Magic cities have leftover masonry from the previous civilization(mud flood). I would be interested in seeing the downtown area's older buildings. You are good at this, I'll be looking for further vids .
Thanks for the tour of Minot. I left in '13 after being stationed there for roughly fourteen years. It's really nice to see it again. Compared to what it was in '99, Minot has grown by leaps and bounds.
I have lived here my entire life, so it was interesting to see the view of someone new to the area, however. It actually takes between an hour and an hour and a half to get to the Canadian border, not 20-30 miles! And only half the high school is down town, it is split between two campuses. The one down town, Central Campus, is 9th & 10th grade. And taking a right by the Scandinavian Heritage Center will bring you to Magic City Campus, 11th & 12th grade. And it was nice you mentioned the Norsk Høstfest, even though that is not where it is held. It is at the State fairgrounds every year, end of September/beginning of October, and is the largest Scandinavian festival in all of North America, bringing in tens of thousands of people from all over the world. Norsk Høstfest celebrates Scandinavian culture and heritage of the five Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. And you are definitely going to want to know more than broadway, especially if you ask anyone for directions! And the prices of car dealerships are jacked up because of oil, everything's price was jacked up. Which is also why we have so many hotels everywhere. Her-Ber-Gers is how it's pronounced haha! I hope nothing that I said will be taken in offense, I just wanted to clarify some things since you were new to Minot when you made the video, but it was great to see Minot in such a positive way! Most people new to Minot have negative outlooks, just as you mentioned!
I am a retired ANG member and did a 6 month tour at Grand Forks AFB in the late 1990s. MY active duty counterpart was a great NCO who became an officer. I liked being there despite the cold weather. You are a great "salesman for the USAF." Please don't ever lose your positive attitude! All the best at the USAFA prep School and I hope you get into USAFA and make it through the program and become an officer.
Minot is my home town. I left after graduating in 90. I go back once in a while to visit graves. Watching your video I go back in time and could tell you so much more on the history of the places you saw. Thank you! I hope you had a good time.
I have lived in Minot before, 1st in the late 50's, then in the late 70's. Nice place, no complaints, but it DOES get REALLY cold in winters ! Great job on the tour , by the way !
I came across your video because when my great grandparents came to USA from Sweden they lived in Ward County. Some of my cousins live in Minot. Really cool to see what this place came to be in modern times.
Hey WildBlueYonder, thanks for the awesome video of the Magic City. It has certainly changed a lot since I was stationed at Minot . I was there from September 1985 to April 1987. I was a munitions troop working in the Weapons Storage Area. Minot was my second duty station and my first was Kadena AB, Okinawa Japan. Talk about going from paradise the tropics to no mans land the Arctic. If you are still in the Air Force put Kadena AB on your dream sheet you will love it.
I visited my brother who was stationed in Minot in the early 80’s hardly anything was built there. I did get a cool western hat there that I still have today. The people were nice and I never before saw endless fields of sunflowers in my life!
Thanks for uploading this. I was born there and left in 02 before the flood and everything. Crazy to see how much it changed and also how similar it is. Can't wait to visit
Great video. I was at Minot 05-07 (did Grand Forks from 82-84). The majority of the restaurants you pointed out were not there when I was there...so big improvement. Your advise on getting out and doing stuff is spot on. I can't count the number of Airmen who did nothing but complain about nothing to do. If you don't look for things to do (regardless of where you're at (I was in Hawaii from 07-11 and people complained there)) then you won't find things to do. As for your comment on the state fair. You missed a good time. There's almost always something happening at the fair grounds (belt sander races come to mind) when the state fair isn't in town. The key to being at a place like Minot is to get out of your comfort zone and do things that you might not otherwise do.
I was stationed in Minot from 2005 through 2009 and it sure has changed a lot. Fun times for sure despite the location and the people for the most part were awesome
1990-1994 at Minot AFB, was a hard for a kid from Philly to adjust, and was happy to leave in '94. That said, now in my upper 40s, I believe it would be a great place to get away from the madness of the north east. Nice video thanks for sharing.....
Great video I loved being a Minot Airman. It took me 5 years of putting in every quarter to get out of Nellis AFB, NV and when my orders dropped for Minot I was over the moon with joy.
