Bismarck to Fargo via Jamestown
About halfway between Bismarck and Fargo is Jamestown, home of a huge statue of a buffalo. It stands 26 feet high is 14 feet wide and 46 feet long. It weighs 60 tons. This man-made attraction has been drawing tourists since it was built in 1959. I remember being there as a kid. Frontier Village is a block long main street collection of old west town buildings, some doubling as gift shops, and near by is the Buffalo Museum.
In the hilly land that surrounds Frontier Village is a live herd of buffalo. The unique thing about this herd is it includes three albino buffalo, which are extremely rare. Native Americans consider the white buffalo sacred. We saw the back end of one of the white buffalo at a distance, flicking its tail, and had a much better view of one on postcards in the gift shop. The only animals we saw up close were two pygmy goats, Ted and Fred. So, it was a little disappointing.