no dak, the end

Day 6, Wednesday, September 3rd

This was a short day, as we were leaving around 2pm to head back to Portland, but it was still full of sightseeing.  We stuck close to home base and explored more of the treasures of Minot.

We only had time to hit the Scandinavian Heritage Park.  Every year they have a large festival called Hostfest, to celebrate the large Scandinavian population that migrated there.

Stabbur House, probably the only greenroof in NoDak

Dala Horse

Gol Stave Church

Detail of Gol Stave Church

Hans Christian Andersen

Then we had time to quickly make a run out to Pointe of View Winery.  There aren’t many grapes which will grow in NoDak, so they make wine out of other fruits, berries and honey.  We bought a bottle of H2BC which was fabulous.  It is a wine made from honey and black currants.  Yummy!

Grapes they were testing

And after lunch we hit the road, got back late, and had to jump immediately back into the grind the next day.  I am always sad when vacations are over.

~ by srhunnie on November 2, 2008.