Post IRU FAM West Legends May 6-10

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1 Post IRU FAM West Legends May 6-10 ***Please bring a smaller bag with you to use for the items you may need on the post FAM. There will not be room in the van for all luggage. Your additional luggage will be held in Bismarck and you will be reconnected with it at the end of the tour*** SATURDAY, MAY 6 8:30AM Depart Bismarck 9:15AM Salem Sue photo op 9:30AM Richardton Assumption Abbey Gladstone Area ENCHANTED HIGHWAY: Metal sculptures, including "World's Largest Tin Family," "Teddy Rides Again," "Pheasants on the Prairie," "Grasshoppers in the Field," "Geese in Flight," and "Deer Crossing." Dickinson -Still awaiting details 1PM Dickinson State University rodeo Fluffy Fields Lunch stop Fluffy Fields Vineyard and Winery is located just outside the city of Dickinson, North Dakota. Owners, Kevin and Deb Kinzel, have grown and created custom wines from their own vineyard and garden. Our wines are produced from our grape vines, cherry and haskap bushes, fruit trees (including apple, plum, and chokecherry), and our garden (which includes strawberry, rhubarb, carrots, and pumpkin). The Fluffy Fields Vineyard and Winery started as an idea and grew from crafting wines out of our garage. With the help of friends and family picking grapes and being our first taste testers we have created our specialty wines.

2 With almost ten years of learning and growing we are excited to share our wines with you! Fluffy Fields Vineyard and Winery opened its doors June 1 st for the public to taste, buy, tour, and more. The winery s tasting bar will be open Wednesday through Sunday at listed hours on our home page to come try our wines, along with select draft beer by the jar, and our tasting room menu. Our garden grows a variety of fresh veggies used in making our tasting room treats. If we have peaked your interest and you would like to see beyond the tasting room, tours are available simply by asking one of our Fluffy Fields team members or a map can be provided to help guide you through our vines and gardens. We also provide an event room open seven days a week, check out the 'event page' for more details on booking any public or private event. DAKOTA DINOSAUR MUSEUM: Life-size Triceratops and Pachycephalosaurus outside the entrance. 10 full-scale dinosaurs in a central display. Painted Canyon overview Medora Area This authentic Old West cow-town was founded in 1883 by the Marquis de Mores and named for his wife. Medora offers a musical extravaganza, trail rides, mountain biking, hiking, museums, many gift shops and restaurants during the summer season. Dinner & Overnight in Medora Possible sunset at Wind Canyon prior to or after dinner probably prior to SUNDAY, MAY 7 6:30AM SOUTH UNIT THEORDORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK: Named for the 26 th President, it memorializes his contribution to conservation. North Dakota Badlands provide the scenic backdrop to this park. The loop drive provides a view of buffalo, deer, elk, bighorn sheep, wild horses, mule deer and prairie dog towns. Trail ride, mountain bike or hike through the Badlands on the marked trails or the Maah Daah Hey Trail. Breakfast pickup at the front desk 10AM CHATEAU DEMORES STATE HISTORIC SITE: Built in 1883, the elegant 26-room home of the famous French nobleman who founded Medora

