November 24, 2015

State Historic Sites Host Holiday Events

BISMARCK - Several historic sites statewide, managed by the State Historical Society of North Dakota, will be hosting holiday events. The public is invited to enjoy the festivities.
 
The Former Governors’ Manson State Historic Site, Bismarck, is decorated for the holiday season and hosting two holiday open houses from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 29, and Sunday, Dec. 6. The public can enjoy self-guided tours, musical entertainment, sing-alongs, refreshments, and a prize drawing. Both open houses are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Johnathan Campbell at 701.328.9528.
 
A Taste of Ethnic Christmas will be held Dec. 6 from 10:30 to 2 p.m. at the Chateau de Mores Interpretive Center, Medora. Held in conjunction with Medora’s Old Fashioned Cowboy Christmas, visitors can enjoy a buffet featuring foods from the Northern Plains Ethnic Foundation. Cost is $12 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-15. Children under 6 are free.  For more information, call 701.623.4355
 
Christmas at the Confluence will be held from 1:30 to 5 p.m. (CT) Sunday, Dec. 13, at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center in Williston. Music will be provided throughout the afternoon by the Lisenbee Blue Grass Band, Christmas Tubas, Liberty School Bell Choir and Jim and Cheryl Lingenfelter. Admission is free. This event includes refreshments as well as a make-and-take craft project. For more information, contact Kerry Finsaas at 701.572.9034.
 
To learn more about these and other upcoming events, visit history.nd.gov/events.
 
 

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CONTACT
Kim Jondahl, 701.328.1476
 

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