I have lived in Fargo my whole life but I never explored downtown in depth before. I never realized just how beautiful downtown Fargo really was. Thank you for uploading this video.
A few months behind but an enjoyable walk through Fargo with you! Many thanks on all your videos! Done the Augusta and Nashville (fun city) walk as well. Keep them coming!
So glad you are enjoying them. I’ve got about seven or eight more from this trip and then I will be back to walking in Montana for a while. I’ve got a couple ideas to mix it up as well. - H
This walk was really fun, because our house is just two blocks from Island Park, and I regularly walk all around there. I enjoyed your take on the surrounding neighborhoods and the downtown area. I've been up to the Stave Church to walk around and to photograph it, but I've never taken the tour; after seeing the church interior from your video, I'll definitely be booking my own visit! Thanks, Henry.
Hi KT, Very cool to know we were in your neck of the woods. We loved our stay in Fargo and the area. Definitely take the church tour and if you haven't been inside the museum, that's really interesting too. Thanks for watching and commenting. Stay warm over there. -H
I absolutely love your videos Henry, it's just wonderful joining you on your travels and your chatting along really adds to the walks. All the best, Angela
Glad you like them! Love popping over to your channel too, though, I've been pretty busy lately and not watching as many of my favs as usual. Hope all is well.-H
Nice video. I was thinking of doing a day trip here and was wondering if the drive was worth it. After seeing this, I think it is. I’ve even started putting together a little itinerary from your walk. Thanks for sharing!
So happy to hear this was helpful. We really were impressed by Fargo. Check out the other walk from there as well. The downtown is pretty cool with lots of great restaurants and other activities. Have a great trip. - H
I lived in Fargo for 21 years and spent lots of time downtown. It was fun to see you walking by many places where I used to hang out a lot, and even some places I've lived!
Great walk, as always. The Viking ship museum and church looked very interesting. It made me think how the Vikings got as far as Newfoundland and possibly even further into America. Very enjoyable commentary too. Thanks again. 🙂
Wow, amazing to finally be able to see this town upclose! I only know of it because of the movie of the same name 🤣 but it's much more quaint than the movie suggests! That's such an interesting church recreation too! 😱 Great video as always!
I've lived in Fargo for the last 16 years or so and while I have been downtown quite a bit I never quite wandered around. Some good restaurants downtown though. Also you probably figured it out but that first place you thought was the courthouse was the central post office.
I thinks for sharing. We didn’t figure that out about the post office but thanks anyway. We really had a great time exploring the downtown area in the whole region. I was surprised at how much Fargo had to offer. Thanks again for the comment. - H.
You've changed my opinion of Fargo. Now I want to live there! Great commentary too - at last I know why the Red River is so notorious for flooding. Keep it up.😊
An interesting walk. Temperatures don't match. Probably 22 Celsius is correct. 66 F (18 C) sounds too cool for August. It's good to see Fargo continuing to develop in a steady, sensible way.
Yeah, you are right. Not quite sure how I got that wrong as I was reading it off of my phone. Maybe I looked at the wrong location? Anyway, thanks for the correct info and glad you enjoyed watching. -H
I am Latin American and I must say that I am surprised by how extremely clean and calm the streets are there, in my country the streets are usually dirty and with a lot of traffic, while there they look clean and calm, in fact it even looks quite relaxing to walk around over there. Very good video, I plan to go to North Dakota, so this video is very informative.
Thanks for this interstate walk! Fargo seems very pleasant and feels like a city reinventing itself. I like when you point out bits of architecture like ironwork on a door, or the stonework pylon over the river. Sometimes we need other people to notice things for us, and you do that well. Please don't be discouraged by people asking you not to be political. You're never insulting or vitriolic and I'd say your talking about being a good citizen rather than politics most of the time . If people want to politicize what it means to be a good citizen, that's on them. A final thought, the sunlight beaming into the church at the end of the walk was sublime. Looked like a painting. Take care.
