It's amazing that some of these abandoned towns are so well cared for, with the grass being trimmed even around buildings. I really appreciate your respect for No Trespassing signs, because I've seen a number of people on youtube who don't. Watching from BC, originally from Saskatchewan. Thanks, Chris!
Temple: 04:52 only became a ghost town in 2015 when the two people, who lived and worked there for the state (rangers) retired and moved away a few months later. They informed the state 2 years before in 2013 that they would leave the town after their retirement and that they were the last inhabitants of Temple. A few months after they had left the county discontinued the power supply of Temple and officially dissolved the town and incorporated the area in the also fast shrinking town of "Golden Valley". Golden Valley has about 200 people.
This was a wonderful video. We're from Miles City, MT but now live in Wyoming. My Mom was born in Mose, ND which has long been a true ghost-town. It's known as "The Town That Blew Away" as a tornado devastated the place many years ago. I last visited about 30-years ago, and all that remained were a few foundations and the church steeple laying in a field. My siblings and I actually retain title to several lots located on the site. We were contacted recently about possibly selling. I don't think we'll become millionaires but it may be worth a few bucks. Keep up the great work!
I just moved to Williston the same time you posted this video from Springfield, Illinois. It's crazy how much of these old abandoned towns are around me. Thank you for showing this
Can you imagine going into some of these old abandoned places with a weed wacker and rebuilding and restoring them, then living peacefully and quietly away from the crazy? lol! My dad was from Kulm ND. Visited the old farmstead in the 80s and felt the ghosts of the way things were way back when. Thank you Chris for the tour! ❤
A Weed Wacker and lots of bucks. Start with that second big building on the west side of the street in Marmoth, a gem.I've passed through some of those places. North Dakota is a haunting place.
Half of my family was from Groningen and the other half from down south. I always forget the name. They came to the south Chicago area between 1890s-1910s. Tom TenHove
I was watching this from Cochrane, Ab. I would really like to explore North Dakota at some point. My Grandfathers Family immigrated to Harvey, ND in 1903 before moving to Alberta in 1905. Would be interesting to see where they lived once first coming to North America from Norway. Looks like lots of interesting spots to check out down there. Thanks for sharing a few of them.
Loved this video! Born and raised in North Dakota and I think I only know one of those town names! I am in Mound, MN now. This makes me homesick! The wide open spaces!!
Yantabulla, north west of Bourke has a few derelict houses, an abandoned workshop and a still used hall and I think an RFS station. It's pretty remote though.
Watching from San Francisco! I’ve taken Amtrak’s Empire Builder from Seattle (where my son lives) to Minneapolis (where my sister lives). Lots of these ghost towns along the way.
I'm watching from Ohio in the U.S. I've never been to either North or South Dakota. I loved this tour, so many interesting places, and so much beauty along the way. Thanks for sharing!
i live in Hawaii, so seeing how vast and empty the mainland its really peaceful. everything is pretty cramped here so it must be nice to have room to stretch your arms out with all that open space.
When I drove across The Big Island, through pineapple and coffee plantations, I felt there was a lot of quiet wide-open space there. I believe that is rather different from the other Hawaiian islands.
@fabrikk60 as a tourist yeah I can see why you'd think that that but when you live here, you're constantly reminded that your surrounded by water. It doesn't compare to what's in the vid.
Following you from Montréal. Love the desolation and peacefulness of the prairies and Great Plains. Travelled extensively throughout Canada, but have not yet been to Saskatchewan. I’ll move it to the top of my road trip bucket list. Salut!
I love watching your videos from anchorage alaska as i grew up on a wheat farm near great falls montana. I did not appreciate the beautiful and peaceful open spaces until neighbors. Thank you 😊😊😊😊
I'm from Barcelos, Portugal! I really hope to visit Saskatchewan and Montana someday, although that seems like impossible for me due to money problems. Your channel and others on youtube do give me hope though!
