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A V TOURISTS FLOCK TO GEORGIA TO SEE VULTURES BERLIN BURSTING WITH ART K6 H4 vwwjltrikCM Travel Almanac H4 Currency Exchange H4 Close to Home H5 January I visited a friend who moved to Grand Forks i survwea for work In phone conversations she had described the place as desolate and cold — not exactly an endorsement of the region's qualities You can drive for miles in these northern lands without seeing a car Trucks abound here Sometimes the passing drivers wave or honk as a friendly gesture 1 laving lived in cities most of my life I have been more Canada comfortable with urban street NORTH survival manners: You don't I I Cb3? talk to or acknowledge people Grand Forks T I So was know don't q you often startled at the random "hellos" on the streets the faro° i Dakota I constant waves from strangers and the politeness BismairkT of drivers who never honked in anger at one another "It's called North Dakota jr South nice" my friend Xiao said Dkota Some of this niceness has been exaggerated in movies such as the Coen brothers' ' I 1 Mile 1996 noir comedy "Fargo" mi tilHk mm tum which makes fun of the way some Scandinavian-brepeople in this region talk the constant smiles on their faces and the general Making friends while politeness of Plains folks ice fishing H3 in cold shoulder social as But just the the city helps people to cope the general niceness of folks here also is a survival mechanism You don't know when you will need help from a stranger explained Grand Forks journalist Doreen Yellow Bird and when disaster strikes — like the floods that brought mayhem to Grand Forks in 1997 — it's comforting to know help is just a howdy away The way they see it here it is best to always be polite to your neighbor North Dakota I J Ty Warmth ofPlains folk makes bitter cold bearable l'nd The High Plains the beginning of the desert West act as a crucible for those who inhabit them Like Jacob 's Angel the region requires that you wrestle with it before it bestows a blessing — Kathleen Norris from Dakota: A Spiritual Geography often ' " j ByRhinaGuidos - Vie Suit Lake Tribune - ND — Everyone should the way the body stiffens after a experience few minutes in sub-zertemperatures It's the kind of cold that makes you curse for no reason It makes you grateful to breathe to feel your fingernails And it can make you appreciate how life can thrive so peacefully under the most trying of circumstances That much I discovered in North Dakota where in RAND FORKS G Photos by RHiNAGuiDos77SiiftiAii7niun Just across the border at Lake Bemidji Minn a fisherman prepares for ice o activities worth daring in few outdoor of the one temperatures fishing sub-zer- o DAKOTA " i 2 - ' v ' 12 1 '" Jl i " V J Ji '(Is' ' r ' j" r:3Mr:--i- l 'f : - t I I I : I " - r 1 1 4 i y ' "r I 4 - snowy street in Grand Forks ND where bitter temperatures January make outdoor activities uncomfortable A §1© in mam m stiM lite iiimw te$) § M m mm mm &m ©mm LLVVVk liMtj lIiAJIOAl Seminar Schedule: Friday Seminar Schedule: Saturday Fun and Games 2:30 Bingo 3:00 3:00 Norwegian Cruise Line - Mexico & Hawaii "Sale of Sails' India Tourism Board Taj MahaOther Beauties of India 3:00 Xplore Vacations 3:45 Disney Cruise Lines 3:45 Globus PRINCESS 3:45 where i beteng- - 4:30 Xplore Vacations Copper Canyon Brendan Tours Ireland Europe River Cruises 4:30 Holland America Line 4:45 Classic Hawaii 4:45 Murdock Escorted Tours 5:15 Pleasant Holidays 5:15 Carnival Cruise Lines 5:30 Gala 5:30 6:00 Celebrltyruises Cc U ISC Line vacations HCamlval MkOKNAiaWINIIHMU IkjLind®Arncriai (iO NORWEGIAN" CHUIII 1INI cioiiiia COSMOS COPY Cruising Disney Style Cosmos Globus 2004 Vacations Alaska Cruise and Cruise Tours Tailored Luxury Travel Bangkok Hong Kong China Pleasant Offers Paradise Today's Carnival Puerto Rico Tourism 11:30 Travel Guard Insurance - Importance of Travel Insurance 11 :30 Visit Pleasant Holidays 12:15 Norwegian Cruise Line 12:15 Xplore Vacations 1 :00 San Diego CVB 1 :00 Celebrity Cruises 1:00 Xplore Vacations Costa Rica 1 :45 Royal Caribbean Cruising with Royal Caribbean 1 :45 Globus & Hawaii "Sale of Sails" Children 6 A Holland America Line 2:30 Delta Vacations 6:00 2:45 Brendan Tours 6:15 Cunard Cruise Lines 2:45 Xplore Vacations 6:15 Xplore Vacations 3:15 Club Med 6:45 Delta Vacations Hourly Giveaways! 6:45 Enter to win a fabulous vacation! 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