@@JackMeoff46 there are so many more things to do in Minot. And Minot doesn't stay hot and dry all the time. The summer days are so much longer than Nellis. At Nellis it's dark after 8pm in the summer. Where I'm from the sun has just set by 10pm. At Minot the sun has set by almost 11pm. Then there's the hunting and fishing. The beautiful scenery of the open prairie. Living the Country life is the best way to live.
You should be a tour guide. As a local I have to say you provided great info. Thanks for putting in the effort to enjoy being part of the community during your stay here.
My gosh, was this really 7 yrs ago? I appreciate your conscientiousness at such a young age. Service members need to be more mindful when posting online. Thank you from a Navy Vet!
We were stationed here for 6 years. A lot like my hometown in WV. Some days we miss it... some days we don't... But will always have a part of home up there. :)
hey man great video. Leaving to basic on June 2nd & you've been a great help, ive watched nearly every video you've posted lol, trying to get as much info as i can about everything
Wow, your video sure brought back a few memories .... Was stationed there from April 1965 to August 1968 (Minuteman/MMT team), and then went to Minot State for 4years. Minot looks to have grown a little. Nice town, and good folk in that part of the country. Don't miss the cold though, especially the wind chills of 40 to 50 below (or worse).
I use to bridge jump off of all the bridges into the wabash River when I was a kid. I remember one bridge that was painted blue underneath and that was one of the scariest jumps. It felt like a 10 second hang time going down. Good times. The summer of 96 was my favorite summer of my life. Such a blast, first taste of real freedom.
I lived in North Dakota at the time of you filming this video, I don't think I've ever been to Minot. I am just 15 years old planning on joining the Air Force. Minot seems like a cool little town to be stationed at, I'd prefer Ogden Utah or Las Vegas (which is where I currently live)
Great video - I liked that you jump cut to make the video 9 minutes instead of unnecessarily making it like 20 or 30 minutes like some people do. Minot seems like a nice, safe city.
Thanks for this video. My husband has orders there for next month and we are excited and may just retire there. Looking forward to the cold as we have delt with it before when stationed in Malmstrom in Montana.
That's really cool - if you ever get the chance for a posting to RAF Lakenheath (Lakenheath AB) or RAF Mildenhall (Mildenhall AB) defo take it - you'd like England! Even those rather quaint places!
It's called the magic city because before the first oil bloom, it was a tiny town with nothing there, then the oil bloom hit, and it seemed like over the course of one week it bloomed with all these new buildings and businesses. It was nothing then in a tiny amount of time it Grew into a huge town, it was so small then BOOM... A city, JUST LIKE MAGIC :) I live in Minot and I love it
LOL "If you want to spend all your money and be poor for the rest of your life you should come here." Thanks for the tour. It looks like your typical american city, but smaller. Don't see why people wouldn't be able to find things to do. I'm still hoping they send me overseas way before they ever send me to ND, just because I really want to be overseas. You should show us your truck :P Maybe give some more tips on finding affordable vehicles.
"I hope it's not illegal to film and drive." :) You keep on hearing negative things about Minot. It's good to hear another side to it...and to actually see it. I'm heading to BMT on December 15, and then going to Keesler AFB to tech school for Client Systems. Definitely looking forward to it. I definitely believe your experience wherever you're at is what you make of it. It's always better to make the best of whatever you're given.
How tolerant are people in Minot, or ND in general, when it comes to people from different ethnicities? I am interested in buying a vacation home in a small and cold city (call me weird) in the US. or Europe. I look somewhat like Antonio Banderas so I'm worried about whether xenophobism is a problem in small American cities. I hope this question doesn't offend anyone from Minot, it looks like my kind of city, I'm just looking for some opinions.
ANDERSON THINK EUROPE!😬 Wrkd there bk in 2012, Summer. WHY NOT MINOT! FOR THE SAME REASON I DON'T EAT SH#T!😝 Minot sucks A$$! STANKY, SWEATY, UNWASHED (for a month), BAGLADY-SHOPPING-CART, HOT A$$!😖 And they LOATHE PEOPLE OF COLOR! This dude is an AIRMAN, ON AN AIRFORCE BASE! He doesn't have to wrk IN THE TOWN!🏠 Oddly, there have been BLACK PPL in Minot since THE MINOT AIRFORCE BASE was est. 40yrs ago.😕 Just not that many. Yet, the WHITE PPL there are HELLA RACIST!😠 Even to the BALCK PPL who've been there for 40yrs!☻☹ "LUKE, DOOON'T GOOO"!!!