Get a work and travel visa for canada. That way you can pay for your travels and likely make much more money here. Construction in Alberta is almost always hiring
@@panamericaco are there non immigrant work visas, which do you recommend? Are there only construction jobs in the prairie side of Canada? Construction isnt really my thing
@@auburn.JoaoDuarte the work and travel visa would be the easiest and simplest to get non-immigrant visa. There's all kinds of jobs, just that construction is usually the best paying. I've heard of people working in restaurants and other service industries. If you have a specific skill you can always apply for jobs in the area. Canada is easy for hiring, a lot of jobs you walk in and can start tomorrow unlike europe where you'll apply for a job that starts on a 1st of a month in 3 months type thing.
The brick fireplace was a barbecue and oven for outdoor cooking, there was one in my backyard when I was a kid. I'm in Montana came from north dakota when I was a kid, great videos.
I’m from south Louisiana but I have lived overseas and been to many foreign countries but the most beautiful country is North America. In 1993 my family and I headed North. I fell in love with The Rocky Mountains. South Dakota was definitely a favorite. Wyoming as well. Glacier National Park was the goal but my stepdad became ill and we began having vehicle problems. So we turned around and headed back home to Louisiana.
I'm watching from Poland, I probably won't be able to see with my own eyes what you show... although in August 2025 I will be in the USA, but closer to New York. Thank you for what I see. Greetings from Poland, Jarek
Thoroughly enjoyed your Video! You are a fantastic narrator. And so many beautiful abandoned buildings. Ahhhh! If only we could go back in time. I am from England, now living in Washington State.
Watching from Concordia, Kansas. Dying little towns , like these, can be found all over the Great Plains. Explored dozens myself. Friendly folks; always fascinating. Mom was from Odin, Kansas----home of free roaming peacocks.
Shout out from Lowry City, Missouri. Haven't been to North Dakota yet. Pretty amazing place, definitely gonna check it out. I did come across an abandoned church in rural Nebraska on my way to Wyoming. Thanks for the roadtrip. 😊
Chris, excellent work! We might have JUST missed each other at Arena. I agree with you that St. John's might not be standing much longer. Thank you for pointing out trespassing signs - I feel this is often overlooked by ghosttowners or curious adventure seekers and they are there for good reason. Thanks again for the video.
Watching from Tasmania We have a few abandoned towns but nothing like those amazing churchs have not been to Canada or USA love watching your videos thanks for Sharing with us places and buildings that would have gone unnoticed and forgotten and love the extra info beside the town and history
I’m in East Lothian and would love to be able to come back to the states and see all these beautiful places. I lived in San Francisco in the early 90’s ……..
The desolation of these places possess a stark beauty all their own. I now note your other videos and intend to watch those as well. Well done and thank you, Chris.
I’m watching from Czar, Alberta. Your videos have got me out on some trips and checking out some small towns. I was recently in Saskatchewan and got to check out a couple of Ukrainian churches. They were amazing.
Watching from Ukraine. A lot of people don't understand how can abandoned places be beautiful? But they have some special aesthetics. I like to watch your videos late in the evening with cup of strong black tea or even bottle of nice beer, when everyone in the flat already sleeping and it is absolutely quiet outside.
My grandparents were founding members of the Immanuel Lutheran (30:20) congregation; Grandpa was one of the men who built the church in 1923. The congregation was disbanded in 1945.
Please don't ever change a thing. Honestly one of the best parts is hearing the gravel crunching under your shoes. Makes it feel like I'm walking right along side. Like the fact you are expanding your travels. Small towns don't necessarily have to be abended to be interesting. Although I understand the theme of your travels. More content the better as far as I'm concerned. Is that where you got the bug to travel and do this from your Dad because of the way he was and working obligations? Like to know more about that time. Why would the wife get mad about flying your drone into that church? Was it a present from her? Keep up the good work. Always to long between episodes. 😀
Crazy C👀L Vid! viewing frumda Turtle Mountains/Bottineau, ND, hatched,reared & resided fer 3 score & 3 more trips arounda sun, so rather familiar wit many of these Ol'Villages, if only the Remnants kud chat, vat Most Interesting Tales dey kud yak, Yup'Chur Ya'Betchya.....Mange Takke Peace Out....& Beyonder
Can't understand how vast, yet small, maybe nothing larger than a small patch, where someone long ago lived out of their life. I grew up in that area has a Norwegian and though sometimes sad, it's quite captivating, at least for me.. World is a beautiful place!
