ONLINE VACATION
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, USA
11/29/13
Hi Everyone. Today's trip is taking us to Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Grand Forks the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the
2010 census, the city's population was 52,838.
Located on the western banks of the Red River of the North in a flat
region known as the Red River Valley, the city is prone to flooding
and was struck by the devastating Red River Flood of 1997. Originally
called Les Grandes Fourches by French fur traders, Grand Forks was
founded in 1870 by steamboat captain Alexander Griggs and incorporated
on February 22, 1881. Its location at the fork of the Red River and
the Red Lake River gives the city its name.
Historically dependent on local agriculture, the city's economy now
encompasses higher education, defense, health care, manufacturing,
food processing, and scientific research. Grand Forks is home to an
Air Force Base, while the city's University of North Dakota is the
oldest institution of higher education in the state. The North Dakota
Museum of Art and Chester Fritz Auditorium are the city's largest
cultural venues.
Grand Forks has a humid continental climate. January is normally
the coldest month with average temperatures between -3 and 17
degrees Fahrenheit. July is normally the warmest month with
average temperatures between 56 and 81 degrees F. June is normally
the rainiest month with an average of 3.48 inches, and a yearly
average of 20.76 inches of rain. January is normally the snowiest
month with an average of 11.2 inches, and a yearly average of 47.7
inches of snow.
I hope you enjoy this trip to Grand Forks, North Dakota.
~Marsha~
WELCOME
DOWNTOWN
COURTHOUSE
ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH
RED RIVER
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
JAPANESE GARDEN
AIR FORCE BASE
MUSEUM OF ART
INSIDE WATER PARK
FLOODING
SHOWS HOW HIGH WATER WAS IN VARIOUS FLOODS
SNOW
OLD PHOTOS
1910S
HOUSES FOR SALE
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MY FAVORITE (7 BR)
Grand Forks the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the
2010 census, the city's population was 52,838.
Located on the western banks of the Red River of the North in a flat
region known as the Red River Valley, the city is prone to flooding
and was struck by the devastating Red River Flood of 1997. Originally
called Les Grandes Fourches by French fur traders, Grand Forks was
founded in 1870 by steamboat captain Alexander Griggs and incorporated
on February 22, 1881. Its location at the fork of the Red River and
the Red Lake River gives the city its name.
Historically dependent on local agriculture, the city's economy now
encompasses higher education, defense, health care, manufacturing,
food processing, and scientific research. Grand Forks is home to an
Air Force Base, while the city's University of North Dakota is the
oldest institution of higher education in the state. The North Dakota
Museum of Art and Chester Fritz Auditorium are the city's largest
cultural venues.
Grand Forks has a humid continental climate. January is normally
the coldest month with average temperatures between -3 and 17
degrees Fahrenheit. July is normally the warmest month with
average temperatures between 56 and 81 degrees F. June is normally
the rainiest month with an average of 3.48 inches, and a yearly
average of 20.76 inches of rain. January is normally the snowiest
month with an average of 11.2 inches, and a yearly average of 47.7
inches of snow.
I hope you enjoy this trip to Grand Forks, North Dakota.
~Marsha~
WELCOME
DOWNTOWN
COURTHOUSE
ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH
RED RIVER
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
JAPANESE GARDEN
AIR FORCE BASE
MUSEUM OF ART
INSIDE WATER PARK
FLOODING
SHOWS HOW HIGH WATER WAS IN VARIOUS FLOODS
SNOW
OLD PHOTOS
1910S
HOUSES FOR SALE
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MY FAVORITE (7 BR)
Information from Wikipedia
This is a MelloMarsha creation
I do not take credit for the pictures
Thanks to the respective photographers
11-27-13
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