Anderson In Minot nobody cares about ethnicity from my experience. Honestly, the ND state is more a prairie farming looking community. Similar to South Dakota and two Canadian provinces (Saskatchewan and Manitoba) above. North Dakota reminds me more of Native American type of feel, than anything. It gets really cold at night though when I visited.
One of the major differences with US Cities and European ones , is that one can walk and do your shopping there without getting in a car and driving between shops , I am from Edinburgh Scotland and it is such a vast difference living there compared to the USA lots of historical places to visit and stacks of Culture and the Architecture is fantastic .
LOL Wow Minot has changed since I was with 91st SPS and I was Asst Flight Chief of Day Shift Law Enforcement. I also got the privilege of working with Ward County Sheriffs Office and went to the Police Academy at Bismark and graduated with the 5th group that went through there. Before Minot I served a tour in Vietnam so in Nov when I got there I stood out big time since I was the only one with a tan :)
I've lived in Minot since my junior year of high school, that's about 4 years, and I can't say its the worst town that i've lived in. Minot has just the right amount of things to keep you entertained.
Visiting my uncle in Minot soon. He moved there last year for his lady. Looks kinda boring like South Dakota, but will check it out lol! Thanks for the video!
Please dont take offense to my question, I do not mean it in a rude way, I sincerely need to know. Are there exotic clubs there? Again, I'm sorry for the question but I need to know. Thank you.
Damn this bring back memories I use live in minot north Dakota I use live same street where minot state university my house was 5 house down from the school it would took my only 5 minute walking to the school that how close its man I miss that place and i use go club call laugh iguana something.
i was born in minot i miss it i was in phoenix,az for 24 years my dad was ex military we moved a year after i was born im 41 now but plan on visiting maybe move back
Great video once again. It would be interesting and informal if you made a video going a little more in depth on your job and what the average day consists of for you.
When the train was being built the workers had to winter in Minot, and the tent city seemed to pop up overnight so they said it was like Magic... so it was called the magic City, at least according to Google... I will be a new resident in 2 weeks... moving there from Massachusetts
thegigadykid1 There's usually parties to go to. Just your typical college parties. And then there's a few bars. There's Shots, Ebeneezers. B Dubs in town and a place called JR Rockers that's on base.
I was here in minot for 8 years and I was there when this was filmed and when all this was here and it still is plus magic city is because it was once a flat land next day its mountains and hills
It's called "The Magic City" because when the railroad first got here the city exploded :) almost like magic. I've lived here my whole life and that's what I've come to understand
The trick to Minot is socialization. Try to enjoy Minot solo and you'll probably be bored. There are some places where it's probably a lot more fun to live off base, but this isn't one of them. Socialize and make friends with people near you.
is there an old town....on main street....on the east side, of town....there is a bridge over a rail road track.....and near the Teddy Rosevelt park....
North Dakota is a great place so whoever hasn't been here and is talking crap about it don't talk crap until you come here there is lots of fun stuff to do here
Best part of living in Minot is leaving the base at the end of the day and getting away from all the bull and bad vibes that has been created cause everyone is salty about being stationed there. Besides that tho its not bad
In other videos you were comparing Alaska to somewhere called " My Not". It's Frech and prounounced "mi (as in mitt)-know". Just being a helpful person.
Minot is called the magic city because of how quick it was built and how quick it grew in population
I can second this :)
Magic cities have leftover masonry from the previous civilization(mud flood). I would be interested in seeing the downtown area's older buildings. You are good at this, I'll be looking for further vids .
Yep
Thanks for the tour of Minot. I left in '13 after being stationed there for roughly fourteen years. It's really nice to see it again. Compared to what it was in '99, Minot has grown by leaps and bounds.
I would have to say, this video is very informative. I thank you for recording it!
I have lived here my entire life, so it was interesting to see the view of someone new to the area, however. It actually takes between an hour and an hour and a half to get to the Canadian border, not 20-30 miles! And only half the high school is down town, it is split between two campuses. The one down town, Central Campus, is 9th & 10th grade. And taking a right by the Scandinavian Heritage Center will bring you to Magic City Campus, 11th & 12th grade. And it was nice you mentioned the Norsk Høstfest, even though that is not where it is held. It is at the State fairgrounds every year, end of September/beginning of October, and is the largest Scandinavian festival in all of North America, bringing in tens of thousands of people from all over the world. Norsk Høstfest celebrates Scandinavian culture and heritage of the five Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. And you are definitely going to want to know more than broadway, especially if you ask anyone for directions! And the prices of car dealerships are jacked up because of oil, everything's price was jacked up. Which is also why we have so many hotels everywhere. Her-Ber-Gers is how it's pronounced haha! I hope nothing that I said will be taken in offense, I just wanted to clarify some things since you were new to Minot when you made the video, but it was great to see Minot in such a positive way! Most people new to Minot have negative outlooks, just as you mentioned!
