Vintage Nome Postcards
We found a couple of vintage Nome postcards at an antique store not too long ago, including a postcard of the now-abandoned Nome School which we snapped on a whim while passing through Nome in 2005. We had to make some guesses on this card due to the handwriting — This postcard was sent on [...]
Kongsberg, ND
Kongsberg, North Dakota is a tiny near-ghost town in McHenry County, just a few miles east of another near-ghost town, Ruso. Originally dubbed Olivia, the name changed to Kongsberg in 1916. The population of Kongsberg never exceeded 50. Kongsberg’s church celebrated their 100th anniversary on July 1st, 2012. This was actually the second town in [...]
Another Look at Hanks
Clif Nelson contributed these photos of Hanks, North Dakota, a near-ghost town in Williams County — population one. Clif’s comments: “It was never much of a town, but they had coal mines north of town and grain elevatorsin the early 1900′s. My Grandfather Anton Nelson who farmed about 7 miles northwest of Hanks would haul a [...]
Antler, ND
Antler is a small town in Bottineau county, just two miles south of the Canadian border. The 2010 Census tallied 27 residents, but a local resident says there are 35. We’ve been meaning to get to Antler for some time, but we just never made it. Thankfully, Vince Azzarello recently sent in these photos for your [...]
Kathryn, ND
Kathryn is a beautiful little town in Barnes county, nestled in the Sheyenne River Valley. It is more of a small town than a near-ghost town with a population of 57. There’s a nice little bar in Kathryn, and one or two more businesses as well as some nicely maintained homes. We decided to photograph [...]
Manfred: Six Years Later
Wells County Inhabited as of 5/12 Manfred is a near-ghost town just off Highway 52 between Minot and Jamestown. We visited Manfred previously in 2006, and decided to stop again for an overdue visit on our way to north central North Dakota. Manfred is home to about five residents these days, and several of them [...]
Erie, ND
Cass County Inhabited as of 5/11 Erie is a small near-ghost town in Cass County, about 45 minutes northwest of Fargo. We visited Erie during a trip to nearby Brewer Lake, also known as Erie Dam State Recreation area due to the small earthen dam which created Brewer Lake. It’s a very nice, out-of-the-way campground [...]
Forbes, ND
Dickey County Inhabited as of 5/11 Forbes is east of Venturia, and right on the South Dakota border. On nearly every trip, we go out looking forward to seeing a certain town, but on the way home, we realize another town was better or more fun. Forbes was that town on this trip. The pleasant surprise. [...]
Return to Merricourt
Dickey County Inhabited as of 5/11 Merricourt is located in south central North Dakota, twenty minutes from the South Dakota border. The photos are from a return visit, six years after our last. At least one person or family (with a couple dogs) still lives in Merricourt. We saw someone mowing the lawns when we were there. [...]
A Quick Stop in Marion
We stopped in Marion on a whim as we returned home from Venturia, and got a couple of shots. Marion is a pretty well inhabited town, but there were a few things to photograph. A woman in a white SUV with a cell phone to her ear followed us around town while we took pictures [...]
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