I'm watching from Portal ND. Did you come through here on your way down? I love this video thanks for the share. Flaxton was were my Mom was raised and I've lived there as well. Great roots and Grandpa was Canadian as well, still have family up there.
Thanks for watching! No I came thru Turner, MT. I can't believe I have not been to Portal since 1982, I will make a point of coming back that way one day.
Love your work. RUclips gods blessed me with your recommendation and discovering your channel for the first time. From the UK but live in Thailand. There's just something epicly stupendously wonderful about the endless stretches of roads, plains and old towns that built America. Strangely fascinating to watch and imagine living in a town of only XX number of people with no bars, shops, restaurants, endless miles of road and beautiful countryside to the nearest Market/Supermarket/Town with amenities. Keep up your awesome work!
It's amazing how so many of these Ghost Town buildings are well manicured. Zero population yet the grass is cut nicely, amazing. Now on the inner cities where people still live on the block, there are abandoned homes with a lot of overgrown grass.
That’s the pride of North Dakota for you. It really is the best state in the nation. Shhh don’t tell anyone, we like it quiet and peaceful around here.
Another good one Chris. Grew up in North Dakota. Did lots of hunting in a lot of these areas. My dad sold a lot of farm machinery in the Regan and Arena area.
Have explored more than a few ghost towns in Colorado and California and enjoyed them all. Watching your videos from Cincinnati, Ohio. Keep up the good work.
I am from long beach CA and I moved to Rugby ND a year ago and it is ok here there are clicks here if you are not born here they don't like you here in ND and some of the stupid people here will even try to make up shit about you here I bought my house for 92 thousand so I don't have a mortgage my house is paid for and it was hard to get a job here because they don't like people from California and here in Rugby ND they like to hire more women then men and that's ok soon I am going to buy one of these businesses and I am going to fire all the women here and hire all men and yes I have the money to do it it is so bad here if you are from California that I am a certified welder and they won't give me a job here because I am from California and that's ok too because I know the secret to making money and I have a lot of it so slowly I am going to buy all of the businesses here and get people from California to work for me here and I am going to buy a lot of the houses here and rent them out for cheap and bring people from California to live here and have a great life and all because the people here are shitty and petty and they are really stupid here they don't know anything outside there box in ND I am also very good at research
The Burt bar had an attached hall and had roller skating on saturday nights until the mid 1960’s. The Nothern Pacific had passenger rail service to Mott ( seven miles away) for 25 cents.
Greeting from West Java, Indonesia. North Dakota remains me of two thing. 1) Fargo both The Movie and The Series. 2) Far Cry 5, absolutely in good ways 😊... I hope you'll made another great video like this sir... great job 👌👍
Watching from Miami, Florida. I've really enjoyed your videos. You have a really good eye. Those old churches and grain elevators are fascinating subjects for photography.
I recently subscribed to your channel. I enjoy your presentation style. Recently watched your video “Abandoned places at night time lapse”. Seeing all the decaying buildings and vehicles against the backdrop of the eternal night sky; Brilliant. Very captivating. Thanks.🙏
Viewing this RUclips video of "Abandoned Towns and Places" on this date: 8-26-2024. My residence is in Atlanta, Georgia for over 45 years of my 74 years. I find the Dakotas are quite interesting in that not many people live there yet, the landscape and its old buildings are fantastic to take a "vacation tour" of these sites. I would imagen there are certain months one would avoid due to weather. These sites are paint artists great locations to capture the history of the past.
