fbpx
Visit our FacebookVisit our InstagramVisit our TwitterVisit our YouTube channel
Support The Dakotan

Topic

Category: Entertainment

Fair Attendance Increase

Attendance was up at the recent North Dakota State Fair. The final number of people through the gate, as supplied by NDSF, was 314,271. 310,685 people attended the 2021 State Fair. This year's fair ran July 22-30. North Dakota State Fair attendance since 2008:  2022 – 314,271 (+3,586) 2021 -- 310,685   2020 -- CORONAVIRUS, NO FAIR  […]
by Kim Fundingsland
•
August 1, 2022

Picture Perfect

MINOT – Some artists use paint, some music, and some, like Sawyer Duckwitz, Moffit, use a special kind of pencil, called a graphite pencil. At her table at the North Dakota State Fair, Duckwitz said she starts her work by identifying an object or building she will draw, then placing herself at the angle she […]
by Lydia Hoverson
•
August 1, 2022

Utgaard recipient of Rough Rider Award  

INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDEN – Gov. Doug Burgum today announced the late Dr. Merton Utgaard, award-winning musician, educator, and founder and long-time director of the International Music Camp, as the 47th recipient of the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, the state’s highest commendation for its citizens.  Utgaard founded the International Music Camp in 1956 […]
by The Dakotan
•
July 29, 2022

Fire Starter

MINOT – Almost anyone who lived before modern heating technology was invented had to not only find efficient ways to keep warm, but unique ways to create that heat. Zander Sours, Fargo, has learned several of those unique methods. Sours demonstrated his expertise at the North Dakota State Fair, with any piece of rope with […]
by Lydia Hoverson
•
July 29, 2022

Now There's Some Healthy Goats

MINOT – Horses and cows and goats, oh my! Young people from all over the state brought many different 4-H animals to show at the North Dakota State Fair. Granville man Will Bachmeier, 17, showed nine goats that were so healthy they all won the overall championships for their divisions. For goats, there are three […]
by Lydia Hoverson
•
July 28, 2022

Fair Flintstones

MINOT – Big rocks, little rocks, arrow rocks, any rocks. Unique stones of all different shapes and sizes can be found by an artistic craftsman at the North Dakota State Fair. Howard Anderson, Sheldon, shapes stones through a process called flint knapping at his tent he set up in the Fur Traders Rendezvous area at […]
by Lydia Hoverson
•
July 26, 2022

Big Loops -- Lake Sakakawea Classic

PARSHALL -- Fish were not the only thing getting caught this past weekend, July 23 and 24 on Lake Sakakawea. Healing Horse Ranch and Wrangler Team Roping Championships presented an estimated couple thousand teams of team ropers utilizing their loops to catch horns and hooves-- bringing home the grand award of a new 2022 Dodge […]
by Tisa Peek
•
July 26, 2022

State Fair Parade

MINOT – The North Dakota State Fair began a nine-day run at the State Fairgrounds in Minot Friday, June 22. The opening night concert featuring Kid Rock was delayed, and then canceled due to a threat of adverse weather, sending a disappointed sold-out crowd of 18,000 to the exits. Although a strong storm system passed […]
by Kim Fundingsland
•
July 23, 2022

Fair Ready for Action

  MINOT – Whether its food, rides, indoor or outdoor displays, all seemed ready Thursday, or at least almost so, for the North Dakota State Fair.  On the food side, Old Tyme Kettle Korn and Hansen’s Festival Concessions were almost ready to sell after many days of setting up.  “We have three tents that we […]
by Lydia Hoverson
•
July 21, 2022
1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 15

Load more

Visit our FacebookVisit our InstagramVisit our TwitterVisit our YouTube channel
© AndMuse, LLC 2024 Login Email
LIVE: 2022 Minot Mayoral Forum
Click to Watch Live
cross
linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram