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Living History
North Dakota was built by the American Indians, members of the U.S. military, railroad workers, and the European immigrants who became the farmers, the ranchers and the cowboys of Dakota Territory. Experience North Dakota’s past, with all of the comforts of today’s present.
View all the Living History Learing Based Vacations below!
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Basic Wheel Wright Class
An introduction to the repair and construction of wagon and buggy wheel. Topics covered include construction of hubs, spoke, rims, tires and wheel assembly.
Coordinator: David Watkins - Wagon & Wheel Works
Location: Manning
Tour Availability: By appointment.
Length of Tour: 3 days; 8-10 hours each day.
Estimated Price: $350
Price Includes: Books, supplies and noon meal.
Other Info: Each student will build a wheel which can be used for decoration, or on a wheelbarrow, as well as rebuilding a functional wheel. Class size limited to 5 students. Students should have some basic skills in wood/metal working and shop safety skills.
Phone: 701-573-4682
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Canoeing, Cooking and Camping
Paddle from the Red's headwaters in Breckenridge, MN to historic Ft. Abercrombie. Learn paddling and outdoor gourmet cooking skills from skilled outdoor women. Camp 2 nights and learn about the Red River's history, geography and wildlife.
Coordinator: Christine Holland Laney - River Keepers
Location: Fargo
Tour availability: June 26-28, 2009
Length of Tour: Friday night - Saturday afternoon.
Estimated Price: $250; $100 deposit due in advance.
Price Includes: All necessary equipment except sleeping bags and your personal gear; all food and cooking equipment, paddling instruction, outdoor cooking instruction and river interpretation.
Other Info: The canoeing portion of the trip will be active, but not overly difficult. No previous experience is needed to complete this trip.
A detailed gear list will be sent to you after registration.
Phone: 701-235-2895
Web site: River Keepers
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Earthlodge Experiences
Visit an earthlodge and view authentic arrowhead collections from the area, view a traditional garden, sweat lodge demonstration, and enjoy a traditional meal.
Coordinator: James or Donita Hale - Hale Marina
Location: Mandaree
Tour Availability: By appointment/flexible summer schedule.
Length of Tour: Approximately 6 hours.
Estimated Price: $10/per person
Price Includes: All activities and traditional meal.
Phone: 701-759-3666
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Glass Fusing Coures and Workshops
Beginners glass fusing course. Learn basic glass fusing techniques and create your own tile/coaster set.
Coordinator: Jason or Tara Lindell - Sundog Glass Design
Location: Park River
Tour Availability: Regular studioe hours - Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.; call to schedule for class.
Length of Tour: 3 hours
Estimated Price: $50 plus minimal supply cost.
Price Includes: Professional fusing instruction, tool usage, kiln fee, glass and everything needed for your project.
Other Info: Intermediate-advanced glass fusing course available. Call for details. Glass workshops available in 2-5 day vacation package. Try your hand at beginning to advanced fusing techniques or traditional stained glass window restoration.
Phone: 701-284-6621
Web site: Sundog Glass Design
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Putting up the Harvest
Putting up the harvest - canning, freezing, preserving foods. From late June through September, we harvest the food we've raised and preserve it for winter. We'll share our know-how with hands-on learning, using the crop in season. Among the food and methods: jelly and jams, canning fruit and tomatoes, canning pickles, freezing vegetables, making sauerkraut, butchering chickens. We'll design a program based on your interests and what's in season.
Coordinator: Sue Retka Schill
Location: Langdon
Tour Availability: Can accommodate most schedules.
Length of Tour: Prefer full day for this topic; half day session is possible.
Estimated Price: $70 per person for half day; $120 for full day session. Family and group rates available upon request.
Price Includes: Customized hands-on learning experience. Lunch included.
Other Info: Come enjoy the peace and quiet of rural living. We can accommodate an RV or tent in our farm yard. The closest towns with motels are Langdon, ND or Morden, MB. Both are 22 miles from our farm. Other activities are also available, such as learning needle work, spinning wool, learning about rural life and more.
Phone: 701-256-2424
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Rural Living Systems
Learn about the systems that make rural living work: the garden, raising livestock, preserving food and butchering, the farm shop, wells and water systems, heating, the farm yard, electrical system, planning for winter, and more. Depending on your interests and time, we'll design 1 or 2 hands-on activities. We offer customized hands-on learning on the homestead arts.
Coordinator: Will Schill
Location: Langdon
Tour Availability: Can accommodate most schedules.
Length of Tour: Prefer full day for this topic; half day sessions is possible.
Estimated Price: $70/per person for half day; $120 for full day session. Family & group rates available upon request.
Price Includes: Customes hands-on learning experience. Lunch provided.
