“Growing up in Moorhead, Minn. in the Red River Valley, I bought into the perspective that North Dakota is flat and boring – a flyover state. Fast forward to today. After living in Cavalier for the past six years as a farm wife and mom to little kids, parenting is much easier when we are outdoors!

As we started to explore, we found so much beauty packaged into this little corner of the state. We visited Icelandic State Park almost weekly – hiking on the trails, playing at the beach, having picnics, and camping. As the kids grew, so did our adventures! Eventually we made our way to the Pembina Gorge Recreation Area, Tetrault Woods National Forest, more city parks, museums, historical sites, and many other places that usually go unnoticed.

We love having people come to visit us; they are so surprised at all the natural beauty within easy driving distance. We make it part of our weekly schedule to go outdoors and enjoy nature in northeastern North Dakota!”