Southeast, North Dakota
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What's "Legendary" about North Dakota? It starts with the legends of the great American West, like Lewis and Clark, Sakakawea, George Custer, Sitting Bull and Theodore Roosevelt, who all lived out larger-than-life epics here.
And it continues through today, as you discover legendary adventures of your own, including world-class fishing, hiking, biking, horseback riding, boating...or just exploring everything from historic forts to national parks to shopping malls.
Explore Southeast
Lake Ashtabula Fishing
Anglers get your fishing poles oiled and geared. Lake Ashtabula has an abundant population of walleye, northern pike, white bass, yellow perch and black bullheads. The name "Ashtabula" is a Native American word meaning "Fish River,"
, ND FishingTrollwood Performing Arts School
Trollwood Performing Arts School presents a variety of theatrical performances annually, including a dazzling Broadway-style musical each July in an open-air amphitheater. The 2006 musical dates are July 13-15, 19-23 and 25-30
Fargo, ND TheatresFort Ransom State Historic Site
Location of a 200-man military post built in 1867 by Gen. Alfred Terry and named for Civil War Gen. Thomas Ransom. The post was active from 1867 to 1872
Fort Ransom, ND Historic SitesLake Johnson State Historic Site
The site honors George T. Johnson, Company G, 3rd Illinois Cavalry, who drowned in the lake during the 1863
Cooperstown, ND Historic SitesRansom County Society Museum
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Fort Ransom, ND MuseumsPrairie Outpost Park
Historic buildings include a general store, post office, depot, church and rural school, vets'
Hillsboro, ND Museums