Fargo, North Dakota, was never on my list of places to visit. I went there only because my son, Kevin, accepted a job and moved there a couple years ago. But the place grows on you.
Now, I’m thinking Earl and I could do a loop of the Great Plains, starting in Fargo to see Kevin but then taking in such better-known sights (or is it sites?) as Mount Rushmore, Wounded Knee, Little Big Horn, Yosemite, and possibly the place where I was born: Boise, Idaho.
I haven’t studied any maps to see if this trip, probably by car, makes geographical sense. Instead I’ve simply lumped several places I’d really love to see and assumed that Fargo would be a great starting off point.
Having been there a few times, it has the proper atmosphere. There is a wonderful museum that offers exhibits about life on the Great Plains. The town itself has a frontier feel, although the old railroad station has been turned into a twenty-first century brew pub. The Fargo Theatre is worth the price of admission, even if you don’t sit through an entire movie.
So maybe the next step is to check out an atlas and make plans. One thing is for certain. It’s definitely a trip to make in the summer time, since Fargo is notoriously cold in winter. I’m assuming the rest of the Great Plains is too.
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