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THINGS TO DO IN OAKES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

There are a variety of activities in Oakes and within the surrounding areas which are ideal for day trips or short excursions while visiting the area.

Whether your interest lies in birding, photography adventures, outdoor recreation, history, theater, boutique shopping, car races, demolition derbys... there is something for everyone!

The Oakes community invites you to experience southeastern North Dakota for the uniqueness and diversity found within the area.

ART & THEATER

• LaMoure Country Summer Musical Theater - LaMoure, ND
• Three separate productions are held each summer
• Dacotah Prairie Museum - Aberdeen, SD

HISTORY & CULTURE

• The Carroll House Hotel - Fullerton, ND
• National Historic Register: Built in 1889, restored in 1989
• Coleman Museum - Ellendale, ND
• Dickey County Heritage Center - Oakes, ND
• One-of-a-kind Geneive Biblical Lamps, room replicas of the early 1900's and more!
• Dickey County Historical Park - Oakes, ND
• Bearcreek Township One-Room School House, Church and railroad caboose
• Rosebud School Museum - Fullerton, ND
• One-room School House with artifacts from schools in Dickey County
• Fort Ransom State Park - Fort Ransom, ND
• Home of the Sodbuster pioneer days demonstrations, hiking, biking, nature tours and more!
• LaMoure County Memorial Museum & Park - Grand Rapids, ND
• LaMoure Lake - LaMoure, ND
• Water sports, camping, fishing,
• Toy Farmer Museum - LaMoure, ND
• Home of the international Toy Farmer Magazine
• Whitestone Hill State Historic Site - Kulm, ND

HUTTERITE COLONY TOURS

• Maple River Colony

NATURE: BIRDING, WILDLIFE OBERSERVATION, PHOTOGRAPHY ADVENTURES

• Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Columbia, SD
• Sheyenne National Grasslands - McLeod
• 70,000 acres - Wildflowers, rare butterfly species Dakota Skipper, the Prairie Chicken and home to the white fringed prairie orchid
• 850 of 1200 ND Plant Species
• Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge - Cayuga, ND

SCENIC BYWAYS AND BACKWAY TOURS

• Sheyenne River Valley National Scenic Byway
• 63-mile self-guided tour to include Valley City, Kathryn, Fort Ransom and Lisbon
• James River Valley Scenic Backway: The Chan SanSan Tour
• 32-mile tour

OTHER

• Moo Acres Dairy Farm Tours - Edgeley, ND
• Working demonstrations of a current dairy farm
• Stock Car Races - Lisbon, ND
• Tuesday's at the Track May through September
• Wind Energy Tours - Edgeley, ND

RELATED LINKS

North Daktoa Tourism Site

C Dakota: Central Dakota Tourism

Toy Farmer Official Web Site