§ 02 — OVERVIEW
Earthlodge people hunted bison and other game, but were in essence farmers living in villages along the Missouri and its tributaries.
The site was a major Native American trade center for hundreds of years prior to becoming an important market place for fur traders after 1750.
§ 03 — LOCATION
Directions
Plane: Closest Commercial Airports are Bismarck (60 miles) Minot (85 miles) Dickinson (102 miles). Hazen, ND (15 miles from site) has an airport for small planes. Car: One-half mile north of Stanton, ND on County Road 37. One hour northwest of Bismarck, ND and one and a half hours southwest of Minot, ND. Public Transportation Charter and tour bus parking available at Visitor Center parking lot.
Weather Notes
Summers are warm and sunny with temperatures occasionally reaching 100 degrees F and frequent afternoon thunderstorms. Winters are invigorating, with extremely cold temperatures as low as -35 degrees F. High winds and sunny skies are common in winter. Snow is sporadic in the relatively dry climate, but blizzards are common.
§ 04 — AMENITIES
§ 05 — CONDITIONS
National Weather Service · seven-day outlook · updated hourly
§ 06 — SIGNAL
FCC broadband data · actual signal varies in remote terrain
§ 07—10 — FROM THE FIELD
Community Intel from visitors, written reviews, dated trip reports, and reader-submitted photographs.
§ 08 — REVIEWS
§ 09 — TRIP REPORTS
§ 10 — COMMUNITY PHOTOS
§ 01 — VITALS
Wed
100°F
Patchy Smoke
0 to 14 mph S
Thu
85°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
2 to 9 mph NE
Fri
90°F
Sunny
1 to 7 mph SE
Sat
95°F
Sunny
6 to 14 mph S
Sun
99°F
Sunny
17 to 23 mph S
Mon
85°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
9 to 17 mph N
Tue
84°F
Sunny
2 to 9 mph NW
AT&T
T-Mobile
Verizon
Based on FCC availability data. Actual signal may vary in remote terrain.
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