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- You should make your reservation yesterday. No
kidding, October fills up quickly. By January, we often are nearly full
for the upcoming season. Make your reservation as quickly as you
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- We don't offer a guided hunting service, tours, or any
sort of guiding. We can give you maps, offer helpful advice and shower
you with tips, but we don't do any guiding. |back
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- The 1500 acres we have will be posted during hunting
season so that only our guests have access to it. However, land that
still has crop on it, such as sunflowers or soybeans, needs to be
respected by hunters and you should not drive through it to get to a
slough. The same can be said for guests during other times of the year:
respect fields with crop on them. The pastures and grassland areas are,
of course, wide open any time of year. And yes, you are always welcome
to venture out on your own in search of other land in the region. Just
be sure you get permission from landowners before doing so. |back
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- The best place to figure out what you might need is to
check out our trip planning page. If you
still have questions, feel free to contact us. |back
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- I don't know why North Dakota gets such a bad rap -
maybe because it doesn't have mountains and hasn't been featured in
movies or something - but no. It's not purgatory here. Yes, it can get
cold in the winter, and hot for a short while in the summer, but really,
it's quite beautiful in a non-obvious non- "mountains in the
distance, oceans behind me" way. This is the prairie. It really is
beautiful. That's why we live here. |back to top|
- The Homestead is NOT just for hunters, although the
month of October will be taken up by hunters. Everyone is welcome, from
bird-watchers, hikers, escapists, or people just passing through. |back
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- The town of Hampden, population 50, is two miles away
and has a small cafe, grocery story, post office, bar, service station
and implement dealer. Munich is about 12 miles north and is similar to
Hampden in size and amenities. Cando is 28 miles west and is a bit
larger with a few larger stores and services, including a vintage movie
theater. Langdon is 35 miles north and is comparable in size to Cando,
with it's own vintage movie theater and similar stores. Devils Lake is
40 miles south and the nearest "big" city, with grocery
stores, shopping, movie theater, etc. Grand Forks is a two-hour drive
east, and is one of the bigger cities in the state. |back
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- We tend to leave our guests alone because most come
here knowing what they're going to do. However, if you should happen to
be a guest that just came for the heck of it, maybe to get away from the
city for a while, and have no plans, you can certainly let us know of
your interest in doing something. Lone
Prairie Art Works is based here, right across the road from The
Homestead, and you might get a chance to make art, make paper out of
natural plants, or other similar activities depending on the season.
Just let us know - you're not pestering us. You're welcome to come over
to our house and see what we're up to next, borrow some books, DVDs,
wander around the farm, etc. |back to top|
- You will be charged a fee to be picked up at the train
or airport, and we will bring you directly here and then back when it is
time for you to go. Once here, if you let us know that you want us to
make you aware of when we go to Devils Lake or Grand Forks, etc. for
errands and want to come along, we'll make sure you're taken care of.
Hampden, of course, is within walking distance if you don't mind two
miles of easy walking (not in the winter, of course), but we'll help you
out or pick things up for you if you let us know your concerns. |back
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- The Homestead is not a lovely bed and breakfast.
There are no cute rooms filled with antiques and chintz curtains and
matched everything. It is a ranch style house from the 50's, and its
interior shows that it was indeed a real house, really used. The
furniture is mismatched but clean and functional. The same can be said
for pretty much everything else in the house. If you have high-standard
luxury tastes, you might want to check out our "is
it for me?" page before coming. Otherwise, here's the
summation: you'll be comfortable but not in the lap of luxury. It's a
real house lived in and owned by real people from rural North Dakota.
Paris Hilton would not come here, let's put it that way. |back
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- If you are part of a large group that occupies the
most of or the entire house, yes. Otherwise this house functions as a
hostel and you may have others sharing the house with you. Your nightly
fee is not reduced nor increased based on other occupancy. |back
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