#NorthDakota

Mountrail County Courthouse

The Mountrail County Courthouse in Stanley, North Dakota. This picture hangs in my Mom's living room--of the dedication of the new...

The Wringer Washing Machine

I admit I miss washing clothes with a wringer washer. Growing up on a North Dakota farm with four hard-working men, plus three of us...

The McCormick-Deering Dump Rake

One of my best summer memories was riding on the dump rake! I don't remember driving the tractor for it. I think one of my brothers...

Grandma's Outhouse

This outhouse belonged to both Grandpa and Grandma (Arthur and Annie LaBrant), but I only thought of it as hers. If she needed to use it,...

Native American Pow Wow

In June I attended a Pow Wow in Parshall, North Dakota with our daughter Jana and our granddaughter Anwen. Although I was raised in the...

Sunset over the Coulees

North Dakota sunsets have always fascinated me. Never repeating themselves, each one brings a new heavenly show.The aching beauty as the...

Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden

At the Earth Lodge Village near New Town, North Dakota, we found two local women working in the garden. One said it was designed after...

Earth Lodge Village

I was excited this week to visit the earth lodge village west of New Town, North Dakota. These are replicas of earth lodges--"awahte"--...

Sod Busting

This photograph belonged to my grandfather Arthur LaBrant, who was a homesteader, but I'm not sure who it is. I love this picture though!...

Beaver Dams and Damage

Although I've never seen a beaver on Mom's farm, I'm fascinated with them. The damage we saw in recent years was something we never saw...

KRISTIE