The Fargo Linoleum sign is old. It was there when I lived there in the 90s. The Ivers building on Roberts and 4th, covered with ivy is amazing to walk past in the morning. It fills up with sparrows all chirping at the same time and it is LOUD!
Who knew that there would be a replica of a medieval Norwegian stave church in Fargo? It looks like an exact replica of the Urnes Stave church which I visited a few years ago. The wood was treated with tar which gives these churches a very distinct smell.
THey mentioned the tar and said it was against code in Moorehead. From the website: The Moorhead Stave Church is a full-scale replica of the Hopperstad Stave Church located in Vik, Norway. Such a cool place and I envy you that you saw an original in Norway. I'd love to do that some day. Thanks. _H
@@CityWalks It does look like the Moorhead Stave Church. They must have done a great deal of research before building this replica. Fargo seems like a pretty interesting place.
At 28:35 Beautiful ❤️. Does raising of the flag in front of the house signify something about the residents? Or just for patriotic reason? Coz it doesn't show very often to some other residential houses.
Hmm. This may get me in trouble but I've been thinking about it quite a bit lately. IMO the US flag has been fetishized as of late and has been co-opted as a sign of group identity by many on the right to the point that to many more it has become a sign of exclusion and anger which is the opposite of what it has meant in the past. I fly one on my house along with an Earth flag because I believe its symbolism should not be ceded to one group that represents things I very much oppose. It should, IMO, symbolize patriotism and love of our country, of unity and community and freedom (of ideas, expression, and all those things defined in the constitution). It should remind us that even though we disagree on many things, Americans are one country with common core beliefs. I'm fairly progressive, and even though I find a fair amount to criticize about my country and government, I still love it and wouldn't choose to live anywhere else. Longwinded answer with plenty of nuance but there you go. Great question and thanks for your support. -H
@@CityWalks Well good to know that from you. I'm kind of a progressive too. That's also why I like Teddy Roosevelt. In fact, I'm curious about looking for things that can narrow the gap of economic inequality in America without giving up on capitalism. Of course, this is not a good venue to talk about it. Thanks for sharing your sentiments anyway.
I live in Moorhead, Minnesota, a block from where you walked by the Hjemkomst Center and the Norwegian church. I noticed that you haven't done any videos in the other parts of Minnesota yet. I highly recommend visiting the rest of our beautiful state! The North Shore of Lake Superior is breathtaking and has so many amazing hiking opportunities with waterfalls, etc. Duluth, Minnesota would be a perfect city to do a walking tour along the Lake Walk and Canal Park area. Also, Minneapolis and St Paul are wonderful cities. So many great places to see. Let me know if you have any questions on where to visit :)
Hello Sir. I am about to get there in Fargo soon for my nursing job. Can you vlog about the general cost of living there? Apartment rent cost and inclusions of expenses per month, groceries, gas, car loans and expenses, clothing, electricity and water bills, nice places for stroll, night life, fun activities, festivals?
Hi there, actually I did this walk a few years ago and live in Montana now. Perhaps another viewer who is local there will chime in. Best of luck in your new job. - H.
Janey again. What I was trying to comment on was the beautiful landscaping and road art in Fargo. That's all I want to say here. I don't like public forums. I would email you if I had an email address. Thanks for being part of my morning ritual!
Hi jenny, thanks so much for the comment. Totally understand not wanting to join into a public forum but we try to keep it pretty positive here. My email should be in the about section if you really need to contact me. Thanks so much for reaching out and I’m so glad to be part of your morning ritual. All the best. - Leach
I was born in Minot, spent my childhood in Bismarck, my pre-teen years in Grand Forks and my mid-teen years in Fargo until we moved to Kentucky in 1997. I don't have very fond memories of Fargo. Nothing bad, just nothing good either. I much preferred Bismarck and Grand Forks.
