Fast Facts of ND

Fun Facts:

1. When Dakota Territory was created in 1861 it was named for the Dakota Indian tribe. Dakota is a Sioux word meaning friends or allies.

2. Milk is the official state beverage

3. Dakota Gasification Company in Beulah is the nation's only synthetic natural gas producer.

4. Max G. Taubert of Casselton built a 50 foot high pyramid of empty oil cans. It is believed to be the highest oil can structure in the world.

5. Devils Lake is the largest natural body of water in North Dakota. Devils Lake derives its name from the Native American name Miniwaukan. Early explorers incorrectly translated the word to mean Bad Spirit. Bolstered by the many legends of drowned warriors and lake monsters the name evolved into Devils Lake. This very fertile prairie lake grows large numbers of the fish known as walleye, northern pike, and white bass. The lake has earned the reputation of being the Perch Capital of the World.

Bottineau

FileName(s):
1. Google (http://www.google.com/search?q=north+dakota+resorts&hl=en&start=10&sa=N)
2. http://skicentral.com/northdakota.html (most important)
3. http://www.skibwp.com/


This family-friendly winter resort, located just 10 minutes from Bottineau has been dubbed "The Jewel Above the Prairie". We're in the heart of North Dakota's Turtle Mountains, and once you enter the Turtle Mountains, you're in the center of snow fun.

Bottineau Winter Park sits in the heart of North Dakota's snowbelt, Bottineau gets the best and most snow that Mother Nature has to offer. But that isn't good enough for us. We want to ensure the best possible snow conditions from opening day until the season ends. That's why, as soon as the temperature dips below 25 degrees Fahrenheit, we use the latest, state-of-the-art snowmaking machines that produce snow over 100% of the area! - Including the tubing hill and XTreme areas. =]

Beaches

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1. http://www.4discounttravel.com/pics/hotels/ocj-beaches.jpg
2. http://www.beaches.com/index.cfm?keyword=beach_hotels&WT.srch=1&source=yahoo
3. http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501986-north_dakota_vacations-i;_ylc=X3oDMTFka28zOGNuBF9TAzI3NjY2NzkEX3MDOTY5NTUzMjUEc2VjA3NzcC1kZXN0BHNsawN0aXRsZQ--

Xbox Game Center, located in West North Dakota. Along with many many other intresting places thats on the West side. :D Example; The Spas, Honeymoon/Weddingmoon speacials, a Great resort, and Two awesome locations.
(Preview of a resort from Beaches)
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More on North Dakota

More on North Dakota

North Dakota' Shape =]

North Dakota State Flower
Wild Prairie Rose

Rosa Blanda or Arkansana has been identified as Rosa Pratincula in species. The flower sports five bright pink petals with a tight cluster of yellow stamens in the center. The Wild Prairie Rose grows along roadsides, in pastures, and in native meadows.


North Dakota State Tree
American elm Ulmaceae Ulmus americana
Leaf: Alternate, 3 to 6 inches long, 1 to 3 inches wide; margin coarsely and sharply doubly serrate, base of leaf conspicuously inequilateral; upper surface glabrous or slightly scabrous, paler and downy beneath.
Flower: Appears March to May before leaf buds open, in fascicles of 3 to 5.

Fruit: Rounded samaras, 3/8 to 1/2 inch across, deeply notched at apex, hairless except for margin; appears April to May.

Twig: Slender, glabrous, slightly zigzag, reddish-brown; buds over 1/4 inch long, reddish-brown with darker edged scales, often placed a little to one side of the twig.

Bark: Dark, ashy-gray, flat-topped ridges separated by diamond-shaped fissures; outer bark when sectioned shows distinct, alternating, buff colored and reddish-brown patches. When young it is often quite spongy.

Form: In the open, the trunk is usually divided into several large, ascending and arching limbs, ending in a maze of graceful drooping branchlets.

North Dakota

1. Year of Statehood: November 2, 1889

2. Population: 642,200

3. Copital: Bismark

4. Motto: Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable.

5. Bird: Western Meadow-lark

6. Flower: Wild Prairie Rose

7. Tree: American Elem.

8. Song Title: North Dakota Hymn