Other Info: Come enjoy the peace and quiet of rural living. We can accommodate an RV or tent in our farm yard. The closest towns with motels are Langdon, ND or Morden, MB. Both are 22 miles from our farm. Other activities are also available such as: learning how to harvest, prepare and preserve foods, learning needle work, spinning wool and more.
Phone: 701-256-2424
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Spinning Wool
We'll share with you our love of natural fibers. The sheep on our farm provide the wool for spinning. You'll learn to spin on a drop spindle made from simple materials, then learn to spin on the wheel made by Will Schill. Learn the basics of using handspun wool.
Coordinator: Sue Retka Schill
Location: Langdon
Tour Availability: Can accommodate most schedules.
Length of Tour: Prefer full day for this topic; half day session is possible.
Estimated Price: $70 per person for half day; $120 for full day session. Family and group rates available upon request.
Price Includes: Customized hands-on learning experience. Lunch included.
Other Info: Come enjoy the peace and quiet of rural living. We can accommodate an RV or tent in our farm yard. The closest towns with motels are Langdon, ND or Morden, MB. Both are 22 miles from our farm. Other activities are also available, such as learning needle work, spinning wool, learning about rural life and more.
Phone: 701-256-2424
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Tatanka Ohitika Historic Tours
A historic tour which includes traditional food, traditional dancing and song, native arts and crafts, birding and nature tourism, walking or hiking trails.
Coordinator: LaDonna Brave Bull Allard
Location: Fort Yates
Tour Availability: Everday from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; advance reservations required.
Length of Tour: Varies by tour, most run 2-4 hours.
Estimated Price: $25
Price Includes: Tour, lunch or dinner (depending on time of tour) and other as requested.
Other Info: Each tour will be designed for different themes, depending on the visitor's interest.
Phone: 701-854-8500 ext 186
Web site: Standing Rock Tourism
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The World Famous Perch Express
Make this your experience the World Famous Perch Express, North Dakota's most complete and professionally guided ice fishing package. The Perch Patrol Guide Service and Woodland Resort have owned and operated the Perch Express since the early 1990's and have successfully entertained thousands of ice fisherman throughout the Midwest. You can choose from a 2 night 3 days of fishing or 3 night 4 days of fishing packages that include lodging, all your meals, and guide service for your entire stay. We take your vacation very seriously and we try our best to accommodate the fisherman's every need. In fact, in April of 2006, the Perch Express was honored to be awared North Dakota's Best Package by North Dakota Tourism! So what are you waiting for? Gather up your family, friends, co-workers and relatives and climb aboard the Perch Express!
Coordinator: Steve - Perch Patrol Guide Service
Location: Devils Lake
Tour Availability: January 1 through March 31st
Length of Tour: 2 night 3 days of fishing or 3 night 4 days of fishing packages.
Estimated Price: $670 per person to $875 per person.
Price Includes: All meals, lodging and guide service for your entire day.
Other Info: 8 hours day of fishing: ride with the guide (transportation to and from fishing locations), every client will receive a Vexilar FL-18 to use and extensive instruction of how to read this vital piece of electronics, heated portable two-man fish house, namely the Fish Trap Voyager, complete with chairs, buckets, rod and reel combinations by Berkley. All holes are drilled for you, by the Strikemaster Lazer Augers. All bait minnows, waxworms or eurolarvae. Fishing on the go - The guides fish with you and are always "on patrol" searching and moving you to the "hottest" action possible.
Phone: 701-351-3474
Web site: Perch Patrol
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Wonders of Winter (W.O.W.)- Paw'tastic Dog Sledding
Join the Prairie Isle Sled Dogs for an eco-friendly means to explore the Wonders of Winter in North Dakota. You will have hands on learning with the dogs such as; safety around the dogs but also on the trail, harnessing, hooking dogs into the gangline, feeding, and if you wish drive the team or just just sit back & relax in the sled. Experience the beauty of ND with minimal impact to the environment and to the wildlife--paw'tastic. Educational presentations and kennel tours are available also. Group day events are held at Red Willow Bible Camp near Binford, ND. Customized individual/couple experiences are available at different locations in ND also. New for 2010 is the Woman Challenge in mid-January at Red Willow Bible Camp. So ladies of all ages would you like a challenge? Try dog sledding, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, geo-caching, winter survival and more with Prairie Isle Dog Trekking.
Come out and have a Paw'Tastic winter in North Dakota.
Coordinator: Helen L. Corlew - Prairie Isle Dog Trekking
Location: Binford
Phone: 701-345-8554
E-mail: hcorlew@polarcomm.com
Web site: Prairie Isle Dog Trekking
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