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Drive 54
North Dakota Sampler
A natural highway linking East with West, the Missouri River guided explorers
andpioneersacrosstheAmericanfrontier.Todaypastoralroadsparallelitshistor-
ic path from rolling prairie to rugged badlands.
Length:
About 400 miles plus side trips
When to go:
Best from May through mid-September
Words to the wise:
Keep a safe distance from bison, which run as fast as 35 m.p.h.
Not to be missed:
Medora Musical, a Western-style revue (June-Sept), Medora;
MandanRodeoDays(July),Mandan;LewisandClarkWeekend(August),CrossRanch
State Park; United Tribes Powwow (September), Bismarck
Nearby attractions:
North Dakota State Fair (late July), Minot; International Peace
Garden (all year), Dunseith
Further information:
North Dakota Department of Commerce
1.
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park
MilitaryandAmericanIndianhistoryareculturallyentwinedatFortAbrahamLincolnState
Park, located seven miles south of Mandan on State Rte. 1806.
Once home to the Mandan Indian people living at On-A-Slant Village, it later became
theresidenceofLt.Col.GeorgeArmstrongCusterandthe7thCavalry.TodayAmericanIn-
dianandmilitaryhistorycanbeseeninthereconstructedhomeofLibbieandGeorgeCuster,
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