The husband recieved orders for Minot.....but we are currently doing a Efmp ...so we Minot make it
.....lol
Yeah, it was interesting... I miss the Bump N' Tilt though..::Sighs::
I am a retired ANG member and did a 6 month tour at Grand Forks AFB in the late 1990s. MY active duty counterpart was a great NCO who became an officer. I liked being there despite the cold weather. You are a great "salesman for the USAF." Please don't ever lose your positive attitude! All the best at the USAFA prep School and I hope you get into USAFA and make it through the program and become an officer.
Minot is my home town. I left after graduating in 90. I go back once in a while to visit graves. Watching your video I go back in time and could tell you so much more on the history of the places you saw. Thank you! I hope you had a good time.
I have lived in Minot before, 1st in the late 50's, then in the late 70's. Nice place, no complaints, but it DOES get REALLY cold in winters ! Great job on the tour , by the way !
It just snowed in April here 🥶
I came across your video because when my great grandparents came to USA from Sweden they lived in Ward County. Some of my cousins live in Minot. Really cool to see what this place came to be in modern times.
Hey WildBlueYonder, thanks for the awesome video of the Magic City. It has certainly changed a lot since I was stationed at Minot . I was there from September 1985 to April 1987. I was a munitions troop working in the Weapons Storage Area. Minot was my second duty station and my first was Kadena AB, Okinawa Japan. Talk about going from paradise the tropics to no mans land the Arctic. If you are still in the Air Force put Kadena AB
on your dream sheet you will love it.
I visited my brother who was stationed in Minot in the early 80’s hardly anything was built there. I did get a cool western hat there that I still have today. The people were nice and I never before saw endless fields of sunflowers in my life!
Thanks. I lived in Minot from 1969 to 1972. I loved it there and have missed it every since.
I like the state of North Dakota.Minot, a magical city one the Souris River, I like it a lot.Thanks for the tour of Minot....from Chicago, Illinois.
Thanks for uploading this. I was born there and left in 02 before the flood and everything. Crazy to see how much it changed and also how similar it is. Can't wait to visit
Was stationed there for four years in the mid to late 70's. Best thing about it was seeing it in the rear view mirror on our last drive out.
Hahahaha
I agree
Lol😂😂
Great video. I was at Minot 05-07 (did Grand Forks from 82-84). The majority of the restaurants you pointed out were not there when I was there...so big improvement.
Your advise on getting out and doing stuff is spot on. I can't count the number of Airmen who did nothing but complain about nothing to do. If you don't look for things to do (regardless of where you're at (I was in Hawaii from 07-11 and people complained there)) then you won't find things to do.
As for your comment on the state fair. You missed a good time. There's almost always something happening at the fair grounds (belt sander races come to mind) when the state fair isn't in town. The key to being at a place like Minot is to get out of your comfort zone and do things that you might not otherwise do.
Sitting here in Central London UK watching this thinking I'd love to live somewhere like that with this change of pace.
Good for you. My husband was born and raised there. Minot has its charm and very genuine people.
I was stationed in Minot from 2005 through 2009 and it sure has changed a lot. Fun times for sure despite the location and the people for the most part were awesome
1990-1994 at Minot AFB, was a hard for a kid from Philly to adjust, and was happy to leave in '94. That said, now in my upper 40s, I believe it would be a great place to get away from the madness of the north east. Nice video thanks for sharing.....
This brings back so many memories. I was there from 2001-2004. 91st missile maintenance squadron.
Great video I loved being a Minot Airman. It took me 5 years of putting in every quarter to get out of Nellis AFB, NV and when my orders dropped for Minot I was over the moon with joy.
Why would you choose Minot over Nellis? Never been to Nellis, but I’m stationed in Minot and I don’t like it at all
@@JackMeoff46 there are so many more things to do in Minot. And Minot doesn't stay hot and dry all the time. The summer days are so much longer than Nellis. At Nellis it's dark after 8pm in the summer. Where I'm from the sun has just set by 10pm. At Minot the sun has set by almost 11pm. Then there's the hunting and fishing. The beautiful scenery of the open prairie. Living the Country life is the best way to live.
