The Reason Bismarck Police Want People to Avoid the Airport Is Awesome

The first time I visited North Dakota I flew into Grand Forks and had to drive to Fargo — a big event there made getting flights in difficult. It was 25 years ago I remember thinking that with all the missiles up that way I was a likely target in the event of a pre-emptive nuclear strike.

Sandwiched in population-wise between Grand Forks and Fargo is the state’s second largest city and its capital, Bismarck, with about 75,000 people and twice that number in its metropolitan area. Its airport is served by United, Delta, American, Frontier, and Allegiant.

The number one destination from Bismarck, by far, is Minneapolis. When Northwest Airlines was independent their executives used to describe the region as “cold, dark, nobody wants to go there.. but it’s all ours!”

Bismarck police, though, wanted to keep people away from the airport on Saturday. And the reason why is awesome.

A moose on the loose!

(HT: Joe H.)

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  1. This weird trick will allow you to remove a moose from the city! Airport officials hate it!

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