McKenzie County ND

Do you want to stay close to home and beat the high gas prices but also enjoy a quality vacation? Do you want to learn about the historical and cultural gems that are in our own region? Well, you are in luck!

Museums of the Mondak region of western North Dakota and eastern Montana have collaborated to bring you the Mondak Region Historical and Cultural Passport. This special Passport points the way to the special historical and cultural sites within this historically and culturally rich area. For over 10,000 years, from the earliest American Indians to the latest immigrants, a unique history and culture has blossomed in this beautiful region. To help you better enjoy and learn about this unique Mondak Region, the region’s historic and cultural sites have collaborated to bring you this special Passport. The Passport is designed to deliver you to a number of key locations in the region and make you aware of the riches that surround you.

So what is so special about this Passport?

The free passport is available at seven participating museums and cultural centers in the Mondak Region. These seven sites are:

Fort Buford State Historic Site and the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center (Williston, ND)

Mondak Heritage Center (Sidney, MT)

James Memorial Art Center (Williston, ND)

The Long X Trading Post and Visitor Center and the Pioneer Museum of McKenzie County (Watford City, ND)

Glendive Frontier Gateway Museum (Glendive, MT)

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (Williston, ND)

Lewis and Clark Trail Museum (Alexander, ND)

Visit any of these sites to pick up your free passport. Once you have your passport in hand, simply bring the Passport to each of the six remaining sites. After touring each site, request the site to stamp your Passport.

You have until December 31, 2008 to visit each of the seven sites and have your Passport stamped. If you complete the Passport (by having each of the seven sites stamp your Passport) you will be entered into a drawing for one of seven gifts (valued at $20-30, these gifts are donated by each of the seven sites).

So, not only do you get to visit seven unique and interesting historic and cultural sites in the Mondak Region but you also get the opportunity to become eligible to win a wonderful gift from one of the seven museums. And, you get to do all of this while staying in and learning about your own backyard.

If you have questions, or would like additional information, call Fort Buford State Historic Site Supervisor Mark Sundlov at (701) 572-9034.