We manage to do something every day here living at Harmony Farms. We have been traveling between Enderlin, Fort Ransom, Lisbon, Alice and Sheldon as we visit Dan's old haunts and find things to do. We are managing to find interesting places in this part of the country. We toured around Fort Ransom a small village in the Sheyenne Valley with the Sheyanne River winding through. It is here we met Lyle Bjone, a second generation Norwegian, who volunteers at the Fort Ransom museum. He is a font of local knowledge as well as a staunch supporter of anything related to North Dakota. We decided to try the Rusty Spur in Kathyn for supper per his recommendation but discovered it was closed for the Norwegian Day celebration.
They were catering the community supper down at the Community Hall. So off we go to have a supper meal for $8.00 for the two of us. The ala carte menu included BBQ on buns ($1.50) potato salad ($1.00), fresh fruit ($1.00), bars and soda (50 cents). As we say here, it's a heck of a deal. I wished we knew how to dance the country dances. We were one of the few not dancing the two step, fox trot, waltz and polka.We end up staying for the dance and sat at a table with Lyle and his "lady friend, " Dorothy. Three-fourths of the room were dancing. Since we didn't do the fox trot, waltz and polka we felt a little left out. Lyle and Dorothy were pointing out different couples, that one celebrated their 60th anniversary, etc. The men in the cowboy boots did really well as they could glide along on their leather soles. We left early at 9:30 PM. Lyle told us later that they stayed until 11:30 PM.
