BCA lost a valuable member this past fall. He won’t be easy to replace. There’ll be a noticeable gap in the hiking line on our outings next summer. There’ll be one less pair of strong arms to carry wood to the campsite. There’ll be a little less humor in the conversations around the campfire. And there’s already a big hole in the hearts of the family and friends who loved Larry Dopson.
Read MoreAnd while we are sipping the coffee
She tells of the tiresome toil.
Up hill and down hill she traveled
O’er plowed and o’er prairie soil.
Read MoreThe Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University is holding the annual TR Symposium on Sept. 15-17, 2022. “The Athlete in the Modern Arena: Theodore Roosevelt and the Development of Modern Sports”. Longtime Director Sharon Kilzer (who joined the May 2022 BCA Bullion Butte hike) has retired. The TR Center is moving into its new space in the building formerly known as Pulver Hall. Board member Clay Jenkinson is the Humanities Scholar for the Center and former Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent Valerie Naylor writes an occasional blog for the website.
Read MoreQuoting the late US Senator John McCain, your BCA board of directors made a great effort over the past year to ‘return to regular order’ after the many disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. We sincerely hope that cancelled annual meetings, cancelled outings, and virtual board meetings via Zoom call will become a thing of the past.
Read MoreUpdates on: Highway 85 through the Northern Badlands, the Little Missouri River crossing, the Davis Refinery, and the Section Line lawsuit.
Read MoreDepth of dark air between us/ we sense all things suspended/ How tenderly we glance at Earth in her black velvet/ Little strings of farmyard lights outside tiny prairie towns/ —glitter of lit roads appear to adorn her
Read MoreAlthough we face great challenges and interact with entities much larger and better funded, we are stronger with each and every member.
Read MoreOn April 7th, well-wishers gathered at the Capital Gallery in downtown Bismarck for a Retirement Reception honoring Jan Swenson, BCA’s newly retired Executive Director.
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