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Post by yotemeal on Sept 14, 2010 21:49:34 GMT -6
Looking ahead to next week, I'm wondering if USD's big win against Minnesota will compel more Coyote fans to make the trip up to Fargo.
The NDSU game happens to be the same weekend that SDSU travels south to play the Huskers. I know more than one USD fan that had contemplated the trip to Licoln (In fact, I even know an NDSU fan thinking about it). That place is definitely something to see on game day. However, I'm hoping anyone that was on the fence is now headed north.
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Post by #1CoyoteFan (Admin) on Sept 14, 2010 22:39:19 GMT -6
I know I am making my way up there. I have never been north of Watertown on I-29, so it's going to be a whole new experience for me.....
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Post by Coyote Fan on Sept 15, 2010 15:17:58 GMT -6
There is not much to see between Watertown and Fargo. Not that it's much better South of Watertown but north is even more barron. The highlights are that you will cross the North American Continental divide (which you wouldn't know if there wasn't a sign) and you will see the border casino. Makes a good quick rest if you are not in a hurry. Fargo in my opinion is a very quick drive and the town is nice. Very similar to Sioux Falls with a few more good sports facilities. I am not sure there are many if any tickets available for that game. Have fun.
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Post by yoteforever on Sept 15, 2010 20:47:43 GMT -6
I'm going with my wife as well. Depending where you are coming from, a nice place to stay is at The Detroit Lakes where there are some nice motes on the lake.
Only about an hour or so out from fargo. We went last year when we played in Grand Forks
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Post by jackjd on Sept 15, 2010 22:05:59 GMT -6
There is not much to see between Watertown and Fargo. Not that it's much better South of Watertown but north is even more barron. The highlights are.... You couldn't possibly have meant "barren" so I can only conclude you misspelled "baronial". Yes, it is large and impressive. If a driver looks around a little, the land is interesting. For example, as you drop off the east edge of the Coteau des Prairie past the Wilmot rest stop, you'll see some very pretty country all the way to Sisseton: the hills to the west are nice and the Whetstone Valley to the east is impressive. The drive from the ND border to Fargo crosses the old lakebed of ancient Lake Agassiz...it defines flat. In the winter, kids go sledding on the hills of interstate overpasses -- that always makes me laugh (around here, we tell our kids to not play in the road. In that part of ND, the family spends a Sunday afternoon in January playing next to the road). As Coyotefan noted, there is a casino on the North Dakota side of the border. If you drive to the entrance of the C-store at the site, look to the south road ditch and you can see one of the original granite border markers placed every mile along the ND and SD border (the "Dakota Marker" trophy fought over by NDSU and SDSU is a miniature of one of the mile markers). It's not standing straight up but it's there in the weeds.
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Post by Yote 53 on Sept 15, 2010 22:35:14 GMT -6
How big is it? Ahem, would it fit in the back of a pickup truck, ahem?
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Post by yotemeal on Sept 15, 2010 23:10:38 GMT -6
As a native Milbank guy, I concur with JackJD as to the appeal of some of those areas up north. But perhaps I should be embarassed to admit that the "ancient Lake Aggasiz" reference sent me off to Google. Despite my ignorance, I will confirm that the North Dakota portion of the journey is flat as a pancake. What is the correct pronunciation of "Aggasiz" anyway? JackJD, didn't you spend your childhood summers on that lake? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Agassiz
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