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This is our second day of crossing the Canadian prairie. I guess since we were into Manitoba and then crossing over back into the U.S. later in the day or that we turned off the Trans-Canada Highway and traveled some country roads, it was more interesting!
Winding down the country roads was very interesting to say the least. There were many "hay farms" where we saw rolls of hay ready to be stored for the winter. The real fun was when we missed our turn off and had to back up on the road when no other vehicle was around!
We soon came to the border of Canada and the U.S. The International Peace Gardens, which straddles the border of the two countries seems to be in the middle of "no where". There was no town on the Canadian side and the closest town was Dunseith, fourteen miles from the border.
The garden has 2,300 acres with many features. We only had a small amount of time to visit, Sharon and Arlene went to the garden area while Jerry and I stayed near the fountains.
The view of this picture shows how the common border is shown to run through the entire garden. As you look at this picture, the U.S. is on the left side, while the Canada is on the right. What a beautiful, peaceful garden it is!
One of the specialties of the Peace Garden is the "garden of peace poles" where the inscription "May Peace Prevail On Earth" in at least 20 languages (4 on each pole).
The inscription on the pyramid caim on the border says:
TO GOD IN HIS GLORY,
we two nations
dedicate this garden
and pledge ourselves
that as long as men
shall live, we will
not take up arms
against one another.
We could have spent another couple of hours, however, I wanted to get to the campground and set up before nightfall. AND we still had to cross the border!
The border crossing went fairly smooth. After the Customs & Border Protection agent collected and viewed our passports, he asked us remain in the truck, while he inspected the inside of the trailer. He came out with several vegetables that were not permitted to cross the border! Who knew?
The first North Dakota town we came to was Dunseith. We were welcomed by Wee'l Turtle turtle made out of wheel rims. Dunseith is the "gateway" to the International Peace Gardens and to the Canadian Turtle Mountains.
Soon we did come to Devil's Lake and drove out the causeway to Grahams Island State Park. It appeared to be a fairly new park, as all the trees were young. They offered little shade, however, as night was falling, it was not a problem. While Jerry and I set up the trailer, the girls went inside and started preparing dinner. After dinner, we settled down for the night.
Winding down the country roads was very interesting to say the least. There were many "hay farms" where we saw rolls of hay ready to be stored for the winter. The real fun was when we missed our turn off and had to back up on the road when no other vehicle was around!
We soon came to the border of Canada and the U.S. The International Peace Gardens, which straddles the border of the two countries seems to be in the middle of "no where". There was no town on the Canadian side and the closest town was Dunseith, fourteen miles from the border.
The garden has 2,300 acres with many features. We only had a small amount of time to visit, Sharon and Arlene went to the garden area while Jerry and I stayed near the fountains.
The view of this picture shows how the common border is shown to run through the entire garden. As you look at this picture, the U.S. is on the left side, while the Canada is on the right. What a beautiful, peaceful garden it is!
One of the specialties of the Peace Garden is the "garden of peace poles" where the inscription "May Peace Prevail On Earth" in at least 20 languages (4 on each pole).
The inscription on the pyramid caim on the border says:
TO GOD IN HIS GLORY,
we two nations
dedicate this garden
and pledge ourselves
that as long as men
shall live, we will
not take up arms
against one another.
We could have spent another couple of hours, however, I wanted to get to the campground and set up before nightfall. AND we still had to cross the border!
The border crossing went fairly smooth. After the Customs & Border Protection agent collected and viewed our passports, he asked us remain in the truck, while he inspected the inside of the trailer. He came out with several vegetables that were not permitted to cross the border! Who knew?
The first North Dakota town we came to was Dunseith. We were welcomed by Wee'l Turtle turtle made out of wheel rims. Dunseith is the "gateway" to the International Peace Gardens and to the Canadian Turtle Mountains.
Soon we did come to Devil's Lake and drove out the causeway to Grahams Island State Park. It appeared to be a fairly new park, as all the trees were young. They offered little shade, however, as night was falling, it was not a problem. While Jerry and I set up the trailer, the girls went inside and started preparing dinner. After dinner, we settled down for the night.
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