Hi I love your channel I subscribed I am moving to Fargo ND 03-22-2022. Can you make a video showing maybe some fun stuff to do with my 4 year old . Maybe some of the Mall or some shopping ? I am a single parent it’s just my son and I . So I’d like to stay busy busy . I am professional fighter also , so if you can maybe film something of AFA academy that would be cool !!! That’s where ima be training 🤩 leaving Syndicate mma in Las Vegas Nevada to come to little Fargo ND and I’m excited ! Any who ! Please help if you can ! And thank you
I have lived in Fargo my whole life but I never explored downtown in depth before. I never realized just how beautiful downtown Fargo really was. Thank you for uploading this video.
You betcha. Thanks for watching and I hope this inspires you to go downtown and explore in person. We really enjoyed it. -H
It's such a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing a relaxing and wonderful walk!
Thanks for visiting -H
It's a very beautiful image. I would love to visit Fargo one day. Thanks for the great video!
You should! It's a great city. thanks for watching -H
03:46 so funny! Flower is paint on wall, but bucket for flower on the ground. Nice.
Nice notice. Thanks. -H
A few months behind but an enjoyable walk through Fargo with you! Many thanks on all your videos! Done the Augusta and Nashville (fun city) walk as well. Keep them coming!
So glad you are enjoying them. I’ve got about seven or eight more from this trip and then I will be back to walking in Montana for a while. I’ve got a couple ideas to mix it up as well. - H
Enjoy the nature ones the best!
Great walk again Henry. You really put the steps in to give us some fantastic walks. Thank You
My pleasure! Thanks for your support! -H
This walk was really fun, because our house is just two blocks from Island Park, and I regularly walk all around there. I enjoyed your take on the surrounding neighborhoods and the downtown area. I've been up to the Stave Church to walk around and to photograph it, but I've never taken the tour; after seeing the church interior from your video, I'll definitely be booking my own visit! Thanks, Henry.
Hi KT, Very cool to know we were in your neck of the woods. We loved our stay in Fargo and the area. Definitely take the church tour and if you haven't been inside the museum, that's really interesting too. Thanks for watching and commenting. Stay warm over there. -H
Hi, Henry. I'm Janey, one of your treadmill followers.
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What an incredible tour! I really had so much fun! Thanks! 😁
Glad you enjoyed it!
I absolutely love your videos Henry, it's just wonderful joining you on your travels and your chatting along really adds to the walks. All the best, Angela
Glad you like them! Love popping over to your channel too, though, I've been pretty busy lately and not watching as many of my favs as usual. Hope all is well.-H
Happy to see the Norwegian Americans are keeping the memories alive 👍
The cultural ties are pretty strong up there for sure. -H
Great walk tour my friend!! Thank you👍🏻
Thank you too -H
Nice video. I was thinking of doing a day trip here and was wondering if the drive was worth it. After seeing this, I think it is. I’ve even started putting together a little itinerary from your walk. Thanks for sharing!
So happy to hear this was helpful. We really were impressed by Fargo. Check out the other walk from there as well. The downtown is pretty cool with lots of great restaurants and other activities. Have a great trip. - H
very peaceful and nice city! thanks for sharing
It really is! Thanks so much for walking with us. -H
I lived in Fargo for 21 years and spent lots of time downtown. It was fun to see you walking by many places where I used to hang out a lot, and even some places I've lived!
Very cool. Glad you enjoyed it. -H
Now I regret never visiting when I lived in Minneapolis. What a neat city.
I think they've done a lot to improve it over the last few years. Great city. -H
Great walk, as always. The Viking ship museum and church looked very interesting. It made me think how the Vikings got as far as Newfoundland and possibly even further into America. Very enjoyable commentary too. Thanks again. 🙂
Thanks. Yes, there's a great book about Newfoundland by Farley Mowat that discusses that a bit (and later history).
*_Thank you for sharing a beautiful place._*
Thanks for visiting -H
Wow, amazing to finally be able to see this town upclose! I only know of it because of the movie of the same name 🤣 but it's much more quaint than the movie suggests! That's such an interesting church recreation too! 😱 Great video as always!
I think it's changed a lot since that movie came out but yeah, I was really impressed. -H
Its nice place..
