Loaner Discs Waiting at the First Tee
Abercrombie, ND · October 18, 2026
Dry leaves are scuttling across the gravel this Sunday morning. It is an ideal day to stretch your legs outside before dusk brings an autumn chill.
The Lead
The crisp mid-October air has made Abercrombie’s newest outdoor amenity a favorite Sunday gathering spot: the nine-hole disc golf course installed earlier this season. Winding beneath a canopy of mature shelterbelt trees, the par-3 layout features five-by-twelve-foot concrete tee pads and chain baskets designed to withstand rigorous prairie winters.
For a small town along the Red River, the addition offers an easy, low-barrier way for families, visiting hikers along the North Country Trail, and Richland #44 students to stay active outdoors. A communal disc-share box near the first tee ensures anyone can play a round without buying specialized gear, while physical scorecards remain stocked alongside digital scoring.
With cooler mornings setting in, the course sees steady afternoon foot traffic from neighbors squeezing in casual rounds before frost settles over the fairways. Grab a loaner driver from the kiosk and test your aim against the river breeze.
Today's Outlook
- High 69°F · Low 38°F — Overcast
- Enjoy the mild daytime high, but keep a heavy coat ready once evening falls.
What's On Around Town
Today
Knights of Columbus Breakfast St. John’s Catholic Church (115 2nd St N), Wahpeton, 8:00 AM–12:30 PM Warm pancakes, sausage, and neighborly morning fellowship.
Punkin Bash Drekker Brewing Company (1666 1st Ave N), Fargo, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM Family lawn games, seasonal brews, and festive autumn photo backdrops.
The Open Road: Music for Choir and Guitar Trinity Lutheran Church (210 7th St S), Moorhead, 2:00 PM Choral performance pairing poetry of Walt Whitman with acoustic guitar.
Tomorrow
- Rotary Community Blood Screenings CHI St. Francis Health (415 St. Francis Ave), Breckenridge, 6:00–9:30 AM
Tuesday
Richland County Commission Meeting County Courthouse (418 2nd Ave N), Wahpeton, 8:00 AM · Free
Footcare Clinic Wahpeton Senior Center (520 3rd Ave S), Wahpeton, 11:00 AM–2:00 PM · $30
Spotlight & Story
- The Steamboat Anson Northrup
- In the winter of 1859, steamboat captain Anson Northrup hauled a dismantled paddleboat across Minnesota on 34 ox-drawn sleighs through deep snow. Reassembled on the Red River, she docked at Fort Abercrombie that spring, opening the region’s first commercial river route.
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