About 10 miles north of the resort, out in the middle of fields, is this old church and graveyard. I went with some other ladies to check it out. There is nothing left inside but bare walls and floors (covered in mouse/rat/ bat scat). The view out the old windows was wonderful. You can see all the way to the water -- more of Lake Sakakawea -- The graveyard next to the church is still in use. There were a few fresh graves. The graves are somewhat in rows and go back to the mid 1850's.
The gravestone in this picture is of a native called White Face who according to the grave marker was a US Army Scout. He died in 1925. There were many natives buried in this graveyard. It is a very beautiful place with the Lake far in the background. The grass grows pretty high here -- obviously no one actually tends the graveyard. We wore boots to avoid getting bitten by a stray rattlesnake. Always an adventure!
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