if possible.
6) Lots of Hotels, probably like Midland, that did not exist until recently. Apartments popping up as well.
View from the Hampton Inn over looking the West side apartments that look quite new.
7) It can get down to -60F in the winter. Choose your clothing appropriately.
8) Super Walmart is the main PC/Office supply/and everything else store in town.
9) Population was 14K in 2010 they think it is around 28K now.
10) And finally a really good idea
I am no great outdoors-man but in case someone goes up to the tiny Petroplex in North Dakota of Williston here are some of the things we saw and did. Most in Panoramic photos.
Fort Union - (SW of Williston) right on the border with Montana, used to be a trading fort before the Missouri river changed course.
Outside on the wall
Inside near the center of the fort
Inside the trading post at the front of the fort with a reinactor(?) which did a good job of staying in character.
Lewis & Clark Park - East of Williston
I finally had my chance to kayak with my wife who has nothing to do with any water sports but loves to kayak.
They rented us everything.
What put Williston on the Map - North Of the Park
Food
They love to batter and fry things, so easy to find food for me. They also have German and Norwegian heritage so they bake as well. To the tune of 8lbs of weight gain.
Knoephla soup - What everyone said we had to find.
Creamy potato & dumpling soup (make sure you find out who serves it on what days)
Fried Walleye - good clean fish
Caramel Roll - heat it up with butter.
When we saw a 12 pack of these at a grocery store it looked like a brick of caramel with no distinction as a "cinnamon roll" underneath. Maybe a cake with caramel icing?
A few restaurants to check out:
All of the food above came from The Courthouse Cafe - downtown. Don't forget dessert.
Lonnie's - Sourcream Fries are one of their things. Good Desserts also.
There are a few Family restaurants
Williston Brewing Company
I like their taste in decorating, they carry sports bar food in large portions. Cheesecake was huge and one of the best we have had.
* BTW, we like desserts.
Around town
Interesting terrain along 11th street west - they say it was greener than usual
A little wheat in the fields
Downtown afternoon summer fair - food and live music
They have an impressive Rec Center, for those too hot/cold days.
They had a Guns vs Hoses charity softball game with Fireworks afterward.
Notes:
1) When we arrived so did a cool front so we woke up to 50's at the end of July. It eventually got up to my usual dry 90s by weeks end.
2) One guy that came along had Cricket phone service, or should I say he DIDN'T have service. He regained service about 30 miles away at Fort Buford (near Fort Union)
3) Teddy Roosevelt park is quite near if pictures of canyons with Bison is on your bucket list. I would recommend it, but we did not have time.
4) The people are extremely nice. Most I met have a dry sense of humor, so I got along pretty well.
5) They are getting a new Airport on October, I would recommend waiting to get into the new one if possible.
6) Lots of Hotels, probably like Midland, that did not exist until recently. Apartments popping up as well.
View from the Hampton Inn over looking the West side apartments that look quite new.
7) It can get down to -60F in the winter. Choose your clothing appropriately.
8) Super Walmart is the main PC/Office supply/and everything else store in town.
9) Population was 14K in 2010 they think it is around 28K now.
10) And finally a really good idea
