We spent Thursday night in Bismarck with a retired couple. On Friday we headed west, past New Salem, home of Salem Sue, the world’s largest Holstein cow.
Here’s Sue from several miles away. See the tallest hill in the center distance of this shot? The white line is the name “New Salem.” Sue can be seen as a spot on the right slope.
We could have stopped, but I felt we could get the gist of things from the highway.
Our next destination was Regent. Local resident, Gary Greff, was concerned that his town might disappear. (At the last count, there were 160 residents.) His solution was to build a series of massive sculptures along the road leading from I-94 to the town.
I’m not convinced the effort is doing a great deal for the town, but it did get us there. We bought a couple cans of pop and a refrigerator magnet to help the local economy. I picked up a brochure on the Enchanted Highway — it lists “serene atmosphere” as one of its tourist attractions.
Another picture of downtown Regent during the lunchtime rush.
This metal tree is next to the gift shop.
This structure sits, without explanation or access, in an empty lot next to the gift shop.