Featuring blogs from and about the state of North Dakota, which is snuggled up against the Canadian border. It was admitted into the Union at the same time as South Dakota, in 1889.
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Chronicles the oil boom in what the blogger calls the "Kuwait of the Prairie," after that blogger quit his job to live and work in Williston. He posts about fracking, horizontal drilling, and coil tubing as well as various oil and oil servicing companies in town.
http://kuwaitoftheprairie.blogspot.com
Among other things, this blogger reports with a "Man On The Street" perspective to local news and events, often with details not reported in the broadcast or print news. He is clear about the fact that if he is using something that is not verified fact, he discloses it as such. He also writes about his faith, the history, and treats his readers to photographs of the northern lights.
http://www.bismarckmandanblog.com
Bowman Regional Public Library shared information about contests, resources, new acquisitions, and the library survey.
http://www.bowmanlibrary.com/blog/
Contains information about various vacation rentals and homes for sale in Devils Lake, with descriptions and photographs and what their availability is.
https://devilslakeproperties.com
Entries include a wide range of issues, including Second Amendment gun rights, hunting, golf, and Republican politics.
http://redneckndgoon.blogspot.com/
Online since 2005, this is the longest running weblog in Grand Forks, offering local news as well as national and other news which affects those in North Dakota, as well as rumors and commentary.
http://grandforkslife.blogspot.com/
Topics here include anything pertaining to the library and its interests, including details about renovations, fundraising including book sales, changes in library displays, various programs such as story time for children, and holidays.
http://harveyndlibrary.com
Local Baptist church shares the weekly sermons given by its pastor, complete with footnotes, going back to 2012.
http://www.mandanbaptistchurch.org/Sermons.html
North Dakota resident blogs about local and statewide news and events, and the North Country National Scenic Trail.
http://northcountrytrailnews.blogspot.com/
Covers news about politics which is passed over by the mainstream media. Focuses on North Dakota but also covers political information about national politics from a liberal perspective.
http://www.northdecoder.com/
A North Dakotan blogger hosts this blog which centers on local political news and commentary.
http://www.sayanythingblog.com/
The Million Dollar Way (The Bakken Oil Blog)
A local man writes about the oil industry in North Dakota, the oil boom which he says started in 2004, and the Bakken formation. He also posts now and then about politics and about his life.
http://themilliondollarway.blogspot.com
A psychology student at the University of North Dakota rides his bike through various parts of Grand Forks each day and details his experiences, along with photographs. His entries focus on bike trails and paths, living in the north, the Minnesota Twins, and wildlife.
http://www.touringgrandforks.blogspot.com/
Presents activities, destinations, events and other travel information about the state.
http://legendarynd.wordpress.com/
A mom from South Dakota blogs about appropriate places to take the kids in the regions.
http://minnemom.com/
