The state I am going to tell you about is North Dakota. North Dakota is 1,500 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico. It is near the exact center of America. North Dakota borders Canada, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Montana. The climate is similar everywhere in the state. In summer it is 65° to 72° Fahrenheit. North Dakota is 70,665 square miles. The population is 652,717. Its capitol city is Bismarck. A few other cities are Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot, Jamestown, Dickinson, Mandan, and Williston.

The White Buttes are 3,506 ft. high. They are the tallest mountains in North Dakota. The Pembilla Mountains are high above the Red River Valley. The Turtle Mountains, which are 400 ft. tall, are covered with woodlands. The Killdeer Mountains are two high hills. Their basses are ten miles. Their peaks are 600 ft high. The Badlands of North Dakota were sculptured into fantastic shapes mostly by the erosion power of the Little Missouri River.

North Dakota's nickname is "Sioux State" or "Flicker Tail State". The state motto is "Liberty and Union, New and Forever, One and Inseparable". If you were to pass through North Dakota you would see lots and lots of american elms. Most of them would probably have the state bird, the western meadowlark, in them. There are a lot of wild prairie roses in North Dakota. That is why the wild prairie rose is its state flower. The state stone is teredo petrified wood. The state song is "North Dakota Hymn". In the rivers and lakes of North Dakota you would probably see a northern pike, the state fish.

On January 1, 1863 North Dakota was allowed to be settled on. Not a lot of people came. In 1738 Sieur de La Verendrye came as the first European explorer in North Dakota. A few years later in 1768 Jonathan Carver explored North Dakota. This state has been explored by many people. In 1797 David Thompson became one of those many people. In 1804 Lewis and Clark with Sacajawea explored North Dakota like they explored most of the west or the United States. About twenty years after they explored in memory of Lewis and Clark the people of North Dakota built Fort Clark this was in 1831. In 1861 the North Dakota Territory was organized. Then in 1872 the railroad reaches Fargo.

North Dakota does not have many customs. It has about five customs. In the state there is tons of outdoor drama. People enjoy the outdoor drama, which is little plays outside. People are always fishing. There are a lot of fish too. Arts and crafts are done a lot in North Dakota.

If you were to come to North Dakota there would be many places you could go to. One of the places would be the Badlands. Bismark, the capitol would also be a great place to go to. In Bismark you could see the North Dakota Heritage Center, or Bonanzaville. In Fargo, the largest city, you could go to the Fort Union Trading Post, International Historic Center, Lake Sakakawea, the International Peace Garden, Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, and it's museum near Mandan. The Dakota Dinosaur Museum, in Dickinson is also a great place to visit too.

North Dakota, like all states manufactures goods. Printed and published materials things like books are made in North Dakota. In this state they also process food. Gasoline and fuel to run cars and other things too is manufactured. There are more ranch products manufactured in North Dakota than anything else manufactured in the state. One of those ranch products is mixed stock feedings. Stone, glass, and clay products, to make windows and other things out of are manufactured in the state. North Dakota was rated one of the best manufacturing states in the United States.

North Dakota has a lot of animals. There are 1.9 million cattle in the state. There are 280,000 pigs and hogs in the state. There are about 270,000 poultry in North Dakota. There aren't many of them. There aren't many sheep either. They have only 125,000 sheep. Barely anything compared to cattle. Like cattle they grow so much wheat. For their cattle and their horses they grow a lot of hay. Just for the beauty of it they grow sunflowers. Dries edible beans are grown in North Dakota. There is a medium amount of oats, potatoes, soybeans, sugar beets, and flaxseed grown in the state. There is not a lot of durum, barley, or rye grown in the state.

North Dakota does not have a lot of natural resources. The only natural resource above ground is lumber which is used to make chairs, tables, and desks. There are more natural resources below ground than above ground but there are not many. There is a lot of mining. In the state they have clay too. Oil, propune, and gas are some of the things from below ground. North Dakota doesn't have a lot of natural resources.

North Dakota is a great place to visit, especially with its large cities, and its cold weather and snow. You are always busy in North Dakota, especially since it has the Badlands, amazing rivers and lakes, and Bismark, the capitol. All the fishing, outdoor plays, arts and crafts, and all the rest of the state is fun to see and do. I would visit North Dakota if I could. I think North Dakota is a great state to visit. It is a nice state even to live in. I might even move there myself. North Dakota is a great state.