Most people don’t equate North Dakota with great skiing, but by admission that’s only because of the competition our country has given us. While we may boast better cheese than Colorado, and more land than Vermont (you could fit seven Green Mountain States into one Peace Garden), they’ve certainly got us beat in terms of pure elevation. This isn’t to say we haven’t got great skiing, of course — Huff Hills Ski Area is evidence enough of that.

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History
Valley Rental Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Valley Realty, Inc., began operations
in 1965. The company grew by offering quality, full-service, property
management to investor clients of multi-housing complexes developed
by the parent company. Since its beginning with 12 apartment units, the
company has grown to greater than 3000 units, including residential and
commercial management, in North Dakota and South Dakota to a variety of
sole proprietors, partnerships and corporations.

Nordic Ware is a family-owned, American manufacturer of kitchenware products. Celebrating 72 years in business in 2018, this local company manufactures and markets an extensive line of quality cookware, bakeware, microwave and grilling products and specialty kitchenware that is distributed worldwide.

Bismarck’s automotive transponder key fob headquarters!

“Some lines of work haven’t changed in years,” said Ken Hoff, the proprietor of Warren’s Locks & Keys. “Not to say that the guy changing oil at a garage has an easy job, but he’s still reaching for the same half inch wrench that he did on the day when he first started out. The locksmithing business doesn’t give you that luxury. If you keep using the same technology and equipment that you did even a few years ago — if you fall behind one gear — you’re going to find yourself out of luck pretty quickly.”

There are a lot of big names in the world of skiing: Vail, Aspen, Whistler, Steamboat, and Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, to name a few. Although these famous destinations are all inconveniently far away, there are plenty of smaller but nonetheless great places nearby where a Fargoan can enjoy a fine day of skiing or snowboarding on their day off. One of these, Detroit Mountain in Detroit Lakes, MN, is only an hour’s drive east. The ski area is home to 21 distinct trails along with two triple chairlifts and two magic carpets lifts, as well as a 1,100’ tubing hill with 10 individual runs. It’s a lovely place, and worth a visit even if you’ve never skied or snowboarded before.

Landscaping has carried a lot of significance throughout history. It was so valued by French royalty that construction of the Versailles Orangerie preceded that of the palace itself.