Sorry if I'm boring everybody with tales of North Dakota...but it's all I really have to talk about :-P
I have not yet been to Medora, but it is on the list of things to do before I move out of here. Most of the places outside of the city I've been to just for stories...I've been to Washburn, Linton, New Salem, Steele, and Streeter...though those are more eastern. I'm sure I've been to others as well. Restaurants...have not been to Minervas but I parked in the parking lot for the 4th of July. I've been to Peacock Alley twice, and I've been to the Woodhouse and Space Aliens. I haven't seen the stars while driving on 94, I've only been on that during the daytime. And for those of you stuck in DC traffic continuously...imagine this. 2 lanes of highway, barely any cars, speed limit 75. Enjoy. I'm coming back to MD in 6 weeks to visit, and I know I'm going to hate the traffic. I don't remember exactly what was asked in the next post but I don't want to send two, so I'll do my best. I know it was asked how I just picked up and moved. Essentially, once I accepted the job, I bought an SUV to hold a lot of my belongings (but it's one that still gets 25pmg, I do care about the environment), packed my life in boxes, and left what wouldn't fit with my parents with instructions to mail later. I drove out here, checked into a hotel, and got the local paper, opened to the classifieds and began searching for apartment listings. I was lucky that I was moving at the end of May, so that I could start a lease right at the beginning of June and not have to wait a month. I also went to the chamber of commerce to get a listing of apartment management companies and called them to see what vacancies there were, in addition to what was in the paper. I spent the first 1-2 days searching and once I found one I liked, signed the papers on the spot and unloaded my car. I went to a thrift store and bought a few pieces of essential furniature (chair, table). Most of the people I've met are through work, but I've definately found enough to do. One of the things I've found that I really like about a small city is the number of community things that go on. Recently there was a huge softball tournament in town (McQuades) and the Prarie Rose State Games, which is like the olympics for North Dakota. So those were fun to just go watch. Also, the rodeo was in town so I went to see bucking bulls and all that...I think my job makes it a little easier to know about things going on because we get press releases and such, but it's worked out really well. --- In [email protected], Diane Lochner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I went to college in Grand Forks, but had/have family and friends in Bismarck. I adore Bismarck and the western part of the state (Has anyone taken you to Medora yet for the Pitchfork Fondue?) > > Guarantee you, that even in the short time you've been there, you probably met someone I know, or someone who knows someone I know. It's a very small state! One of my very favorite places on earth is Fort Lincoln, across the river in Mandan. Anyway, Bismarck has a handful of good restaurants (The Bistro, East 40, Minerva's, Peacock Alley, and The Walrus) are ones that come to mind. > > I definitely miss seeing the stars -- being on I-94, in the middle of the night, with just the hum of the highway and the black, black sky full of stars to keep you company.... > > Anyway. I hope you keep finding great things in Bismarck (but seriously, stay away from Minot. And Fargo, too.) Grand Forks and Bismarck are the only places you need to know! > > And for the rest of you, this concludes my North Dakota travelogue and trip down memory lane. > > > Retha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Shoulda kept reading messages before I just replied to the first one I > saw.... > > In response to Ellen's earlier question, I'm in the TV news business, > not papers, but yes I did get a job at a tv station out here and so I > up and moved cross country on about a week's notice. Gene saw me walk > across the stage on a Monday and I was out of Maryland on that Friday > morning, just a week after I accepted the job here. > > Diane, what were you in ND for? And I do agree that it is absolutely > lovely out here. Wide open spaces, very rural, but just downright > gorgeous. The Missouri River at night is spectacular...and for those > of you who live in/around DC, you can actually see stars at night. If > there's haze in the sky it means that there's a wildfire nearby, > because there's no pollution. > > Though there was a week or so that I kept thinking I had discovered > the middle of nowhere, only to continually be proven wrong. I think > the best was an area I went to, in North Dakota, that had a South > Dakota address because that was where the closest post office was. > And about half the state still doesn't have cell phone service. But I > am in love with Bismarck. > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
