"History Comes to Life on the Talking Trail..."
238 - Lake Hoskins Settlement
Imagine the journey of the families whose names can still be read here at the Lake Hoskins... (read more)
241 - Wihelmina Geiszler
On a spring day in 1898, Wilhelmina Geiszler watched from her home as flames... (read more)
233 - St. John's Cemetery
The first settlement of Germans from Russia arrived in South Dakota in 1872... (read more)
243 - St. Andrew's Church
St. Andrews, like so many rural churches of its day, has provided the loving arms of... (read more)
235 - St. Andrew's Cemetery
The names on these cemetery markers represent the founding members of... (read more)
248 - Sankt Andreas Gemeinde
When the builders of this stone church arrived in the Dakota Territory in 1884, leaving... (read more)
223 - Emmons County Museum
On Christmas Day in 1894, Emmons County residents Sherman Suverly and Eleanor... (read more)
224 - Logan County Museum 1
Here at the Logan County Historical Museum you will find a country school that... (read more)
226 - Wishek Civic Center
The building of the Wishek Civic Center was started in the year 1940, thanks to the... (read more)
225 - St. Mary's Cemetery
Welcome to the Old St. Mary’s Cemetery which was founded here in 1884, on the... (read more)
232 - Zeeland Hall and Arch
Welcome to the community of Zeeland and to Zeeland Hall. We are grateful for... (read more)
227 - Emmons County Courthouse
The year was 1883, and the original location of the Emmons County Courthouse... (read more)
234 - Lehr Tabernacle
Welcome to Prairie Bible Camp. The camp was founded in 1921 by the Bismarck... (read more)
236 - St. Peter & Paul Church
The majority of people of the Strasburg area descended from southern Germans... (read more)
228 - McIntosh County Courthouse
Easily visible on the surrounding plains, the McIntosh County Courthouse... (read more)
230 - Dinosaurs on the Prairie
The machines you see winding up the hill on Custer’s Ridge may look and seem as old... (read more)
240 - McIntosh Heritage Center
The McIntosh Heritage Center was established in 1978 and is located in the heart... (read more)
231 - Schwab Sodhouse
Today, a one-stop flight from the United States to Russia can take as few as twelve... (read more)
237 - Threshing Grounds
Braddock, North Dakota, settled in 1883, is the oldest town in Emmons County. And if... (read more)
242 - Burnstad
Welcome to Burnstad, North Dakota. While it is a ghost town today, it was once a flourishing... (read more)
244 - Welk Homestead - Site 1
Herzlich Wilkommen at Welk Homestead, a German-Russian farm and the... (read more)
245 - Welk Homestead Site 2
Ludwig learned blacksmithing from his father back in South Russia, and he taught it... (read more)
247 - St. John's Church
Life wasn’t easy when the Germans from Russia settlers arrived in North Dakota in... (read more)
229 - Logan County Courthouse
The city of Napoleon, Dakota Territory was founded in 1884, and named after... (read more)
246 - St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hague, built in 1930, is one of the most beautiful churches... (read more)
250 - Ashley Firehall
Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)
239 - Logan County Museum 2
Here at the Logan County Historical Museum you will find a country school that... (read more)
251 - Zeeland Arch
Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)
249 - Beaver Lake State Park
Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)
252 - Elise Perras Story
Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)
253 - Keller Hotel
Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)
254 - St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)
255 - Ashley Zion Lutheran Church
Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)
256 - Gordon Hoberg Story
Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)
257 - Friedens Cemetery
The founders of Friedens Lutheran Community began to meet in one another's homes... (read more)
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258 - Ashley SuperValu & Mural
Welcome to the community of Ashley, North Dakota. We’re happy you made the... (read more)
259 - Wade & Ellen Zick Memorial
On July 11, 1976, the sun rose over the flat horizon surrounding Zeeland, North Dakota... (read more)
260 - Nina Farley
The years between 1879 and 1886 brought a great settlement boom to northern... (read more)
261 - Stan's Supermarket
Welcome to Stan’s Supermarket–home of the world famous Wishek Sausage... (read more)
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262 - Martin Luther Lutheran...
Before rails were laid and trails were dug in Dakota Territory, people in faraway lands... (read more)
German-Russian Country is the heartland of the Black Sea Germans, Germans from Russia who settled on the Great Plains of North America. The Germans from Russia are among the most visible and vibrant ethnic immigrant cultures of the plains. Three counties in South Central North Dakota — Emmons, Logan and McIntosh — are at the center of German-Russian Country, and we are proud to share that rich history along their Talking Trail... #ExperienceTheStory
