Northwestern North Dakota – Fortuna 2
After the plug is pulled: the fall & rise of Fortuna ND Like many towns in the Great Plains, Fortuna was a creation of the railroad. Their PR campaign in the early 1900’s promised that prosperity could be found along the tracks. Mostly Norwegians bought into the idea and came to this remote corner of […]
Northwestern North Dakota – Fortuna 1
Mapping Connections Maps are wonderful things. I’ve always kept a big Rand McNally around, both as a tool for planning impending journeys and a reminder of earlier travels – a time machine of road trips past and future. Online resources like Google maps add value by allowing a more granular view, but there is no […]
Central North Dakota – Minot Air Force Base
As the B-2 stealth bomber swept in low for a second pass I thought: “This wasn’t supposed to happen. I shouldn’t be here.”