The emphasis of this category is on activities, events, and points of interest in Fargo, North Dakota. These may include local festivals, museums, libraries and art galleries, as well as sports and recreational programs and facilities.
Recommended Resources
Children’s Museum at Yunker Farm
Housed in a historic home, built by Newton Whitman in 1876, the Fargo, North Dakota home was the first brick house built in the Dakota Territories. The museum’s location, admissions fees, membership policies, collections, and events are highlighted.
http://www.childrensmuseum-yunker.org/
The museum was organized in the 1990s, and its first hangar opened in 2001. Its location, collections and exhibits are highlighted, along with information about museum expansion, facility rental policies, membership data, hours, and admission costs, as well as a calendar of events.
http://fargoairmuseum.org/
Open to any resident of Fargo, North Dakota, seven to eighteen years of age, the non-profit organization provides supervised baseball competition. Featured is an age chart, a calendar of games and events, league schedules, policy information, and access to various documents and forms.
http://fargobaberuth.hardballsystems.com/
Held on the grass of a baseball stadium, the two-day, multi-band musical event features music, food, and drinks. Its Friday and Saturday lineups are featured, along with a history of the event, maps, photographs of previous events, and a guide to local lodging facilities, camping, and after hours entertainment.
http://www.fargobluesfest.com/
The annual March event takes place at the Fargo Theatre in Fargo, North Dakota, providing an opportunity for filmmakers to have their work shown, to provide informational presentations and panel discussions on issues affecting filmmaking and filmmakers, and to jury films in various categories. Its schedules, events, submissions policies, and featured movies are put forward.
http://www.fargofilmfestival.org/
The professional baseball team in Fargo, North Dakota is part of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. Its history, stadium, game schedules, and marketing sales items are featured, and tickets may be purchased through the site.
http://www.fmredhawks.com/
The facility began as the Red River Art Center in 1965, at which time it was housed in the former Moorhead, Minnesota post office, moving to a renovated turn-of-the-century warehouse in downtown Fargo, North Dakota in 1997. The facility, its programs, collections, and hours of operation are put forward, along with an event calendar and announcements.
http://plainsart.org/
Best known for hitting sixty-one home runs in 1961, baseball great Roger Maris set a new Major League record, breaking Babe Ruth’s previous mark of sixty. The museum opened in 1984, housed in the West Acres Shopping Center in Fargo, North Dakota. An overview of the facility and its collection is put forward here.
http://www.rogermarismuseum.com/