What a great video! I was stationed there back in 1990-1992. I see lots of new places!!!
Gets so much snow during the winter. 😭 Lived there when I was kid
You should be a tour guide. As a local I have to say you provided great info. Thanks for putting in the effort to enjoy being part of the community during your stay here.
My gosh, was this really 7 yrs ago? I appreciate your conscientiousness at such a young age. Service members need to be more mindful when posting online. Thank you from a Navy Vet!
We were stationed here for 6 years. A lot like my hometown in WV. Some days we miss it... some days we don't... But will always have a part of home up there. :)
hey man great video. Leaving to basic on June 2nd & you've been a great help, ive watched nearly every video you've posted lol, trying to get as much info as i can about everything
Juan Castano im leaving June 2nd as well. Good luck. See you there :p
Juan Castano Good luck Jaun! Thank you for watching
I'm leaving June 2nd!! Last name is Tackett!
Neat to see! It's a lot different than I remember from the mid 70's
Wow, your video sure brought back a few memories .... Was stationed there from April 1965 to August 1968 (Minuteman/MMT team), and then went to Minot State for 4years.
Minot looks to have grown a little. Nice town, and good folk in that part of the country. Don't miss the cold though, especially the wind chills of 40 to 50 below (or worse).
I use to bridge jump off of all the bridges into the wabash River when I was a kid. I remember one bridge that was painted blue underneath and that was one of the scariest jumps. It felt like a 10 second hang time going down. Good times. The summer of 96 was my favorite summer of my life. Such a blast, first taste of real freedom.
I lived in North Dakota at the time of you filming this video, I don't think I've ever been to Minot. I am just 15 years old planning on joining the Air Force. Minot seems like a cool little town to be stationed at, I'd prefer Ogden Utah or Las Vegas (which is where I currently live)
Great video - I liked that you jump cut to make the video 9 minutes instead of unnecessarily making it like 20 or 30 minutes like some people do. Minot seems like a nice, safe city.
Thanks for this video. My husband has orders there for next month and we are excited and may just retire there. Looking forward to the cold as we have delt with it before when stationed in Malmstrom in Montana.
Thanks man. You represented us really well. :)
Born in Minot 1978. Lived there until 1991. So much has changed. Check out State Fair every July. It's awesome. Also, go to Roosevelt Park and Zoo.
Nice commentary man, will you do a tour of your building/ dorm room and all of that?
Not bad! It doesn't look too crowded on the streets. I wonder what rush hour is like.
If u find tire marks by the park with the lake.. that's me leaving my mark learning to drive a struck but barely missing the lake..lol
Wow that brings back alot of memories.. was there 93, 95. 51st SPS
As a Minot person, I feel honored.
That's really cool - if you ever get the chance for a posting to RAF Lakenheath (Lakenheath AB) or RAF Mildenhall (Mildenhall AB) defo take it - you'd like England! Even those rather quaint places!
Don't lie to people, man. England is trash!!
I’m about to visit my son up there. Thanks for this. I know it’s old but it’s still helpful.
It's called the magic city because before the first oil bloom, it was a tiny town with nothing there, then the oil bloom hit, and it seemed like over the course of one week it bloomed with all these new buildings and businesses. It was nothing then in a tiny amount of time it Grew into a huge town, it was so small then BOOM... A city, JUST LIKE MAGIC :) I live in Minot and I love it
+Andrew Hove either way it's called the magic city because it grew fast.
Thanks for video! going to Minot in October after tech school. Appreciate you explaining everything Minot has to offer
Grenthyn Awesome!
I’m going there in 2 months, could you tell me if I can make it here at Minot AFB without Car?
LOL "If you want to spend all your money and be poor for the rest of your life you should come here."
Thanks for the tour. It looks like your typical american city, but smaller. Don't see why people wouldn't be able to find things to do. I'm still hoping they send me overseas way before they ever send me to ND, just because I really want to be overseas. You should show us your truck :P Maybe give some more tips on finding affordable vehicles.
Umm most people in Minot are NOT poor!
