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Fort Ransom Sodbuster Days pays tribute to the efforts our ancestors put forth to homestead the land of the upper Midwest in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This history preserving and entertaining event is held twice a year on the Sunne Farm, located inside the Forst Ransom State Park in southeastern North Dakota.

Teamsters bring teams of horses to showcase the power that horses provided to farm families on the plains. Threshing, haying, plowing, and other fieldwork is demonstrated each day. Lefse, rommegrot, doughnuts, and corn muffins are a few of the ethnic, farm-style foods that are enjoyed. Visitors stop at the local blacksmith shop, see pedal-powered woodworking, gas powered engines, a wheelwright at work, and a Dutch oven demonstration. Outside the Sunne house, children learn and play games that children played in the early part of the 20th century.

The Fort Ransom Sodbusters Association and the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department are continually working together to preserve history through this event. Because of their efforts, lessons learned and the lifestyle of our ancestors will not be forgotten.

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