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At 3,506 feet, White Butte in Slope County is the highest point in the state.

first appeared: 12/8/2002

Located on the Red River, Drayton (pop. 913) dubs itself the Catfish Capital of the North and reels in fishermen from around the country who regularly catch 10- to 20-pound channel catfish.

first appeared: 12/1/2002

In 1913, a Northern Pacific Railroad official named Zap (pop. 231) after Zapp, Scotland, because both places had coal mines.

first appeared: 11/24/2002

Sixty-three national wildlife refuges are located within North Dakota, more than any other state.

first appeared: 11/17/2002

Led by Avis Lowe in 1979, residents of McHenry (pop. 71) rallied to save the McHenry Railroad Loop, the nation’s only end-of-the-line U-turn railroad.

first appeared: 11/10/2002

In 1999, North Dakota became the first state to legalize the growing of industrial hemp, which is related to cannabis (marijuana).

first appeared: 11/3/2002

The state grows nearly half of the nation’s hard red spring wheat, the type used for bakery flour.

first appeared: 10/27/2002

At Gateway Cities Golf Club, the first eight holes are played in Canada and the ninth is played in the United States in Portal (pop. 131).

first appeared: 10/20/2002

Containing the wetlands-rich Prairie Pothole Region, the state leads the nation in duck breeding and production.

first appeared: 10/13/2002

The state grows 27 percent of the country’s dry edible beans, including pinto, navy, black, garbanzo, and Great Northern.

first appeared: 10/6/2002

In 1975, the state adopted Spirit of the Land by James D. Ployhar as the state march, but re-named it Flickertail March to avoid confusion with a similarly named march.

first appeared: 9/29/2002

The 1840s log home and trading post of fur trader Antoine Gingras has been restored near Walhalla (pop. 1,057). The state historic site is open in summer.

first appeared: 9/22/2002

In 2001, North Dakota ranked second among states in honey production with 26.9 million pounds.

first appeared: 9/15/2002

Minot (pop. 36,567) celebrates each October with Norsk Hostfest, the largest Scandinavian festival in North America.

first appeared: 9/8/2002

Amidon (pop. 26) is the smallest county seat in the country.

first appeared: 9/1/2002

The Red River of the North, which marks the state’s eastern boundary, is the longest North-flowing river in America.

first appeared: 8/25/2002

A 150-foot-long suspension footbridge spans the Sheyenne River linking Valley City (pop. 6,826) with Valley City State University.

first appeared: 8/18/2002

Rockhound Paul Broste’s collection of rare rocks, minerals, and fossils are displayed in a granite museum built by volunteers in 1966 in Parshall (pop. 981).

first appeared: 8/11/2002

Turtle Lake (pop. 580) crawls with turtles each July during the USA National Championship Turtle Races near the town’s favorite turtle, Rusty, a two-ton sculpture.

first appeared: 8/4/2002

About 72,000 vehicles cross the border into Canada each year at Westhope (pop. 533), a port of entry.

first appeared: 7/28/2002

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