Not one single frame of the movie was actually filmed in Fargo. They just used the name and that's it.
You always make great videos! 👍💙
Thank you! Cheers! -H
Absolutely perfect 🤩, that's an amazing city 😍
Thank you! 😃 -H
Another brilliant video. Great job 👍👍
Thanks for the visit and thanks for the support. -H
Great looking city and it looks fairly clean.
Yes, we wee really impressed. Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍 -H
I've lived in Fargo for the last 16 years or so and while I have been downtown quite a bit I never quite wandered around. Some good restaurants downtown though.
Also you probably figured it out but that first place you thought was the courthouse was the central post office.
I thinks for sharing. We didn’t figure that out about the post office but thanks anyway. We really had a great time exploring the downtown area in the whole region. I was surprised at how much Fargo had to offer. Thanks again for the comment. - H.
You've changed my opinion of Fargo. Now I want to live there! Great commentary too - at last I know why the Red River is so notorious for flooding. Keep it up.😊
Glad you enjoyed it! I'd visit in winter before moving there 😊 but it sure was fun to visit. -H
I plan on moving there in july
An interesting walk. Temperatures don't match. Probably 22 Celsius is correct. 66 F (18 C) sounds too cool for August. It's good to see Fargo continuing to develop in a steady, sensible way.
Yeah, you are right. Not quite sure how I got that wrong as I was reading it off of my phone. Maybe I looked at the wrong location? Anyway, thanks for the correct info and glad you enjoyed watching. -H
awesome vid
Many thanks. -H
I am Latin American and I must say that I am surprised by how extremely clean and calm the streets are there, in my country the streets are usually dirty and with a lot of traffic, while there they look clean and calm, in fact it even looks quite relaxing to walk around over there. Very good video, I plan to go to North Dakota, so this video is very informative.
So glad you enjoyed it. It is a very lovely city. Hope you get a chance to visit there in person. - H
This is a gorgeous town!
Really is. We were really impressed. Thanks for watching -H
Thanks for this interstate walk! Fargo seems very pleasant and feels like a city reinventing itself. I like when you point out bits of architecture like ironwork on a door, or the stonework pylon over the river. Sometimes we need other people to notice things for us, and you do that well. Please don't be discouraged by people asking you not to be political. You're never insulting or vitriolic and I'd say your talking about being a good citizen rather than politics most of the time . If people want to politicize what it means to be a good citizen, that's on them. A final thought, the sunlight beaming into the church at the end of the walk was sublime. Looked like a painting. Take care.
The weather really worked out didn't it? Thanks for the encouragement Tom. Take care. -H
I saw on google maps in West Fargo there's a lot of walking trails, would be cool if you filmed over there.
Great suggestion. Thanks. -H
The Fargo Linoleum sign is old. It was there when I lived there in the 90s. The Ivers building on Roberts and 4th, covered with ivy is amazing to walk past in the morning. It fills up with sparrows all chirping at the same time and it is LOUD!
Very cool. Thanks. -H
Who knew that there would be a replica of a medieval Norwegian stave church in Fargo? It looks like an exact replica of the Urnes Stave church which I visited a few years ago. The wood was treated with tar which gives these churches a very distinct smell.
THey mentioned the tar and said it was against code in Moorehead. From the website: The Moorhead Stave Church is a full-scale replica of the Hopperstad Stave Church located in Vik, Norway.
Such a cool place and I envy you that you saw an original in Norway. I'd love to do that some day. Thanks. _H
@@CityWalks It does look like the Moorhead Stave Church. They must have done a great deal of research before building this replica. Fargo seems like a pretty interesting place.
There is one in minot to
At 28:35 Beautiful ❤️. Does raising of the flag in front of the house signify something about the residents? Or just for patriotic reason? Coz it doesn't show very often to some other residential houses.