@@chrismcgill America as a whole has a very low population density mate, my English county (Hertfordshire) is only 634 square miles and has a little over 1.2 million permanent residents and yet while that's the second largest shire county population in England it is still regarded as a largely rural county. The whole of England itself is about 10% smaller than NYS with around 3 times the population, for context.
I'm watching from Northern Allegheny mountains in Pennsylvania, I've never been out west, it's on my bucket list for sure, thank you for showing us these,beautiful little towns, I find it so interesting that even at a peak population of 150, they had the need for Banks and such however I guess it was a large rural population also and the railroads etc. a totally different way of life, I live in a rural area where 3000 or less is considered small not 300 or less
I'm watching from Melbourne Australia, good on you for filming these towns I myself love visiting off the beaten track towns here there are plenty of them being similar size to United states but less people , look forward to you future shows take care and hope the best for you and your loved ones
Hello Chris, from NW Nebraska. I really enjoyed your video and narration. I used to drive truck into different parts of North Dakota quite often, but in all that time, it was always in the dark. So I can't say I've seen much of it. But I enjoy these scenes, much like the many ghost towns in my area, and think how nice it would be to go back in time and visit. Probably wouldn't want to come back. I'd have to bring my dog. Thanks for the tour. Very enjoyable.
My son lives in Fargo with his young kids. I'm imagining doing a summer camping/road trip to visit these places. Thanks for making such an excellent documentary!
Another great video. Thank you. I am watching from Rock Springs Wyoming and I wander around a lot of ghost towns myself. I also do a lot of train watching on the Union Pacific main line across Wyoming
Watching from Western Australia i will never get to visit these interesting places but the internet takes me their,thanks for your time spent creating these interesting vidoes
I'm watching from Punxsutawney Pennsylvania groundhog town I can't help but to wonder who knows all the grass in these towns are so much that is still kept up but there's no one there
We live just two miles from St. Olaf's. My husband and his family are the caretakers for the church and mow the lawn all summer long up there. Alot of his family is also buried there as well.
Fascinating, you show us things we may not see although I'd love to visit Saskatchewan sometime, I would definitely bring my camera! Watching from southern WI, US.
It's amazing that some of these abandoned towns are so well cared for, with the grass being trimmed even around buildings. I really appreciate your respect for No Trespassing signs, because I've seen a number of people on youtube who don't. Watching from BC, originally from Saskatchewan. Thanks, Chris!
The grass is taken for the farm animals. that is why is trimmed. It is cheap food for cattle, dried and and stored appropriate.
6:29 😢 you make me cry when I see churches like this. It’s heartbroken.
I live in ND and you drive in any direction and see tons rundown and collapsing churches
Me, too...😢😢😢
Black forest, south Germany here. Highly appreciate your videos and your way of narrating, thank you!
Thank you!
Strauss,plus, countless other people
Temple: 04:52 only became a ghost town in 2015 when the two people, who lived and worked there for the state (rangers) retired and moved away a few months later. They informed the state 2 years before in 2013 that they would leave the town after their retirement and that they were the last inhabitants of Temple.
A few months after they had left the county discontinued the power supply of Temple and officially dissolved the town and incorporated the area in the also fast shrinking town of "Golden Valley". Golden Valley has about 200 people.
Thanks for sharing that. Pretty sure I was in that town in 1982.
This was a wonderful video. We're from Miles City, MT but now live in Wyoming. My Mom was born in Mose, ND which has long been a true ghost-town. It's known as "The Town That Blew Away" as a tornado devastated the place many years ago. I last visited about 30-years ago, and all that remained were a few foundations and the church steeple laying in a field. My siblings and I actually retain title to several lots located on the site. We were contacted recently about possibly selling. I don't think we'll become millionaires but it may be worth a few bucks. Keep up the great work!
I just moved to Williston the same time you posted this video from Springfield, Illinois. It's crazy how much of these old abandoned towns are around me. Thank you for showing this
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the cool images. I am watching in Cincinnati Ohio
Thanks for watching!
I just enjoy watching abandoned towns.... from Romblon Romblon Philippines.
