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"History Comes to Life on the Talking Trail..."

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30 Point Talking Trail

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906 - The History of Garrison

The city of Garrison didn’t always stand where it is today. In the late 1800s, the area was still known...

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907 - Wally The Walleye

On a night in February, 1996, a mighty windstorm blew through Garrison, North Dakota, disrupting...

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908 - Kota Theater

Do you remember your first time in a movie theater or what film you saw? Maybe you remember the...

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909 - North Dakota Firefighter's Museum

The roar of the engine. The wail of the siren. The glare of the flashing lights. All of these are ways to...

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910 - Local Royalty

Where can you take a ride with royalty through “The Christmas Capital of North Dakota?” It may sound...

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912 - Angel of Hope

Nestled here in the southeast corner of Wilderness Park is a quiet place for remembrance...

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913 - Custer Mine

Welcome to the Custer Mine Wildlife Management Area. Custer Coal Mine was originally...

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914 - SACA Lodge

In your town, is there a building where you could take a dance class, stitch a quilt, hold a meeting...

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915 - Garrison High School & Water Tower

Looming over the north end of Main Street, larger than life, stands one of Garrison’s most…eye-"catching..."

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916 - Community Orchard

So it turns out that the food grown closest to home is likely going to be the freshest and best...

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917 - Fishing Hall of Fame

It should come as no surprise that Garrison, the self-proclaimed “Walleye Capital of the World..."

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918 - Heritage Park

Typically, when a building has outlived its use, it’s abandoned, demolished, or converted for a new

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919 - Soo Line Depot

For a town to grow and survive out here on the Northern Plains in the early 20th century, one...

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920 - Baker Log Cabin

Does this building look as old as the others around you? It shouldn’t! This replica Northern Plains...

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921 - Holst Homestead

Have you ever experienced seeing a place that was important to you being torn down or turned...

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922 - Kollman House

When you imagine a homesteader’s house on the frontier, what is it that you picture? It’s probably...

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923 - Pioneer Church

Imagine that it’s the early 1900s and you just relocated to this area from somewhere back East...

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924 - Country School

School’s in session! Whenever we think of the quintessential one-room schoolhouse experience...

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925 - Rock Flagpole

This flagpole is dedicated to the memory of a woman who not only helped form Heritage Park into...

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926 - Bell Tower & Water Trough

The two exhibits in front of you may have traveled the shortest distance before finding their way here to...

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927 - Telephone Exchange

Do you know how your cell phone works? When you speak into the microphone, your voice is converted...

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928 - Fort Stevenson State Park

Welcome to Fort Stevenson State Park! Named after a former military fort on the North Dakota frontier...

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929 - Trooper Transportation

For the most part, we don’t spend too much time thinking about transportation or the...

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930 - Winters on the Fort

I am Philippe Regis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand, a man of many hats. A french aristocrat, lawyer...

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931 - De Trobriand

Would you ever move to a different country on a dare? That’s exactly what Régis de Trobriand did...!

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932 - Totten Trail Map

Philippe Regis Trobriand here, with a story from the Totten Trail. It was fall in North Dakota. Six men...

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934 - Cannons at the Fort

Imagine you are standing near the Missouri River on August 19, 1867, taking in the vast landscape...

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935 - Mission of the Guardhouse

Located three miles south of Garrison, the Guardhouse is a replica of the original military guardhouse...

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936 - Through the Looking Glass

Imagine a world where Lake Sakakawea didn’t exist. The Missouri River, meandering uninterrupted, through...

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937 - Lake Sakakawea

Named for the famous Lemhi Shoshone woman who traveled with Lewis and Clark to the Pacific...

Come explore the rich history, culture, and heritage in Garrison, ND--located on the North Shore of Beautiful Lake Sakakawea...

 

Whether you’re returning to Garrison, North Dakota for a summer visit, considering a chance to come fish or hunt, or thinking about finding a new home, this is a community that comes together to meet your expectations. Our retail, service, and professional businesses offer personal care by experienced and friendly personnel. Garrison schools, churches, and organizations remain strong threads in the basic of community life. Year-round recreation opportunities keep area sportsmen enjoying the current season and looking forward to the next. Special events reward enthusiasts with great memories and growing friendships.

Garrison offers all the amenities to make it home: a picturesque location, unbelievable recreation right out your back door, and the comforts of a full service business district & medical services nearby. We hope our website leads you to the people and places that have us “Hooked on Garrison.” We invite and welcome you to share our experience and enjoy our enthusiasm.

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