Hmm. This may get me in trouble but I've been thinking about it quite a bit lately. IMO the US flag has been fetishized as of late and has been co-opted as a sign of group identity by many on the right to the point that to many more it has become a sign of exclusion and anger which is the opposite of what it has meant in the past. I fly one on my house along with an Earth flag because I believe its symbolism should not be ceded to one group that represents things I very much oppose. It should, IMO, symbolize patriotism and love of our country, of unity and community and freedom (of ideas, expression, and all those things defined in the constitution). It should remind us that even though we disagree on many things, Americans are one country with common core beliefs. I'm fairly progressive, and even though I find a fair amount to criticize about my country and government, I still love it and wouldn't choose to live anywhere else.
Longwinded answer with plenty of nuance but there you go. Great question and thanks for your support. -H
@@CityWalks Well good to know that from you. I'm kind of a progressive too. That's also why I like Teddy Roosevelt. In fact, I'm curious about looking for things that can narrow the gap of economic inequality in America without giving up on capitalism. Of course, this is not a good venue to talk about it. Thanks for sharing your sentiments anyway.
Beautifull Place My Dear Friends
Thanks for visiting and commenting -H
I live in Moorhead, Minnesota, a block from where you walked by the Hjemkomst Center and the Norwegian church. I noticed that you haven't done any videos in the other parts of Minnesota yet. I highly recommend visiting the rest of our beautiful state! The North Shore of Lake Superior is breathtaking and has so many amazing hiking opportunities with waterfalls, etc. Duluth, Minnesota would be a perfect city to do a walking tour along the Lake Walk and Canal Park area. Also, Minneapolis and St Paul are wonderful cities. So many great places to see. Let me know if you have any questions on where to visit :)
Thanks so much. I'd love to get back and do a bunch of walks exploring Minn. This was a trip for our other work for @TravelingMel.
Hello Sir. I am about to get there in Fargo soon for my nursing job. Can you vlog about the general cost of living there? Apartment rent cost and inclusions of expenses per month, groceries, gas, car loans and expenses, clothing, electricity and water bills, nice places for stroll, night life, fun activities, festivals?
Hi there, actually I did this walk a few years ago and live in Montana now. Perhaps another viewer who is local there will chime in. Best of luck in your new job. - H.
Wow we want to visit and film!
You should. Pretty cool place. -H
Janey again. What I was trying to comment on was the beautiful landscaping and road art in Fargo. That's all I want to say here.
I don't like public forums. I would email you if I had an email address. Thanks for being part of my morning ritual!
Hi jenny, thanks so much for the comment. Totally understand not wanting to join into a public forum but we try to keep it pretty positive here. My email should be in the about section if you really need to contact me. Thanks so much for reaching out and I’m so glad to be part of your morning ritual. All the best. - Leach
28:50 Well this house looks particularly cool, I'd love to rest on a hammock on a balcony that size!
That really was a nice one. Loved that porch. -H
I was born in Fargo and I wonder why NDSU does not have a Division 1 Bison Ice Hockey Team to compete with the UND Division One Fighting Hawks.
Very good question. Thanks for watching. -H
I was born in Minot, spent my childhood in Bismarck, my pre-teen years in Grand Forks and my mid-teen years in Fargo until we moved to Kentucky in 1997. I don't have very fond memories of Fargo. Nothing bad, just nothing good either. I much preferred Bismarck and Grand Forks.
Hey Nodak, thanks for that perspective. It's always interesting to me to hear from someone who has a connection to these places. -H
Is this city safe??
Yes.
Hi I love your channel I subscribed I am moving to Fargo ND 03-22-2022. Can you make a video showing maybe some fun stuff to do with my 4 year old . Maybe some of the Mall or some shopping ? I am a single parent it’s just my son and I . So I’d like to stay busy busy . I am professional fighter also , so if you can maybe film something of AFA academy that would be cool !!! That’s where ima be training 🤩 leaving Syndicate mma in Las Vegas Nevada to come to little Fargo ND and I’m excited ! Any who ! Please help if you can ! And thank you
Unfortunately, I've already left there. All the best with your move.-H
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Thanks so much -H
No law of the jungle here.
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Thanks. -H