Retired from the AF and remained here. I still work in the oil field. Retirement plus wages, $120K a year. Yep, I'm poor....lol
Stfu
"I hope it's not illegal to film and drive." :) You keep on hearing negative things about Minot. It's good to hear another side to it...and to actually see it. I'm heading to BMT on December 15, and then going to Keesler AFB to tech school for Client Systems. Definitely looking forward to it. I definitely believe your experience wherever you're at is what you make of it. It's always better to make the best of whatever you're given.
WOW!! I was at Minot 73-80 what a big change! Is the Ski Slope still there? Trestle Valley is what it was called.
How tolerant are people in Minot, or ND in general, when it comes to people from different ethnicities? I am interested in buying a vacation home in a small and cold city (call me weird) in the US. or Europe. I look somewhat like Antonio Banderas so I'm worried about whether xenophobism is a problem in small American cities. I hope this question doesn't offend anyone from Minot, it looks like my kind of city, I'm just looking for some opinions.
Anderson You really don't find those kinds of people here it's generally pretty relaxed here.
Anderson we all pretty chill.
ANDERSON THINK EUROPE!😬 Wrkd there bk in 2012, Summer. WHY NOT MINOT! FOR THE SAME REASON I DON'T EAT SH#T!😝 Minot sucks A$$! STANKY, SWEATY, UNWASHED (for a month), BAGLADY-SHOPPING-CART, HOT A$$!😖 And they LOATHE PEOPLE OF COLOR! This dude is an AIRMAN, ON AN AIRFORCE BASE! He doesn't have to wrk IN THE TOWN!🏠 Oddly, there have been BLACK PPL in Minot since THE MINOT AIRFORCE BASE was est. 40yrs ago.😕 Just not that many. Yet, the WHITE PPL there are HELLA RACIST!😠 Even to the BALCK PPL who've been there for 40yrs!☻☹ "LUKE, DOOON'T GOOO"!!!
I forgot, I guess I'm 2yrs too late!😔 Sorry man! If you went Minot.😦
Anderson In Minot nobody cares about ethnicity from my experience. Honestly, the ND state is more a prairie farming looking community. Similar to South Dakota and two Canadian provinces (Saskatchewan and Manitoba) above. North Dakota reminds me more of Native American type of feel, than anything. It gets really cold at night though when I visited.
One of the major differences with US Cities and European ones , is that one can walk and do your shopping there without getting in a car and driving between shops , I am from Edinburgh Scotland and it is such a vast difference living there compared to the USA lots of historical places to visit and stacks of Culture and the Architecture is fantastic .
That's cuz it is in the great plains. 😄
LOL Wow Minot has changed since I was with 91st SPS and I was Asst Flight Chief of Day Shift Law Enforcement. I also got the privilege of working with Ward County Sheriffs Office and went to the Police Academy at Bismark and graduated with the 5th group that went through there. Before Minot I served a tour in Vietnam so in Nov when I got there I stood out big time since I was the only one with a tan :)
From Minot... I miss it soo much, makes me cry.
They have a waterpark in their mall?
I've lived in Minot since my junior year of high school, that's about 4 years, and I can't say its the worst town that i've lived in. Minot has just the right amount of things to keep you entertained.
Might have to check this out....during the SUMMER.
I was stationed at Minot AFB from 2003 to 2005. The main thing I remember about the place was the COLD and being able to play blackjack everywhere!
Visiting my uncle in Minot soon. He moved there last year for his lady. Looks kinda boring like South Dakota, but will check it out lol! Thanks for the video!
Please dont take offense to my question, I do not mean it in a rude way, I sincerely need to know. Are there exotic clubs there? Again, I'm sorry for the question but I need to know. Thank you.
Damn this bring back memories I use live in minot north Dakota I use live same street where minot state university my house was 5 house down from the school it would took my only 5 minute walking to the school that how close its man I miss that place and i use go club call laugh iguana something.
Used to live there and wow.. ... it has really changed!
I love your videos man! I leave to basic in a year.
Good job man! I miss my mother's hometown :)
Iam from LA California , trying to move somewhere. I like minot anyway .
When he said that the Scandinavian Heritage Park was the Norsk Hostfest🤭👁👄👁
Thanks for this... my son is gonna be stationed there in may... so this is awesome information!
i was born in minot i miss it i was in phoenix,az for 24 years my dad was ex military we moved a year after i was born im 41 now but plan on visiting maybe move back
Thank you! You still in ND?
Great video once again. It would be interesting and informal if you made a video going a little more in depth on your job and what the average day consists of for you.
thank you for uploading your video. In 2010 I visited Minot.