Watching the video from Romania, Europe. As a person that has never been in North America i find it very fascinating.
Thanks for watching!
Can you imagine going into some of these old abandoned places with a weed wacker and rebuilding and restoring them, then living peacefully and quietly away from the crazy? lol! My dad was from Kulm ND. Visited the old farmstead in the 80s and felt the ghosts of the way things were way back when. Thank you Chris for the tour! ❤
Yes I would love to do that.
A Weed Wacker and lots of bucks. Start with that second big building on the west side of the street in Marmoth, a gem.I've passed through some of those places. North Dakota is a haunting place.
Thanks, Chris.
That’s the dream!
Most or 95% are unrestoreable.
Watching from ND! I’ve been here for over 40 years, and I haven’t heard of many of these towns!
Thanks for watching!
Gloomy, melangolic and beautiful... from Drenthe, Netherlands
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Half of my family was from Groningen and the other half from down south. I always forget the name. They came to the south Chicago area between 1890s-1910s. Tom TenHove
I was watching this from Cochrane, Ab. I would really like to explore North Dakota at some point. My Grandfathers Family immigrated to Harvey, ND in 1903 before moving to Alberta in 1905. Would be interesting to see where they lived once first coming to North America from Norway. Looks like lots of interesting spots to check out down there. Thanks for sharing a few of them.
Thanks for watching! It is a great place!
Still studying geo
Nottingham UK, we don't have anything like this here, very interesting. Thank you for the time you put into this and for sharing.👍
Thanks!!!
I'm watching from Scotland. Thank you for taking the time to produce these videos - great work.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video Chris. I love seeing remote places in North Dakota and Montana explored like you do. Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much!
Hello Chris, watching your video from North Yorkshire, England UK 🇬🇧👋
Thanks for watching!
My gg grandfather farmed 400 acres in Ward County ND. 1900 to 1927
Sad to see the state of those beautiful buildings
Watching from the London area UK, it's always fascinating to see soooo many abandoned towns and buildings.
Glad you enjoyed
Great work, Chris. I love these old rural places.
Thanks!
Loved this video! Born and raised in North Dakota and I think I only know one of those town names! I am in Mound, MN now. This makes me homesick! The wide open spaces!!
Such a pretty state, had we stayed in Sidney, I would have ended up in Williston for sure.
It's underrated for sure, I love the wide open spaces and natural beauty of ND.
I used to live on Phelps island.
@@attrellWilliston ND , that’s where I live!
@@tristen14robloxofficalMy parents got married in Williston in 1950. Dad was from Watford City.
Brisbane,Australia here.Stunning video.I don't travel widely,but I don't think Australia has many ghost towns.
Yantabulla, north west of Bourke has a few derelict houses, an abandoned workshop and a still used hall and I think an RFS station.
It's pretty remote though.
ND born & raised here. Very well done. Nice work.
Glad you enjoyed it
Watching from San Francisco! I’ve taken Amtrak’s Empire Builder from Seattle (where my son lives) to Minneapolis (where my sister lives). Lots of these ghost towns along the way.
Thanks for watching!! I see that train all the time in Montana!
I'm watching from Ohio in the U.S. I've never been to either North or South Dakota. I loved this tour, so many interesting places, and so much beauty along the way. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
i live in Hawaii, so seeing how vast and empty the mainland its really peaceful. everything is pretty cramped here so it must be nice to have room to stretch your arms out with all that open space.
North Dakota has LOTS of wide open spaces!!
When I drove across The Big Island, through pineapple and coffee plantations, I felt there was a lot of quiet wide-open space there. I believe that is rather different from the other Hawaiian islands.
@fabrikk60 as a tourist yeah I can see why you'd think that that but when you live here, you're constantly reminded that your surrounded by water. It doesn't compare to what's in the vid.
@@AwfulWaffle8474 Island Fever can be a real thing. Beautiful place to have it, though.
Following you from Montréal.
Love the desolation and peacefulness of the prairies and Great Plains. Travelled extensively throughout Canada, but have not yet been to Saskatchewan. I’ll move it to the top of my road trip bucket list. Salut!
