'''Dunseith''' is a town in Rolette County, in the north central area of North Dakota. It has a population of about 739 people. Its map coordinates are latitude 48.81 N & longitude 100.06 W and its elevation is 1,700 feet.

Understand

Dunseith is a destination point for visitors, because it is the gateway to the Turtle Mountains and it lies just a few miles south of the ''International Peace Garden''. This beautiful botanic garden straddles the border between Manitoba, Canada and the US.

Get in

  • '''By car''':from Grand Forks or Devils Lake, take US highway 2 northwest to Rugby, then north for 32 miles on state highway 3.
  • Get around

    See

  • '''International Peace Garden''' [http://www.peacegarden.com/]. More than 150,000 varieties of flowers adorn this 2,339 acre botanical garden that commemorates the peace between Canada and the US. Special feature: large flower clock structure, twin bell tower carillon, peace chapel, Home of the International Music Camp. Open daily from 8:00AM to 10:00 PM from mid-May to mid-September.
  • '''Lake Metigoshe State Park''', about 22 miles north and west of Dunseith.
  • '''W_feel Turtle''', this giant statue of a turtle, which is made from 2,000 used tire rims, is both a symbol of the Turtle Mountains and an eminent example of reuse. Tel: (701) 244-5860.
  • Do

  • '''Camping'''
  • '''Golf'''
  • Buy

  • '''Log House''', junction of US281 and SH5, this tourist information center offers ''Pride of North Dakota'' crafts in the gift shop. Tel: (701) 244-5860
  • Eat

  • '''Dale_fs''' see below.
  • Drink

    Sleep

  • '''Dale_fs Motel''', junction SH3 and SH5, Dunseith, ND. Tel: (701) 244-5491.
  • Get out

    Take US Highway 281 about 12 miles north from Dunseith to the ''International Peace Garden''. From there you can drive west on SH43 to ''Lake Metigoshe State Park''.