I've heard it's called the magic city because they built it really quick. (Don't judge us)
First off thank you so much for your videos they're too good. so my question is have you traveled overseas to another base?
Melissa Dover Thanks for watching! And nope. I haven't been overseas yet
+WildBlueYonder there is A LOT to do have u gone to the Roosevelt pool?
can you do a tour of downtown? artmain and budget records. also when the classic cars come down to main street. not broadway. thanks man
Minot is called the magic city bc it was build almost over night
and i have living in Minot fir almost 16 years now
I have lived in minot most of my life and im 11 but i was born in GrandForks
All the things u seen since ur born by the mall wasnt there in 2004
I think it's funny you called the Scandinavian park the Norsk Hoostavest
I lived at 32 ave S.W. behind the Dakota Sq mall and always ate at Applebee's. Minot is a great city, sorry I left.
I'm from Texas and enjoyed ur video
When the train was being built the workers had to winter in Minot, and the tent city seemed to pop up overnight so they said it was like Magic... so it was called the magic City, at least according to Google... I will be a new resident in 2 weeks... moving there from Massachusetts
How do you like the base? I lived on Grand Forks AFB, and I actually enjoyed it there.
MrFreezerr It's pretty nice
WildBlueYonder hey there I'm moving here and going to college. How fun would you say it is in minot or towns near by is there a party scene?
WildBlueYonder also not to sound racist I'm black as well but how black would you say it is
All of the black people here are in the military pretty much. So maybe 15% of the base population is black folks
thegigadykid1 There's usually parties to go to. Just your typical college parties. And then there's a few bars. There's Shots, Ebeneezers. B Dubs in town and a place called JR Rockers that's on base.
I was here in minot for 8 years and I was there when this was filmed and when all this was here and it still is plus magic city is because it was once a flat land next day its mountains and hills
+PumpedUpGamer Hey, how old are you? I used to live there, and I'm trying to see if I can reconnect with some people that I used to know.
It's called "The Magic City" because when the railroad first got here the city exploded :) almost like magic. I've lived here my whole life and that's what I've come to understand
Amy Maucher Oh really? Interesting
I believe so. Don't quote me, but I'm pretty sure that's it. I'll ask my Facebook friends to be sure :)
Its called magic city because a long time ago there was a little bit of people and then suddenly more people came
The trick to Minot is socialization. Try to enjoy Minot solo and you'll probably be bored. There are some places where it's probably a lot more fun to live off base, but this isn't one of them. Socialize and make friends with people near you.
My grandmother grew up in that area after family came from Norway
it has changed completly since 1972 and 73.....so much more....
That's my hometown!
Excellent tour. Thank you.
I'm PCSing to Minot in May. How long did it take you for to get out?
+Jordan Wales Took me 15 months, but it's different for everybody
for how long you've been on Minoit Air Force Base?
I freaking miss Minot
is there an old town....on main street....on the east side, of town....there is a bridge over a rail road track.....and near the Teddy Rosevelt park....
Are the winters as cold as people say in ND? And which time zone as i thing ND has 2, cheers mate
+duncan the man Yes, it get's extremely cold in the winters. And the entire state of ND is in Central time
+WildBlueYonder not true. when you get to the far west of north Dakota such as Dickison or medora area you're in mountain time.
+WildBlueYonder what temperatures does it get to? Here in maryland winters are only really 15-50 degrees
It gets down around -30 on a consistent basis
WildBlueYonder Oh my god. I'd probably die if I lived there. what does that even feel like?
what is the record for using the word like in 9 minutes
Are you still in minot? I live in Williston lol going to meps this week actually
North Dakota is a great place so whoever hasn't been here and is talking crap about it don't talk crap until you come here there is lots of fun stuff to do here
I agree. Ps this dude doesn't know anything about minot either
A lot more stuff there now since I was stationed there in 86 and 87.
Best part of living in Minot is leaving the base at the end of the day and getting away from all the bull and bad vibes that has been created cause everyone is salty about being stationed there. Besides that tho its not bad
great job man,i like to see young men doing good
I the opportunity to live in Minot for almost 2 years. It is the first city where we call home after migrating from the Philippines.
Just calmly going through the comment section to see if I can recognize anybody that I used to know in Minot.
same
In other videos you were comparing Alaska to somewhere called " My Not". It's Frech and prounounced "mi (as in mitt)-know". Just being a helpful person.