3 NORTH DAKOTA COWBOY HALL OF FAME: Interpretive center for the history of Native Americans, ranching, rodeo, and the western lifestyle of the plains and Badlands. See Sitting Bull s Headdress! Tour the site of the PITCHFORK FONDUE: A unique western steak meal served at the Tjaden Center on the bluffs overlooking Medora and the MEDORA MUSICAL: Broadway-style variety show at the spectacular Burning Hills Amphitheater. Western entertainment and a patriotic salute are part of each show. BULLY PULPIT GOLF COURSE: This 18-hole course is set in the beautiful North Dakota Badlands. Some courses impose themselves on the landscape; the Bully Pulpit Golf Course conforms to the landscape. Bully Pulpit was designed by world renown golf course architect, Dr. Michael Hurdzan. TRNP North Unit: This is the smaller of the 2 parks that make up Theodore Roosevelt National Park and is known as the Grand Canyon of the North. The drive through the park is one of 11 Scenic Byways in the state. Top Points of Interest are: Riverbend Overlook, Oxbow Overlook, Cannonball Concretions Pullout, Caprock Coulee Nature Trail and the Achenbach trail. Watchable wildlife include the North American bison, deer, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs and something truly unique to National Parks Longhorn cattle. The cattle are here to showcase the cattle drives of the west especially the Long X trail that went through present day TRNP. Watford City Pioneer Museum: The Long X Visitor Center is the central location for general visitor information. It is the information center about the area's cultural, geological, historical and geographic attractions. Featured in the visitor center is North Dakota's largest, most well preserved petrified tree stump; a 17,000-pound petrified stump of a Bald Cypress tree. The 60 million-year-old tree stump was discovered during a paleontological excavation in the Badlands south of Watford City. Also, located in the Long X Visitor Center is the Pioneer Museum of McKenzie County. Rough Rider Center: The Rough Rider Center has quickly become a valuable asset to the community s quality of life, featuring a fitness center, indoor waterpark, coffee shop, running track, and event space for concerts and conventions. The high school, which is connected to the RRC, is home to the 550 seat Watford City Fine Arts Theater with lighting, surround sound, a large stage and orchestra pit to present a Broadway type production. Dinner at Stonehome Brewery Time TBD with Nick and Lindsay Ybarra true caretakers of the MDH Overnight in Watford City The Roosevelt Inn and Suites MONDAY, MAY 8

4 8AM 845AM Depart FAIRVIEW LIFTBRIDGE & CARTWRIGHT TUNNEL The bridge and tunnel, now closed to vehicle and rail traffic, stretches 1,320 feet across the Yellowstone River and has been turned into a walkway. The bridge is handicap accessible. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Williston Area 10:20AM FORT UNION TRADING POST NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE Dominated the fur trade on the Upper Missouri River between 1829 and Built near the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers. Home to John Jacob Astor s powerful American Fur Company. Indians and the fur traders peacefully co-existed before the great Indian wars. The Bourgeois House contains the museum exhibits. Gift and souvenir shop is housed in the reconstructed Indian Trade House. You may purchase replicas of trade items that were bartered for in the days of the successful fur trading companies. 11:20AM MISSOURI YELLOWSTONE CONFLUENCE INTERPRETIVE CENTER Museum exhibits and interpretive walking trail tell the stories of the Confluence. Store, walking path, picnic area and meeting room. FORT BUFORD STATE HISTORIC SITE Military post established at the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers in Played an important role as a supply depot during the Indian wars era. Nez Perce Chief Joseph and Hunkpapa Sioux Sitting Bull were imprisoned here. It is the site of Sitting Bull s surrender in July of PM New Town EARTHLODGE VILLAGE FOUR BEARS CASINO & RESORT: Full Las Vegas-style casino. Live entertainment and beautiful overlook of Lake Sakakawea. THREE TRIBES MUSEUM: Artifacts relating to Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara tribal history. Offers traditional American Indian arts, crafts and books. FOUR BEARS BRIDGE: Bridge is named for 19 tribal chiefs of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Indians

5 Minot overnight TBD CROW FLIES HIGH BUTTE: Breathtaking view of Lake Sakakawea, Badlands bluffs and the foundations of the underwater town of Sanish. Site was lookout used by William Clark when waiting to reunite with Meriwether Lewis. TUESDAY, MAY 9 Depart day Downtown tour DAKOTA TERRITORY AIR MUSEUM The Dakota Territory Air Museum was founded in June of 1986 with the incorporators dream and desire to provide the most comprehensive aviation facility in the state and region. SCANDINAVIAN HERITAGE PARK: The Scandinavian Heritage Park is a magical place where you ll find remembrances and replicas from each of the five Scandinavian Countries: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. See a real grass roof Stabbur, a replica Stave Church, from Gol, Norway, and a 25-foot-tall Swedish Dala horse, to name a few of our featured attractions. 1:30PM Overnight Back to Bismarck by 1:30PM for departing flights. Expressway Inn 200 E. Bismarck Expressway Bismarck, ND WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 Departure Day Day to finish up looking around & head home