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Cycling Around North Dakota in Sakakawea Country

The Far East Tour 2009

CANDISC Tour August 1-8, 2009, the "Far East" tour is a 426 mile loop of eastern North Dakota that will explore the picturesque haunts of legendary Sitting Bull and the Dakota Territory frontier army between Lake Sakakawea and Devils Lake. Cyclists will visit Fort Totten, the most complete original military fort west of the Mississippi, and the Fort Stevenson Guard House. Experience the 1800s era. CANDISC offers wome of the greatest unspoiled frontier in North America as you breath the cleanest air in the USA. Cycle the safest and friendliest state in the nation.

Complete details of the 2009 Candisc Tour are found in this guide.

 

DATE
LOCATION (Click on the link for route map)
Day 1 Garrison to Drake
Day 2 Drake to Minnewaukan
Day 3 Minnewaukan to Spirit Lake
Day 4 Spirit Lake to Fessenden
Day 5 Fessenden to Wing
Day 6 Wing to Turtle Lake
Day 7 Turtle Lake to Garrison
   
  TOTAL

Additional information and registration forms for the 2009 tour are found in the Candisc 2009 Guide.

Results of the 2008 Tour

Best Rest Stop: Don and Margie Miller
Best Overnight Host Community: Hazen, ND
Favorite Supper Meal: Walleye at Beulah, ND
Favorite Breakfast Meal: Killdeer, ND
Best Rest Stop Food Item: Turkey Wrap at MOPS-Zap Sportman Club in Killdeer, ND
Most Popular Type of Advertisement: Work of Mouth

 

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