A SAMPLE OF ANNUAL FOOD FESTIVALS • • • JUNE Happy Harry’s Ribfest , Fargo Rhubarb Festival , Rugby and Grand Forks Turkey Barbecue , Aneta • • 4E Winery, Mapleton JULY North Dakota State Fair , Minot Ukrainian Festival , Dickinson Watermelon Days , Hebron Red River Valley Fair , West Fargo • • SIP AND SAVOR North Dakota vineyards grow hybrid grapes and mix them with local fruits and honey for a glass worth savoring. The focus is on quality and sustainability for a uniquely North Dakota taste. Visitors will be treated to picturesque views that are an ideal backdrop for wine tasting and relaxing. Here is a sampling: Viking Vines Vineyard Buffalo AUGUST • • • • Deuce of August Icelandic Festival , Mountain Best of the West Ribfest , Watford City Chokecherry Festival , Williston Minot Food Truck Festival , Minot Fluffy Fields Vineyard & Winery Dickinson Pointe of View Winery Burlington Bear Creek Winery Fargo Wolf Creek Winery Coleharbor More Wineries and Breweries • • • • SEPTEMBER Walhalla’s Annual Giant Pumpkinfest , Walhalla Oktoberfest , Hankinson, Jamestown, New Leipzig and Napoleon 1882 Winery & Vineyard Cooperstown Potato Bowl USA , Grand Forks Sun ower Festival , Enderlin • • Black Paws Brewing Company, Devils Lake OCTOBER GooseFest , Kenmare Oktoberfest , Ashley, Fargo and Walhalla • Brockopp Brewing, Valley City Sauerkraut Day , Wishek CRAFTED WITH CARE Local craft breweries offer a range of locally brewed beers that capture the spirit of North Dakota. Many of the ingredients are local, giving each beer a unique avor. Choose from a variety of full-bodied stouts, rich porters, hoppy IPAs and smooth-tasting lagers. Here are just a few favorites: Laughing Sun Brewing Company Bismarck Drekker Brewing Company Fargo Stonehome Brewing Company Bismarck and Watford City Half Brothers Brewing Company Grand Forks Phat Fish Brewing Atypical Brewing & Barrelworks, Minot Dickinson Atypical Brewery & Barrelworks Minot NDtourism.com 59
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