Wow thank you!!
Enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing your travels. I love the old churches
Thanks for watching!
Love your videos. Being a Black & White photographer, I could spend months photographing. Hi from Sandpoint, Idaho USA.
Wow yes if you are B & W photographer, this stuff in fall or just after winter would be amazing. I do that in Saskatchewan a lot. Thanks for watching!
I love watching your videos from anchorage alaska as i grew up on a wheat farm near great falls montana. I did not appreciate the beautiful and peaceful open spaces until neighbors. Thank you 😊😊😊😊
Thanks for sharing
Just love this, the crickets, poor old town
I'm from Barcelos, Portugal! I really hope to visit Saskatchewan and Montana someday, although that seems like impossible for me due to money problems. Your channel and others on youtube do give me hope though!
Get a work and travel visa for canada. That way you can pay for your travels and likely make much more money here. Construction in Alberta is almost always hiring
@@panamericaco are there non immigrant work visas, which do you recommend? Are there only construction jobs in the prairie side of Canada? Construction isnt really my thing
@@auburn.JoaoDuarte the work and travel visa would be the easiest and simplest to get non-immigrant visa. There's all kinds of jobs, just that construction is usually the best paying. I've heard of people working in restaurants and other service industries. If you have a specific skill you can always apply for jobs in the area. Canada is easy for hiring, a lot of jobs you walk in and can start tomorrow unlike europe where you'll apply for a job that starts on a 1st of a month in 3 months type thing.
I'm from Nottingham UK, these places fascinate me
Carlton here, hello neighbour.
Thanks for watching!
The brick fireplace was a barbecue and oven for outdoor cooking, there was one in my backyard when I was a kid. I'm in Montana came from north dakota when I was a kid, great videos.
Thanks!
I’m from south Louisiana but I have lived overseas and been to many foreign countries but the most beautiful country is North America. In 1993 my family and I headed North. I fell in love with The Rocky Mountains. South Dakota was definitely a favorite. Wyoming as well. Glacier National Park was the goal but my stepdad became ill and we began having vehicle problems. So we turned around and headed back home to Louisiana.
Thanks for watching, I agree it is amazing country!
Watching from Sweden 😊, like youre videos 🙏🏻
Awesome! Thank you!
😮 how interesting..
we do have ghost towns in Italy as well ...lots of greetings
Bet those ghost towns are much older than the ones in North Dakota :)
I'm watching from Poland, I probably won't be able to see with my own eyes what you show... although in August 2025 I will be in the USA, but closer to New York. Thank you for what I see. Greetings from Poland, Jarek
Thank you!
@@attrellI live in North Dakota I’ve only been here a year and a half but I didn’t know all this was here thank you!
Only as we dream can we acheive.
Ei dann steht das nächste Reise Ziel doch schon Fest
There is a lot to see in New York, too.
Thoroughly enjoyed your Video!
You are a fantastic narrator.
And so many beautiful abandoned buildings. Ahhhh! If only we could go back in time.
I am from England, now living in Washington State.
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Watching from Norway, a lot of Norwegian history here! Great video.
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No joke
brilliant videos. the churches are amazing. sending love from London, England. truly impressive how nature takes over so quickly
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Watching from Concordia, Kansas. Dying little towns , like these, can be found all over the Great Plains. Explored dozens myself. Friendly folks; always fascinating. Mom was from Odin, Kansas----home of free roaming peacocks.
Thanks for watching!
Watching from Ray, ND
My fav time to explore is in winter, but sadly not all roads are driveable. I wish I could see them like you describe.
@@attrell yeah I've had to park quite a distance away to trek in the snow and take pictures.
Shout out from Lowry City, Missouri. Haven't been to North Dakota yet. Pretty amazing place, definitely gonna check it out. I did come across an abandoned church in rural Nebraska on my way to Wyoming. Thanks for the roadtrip. 😊
Thanks for watching!
They're trying to save the old fieldstone building because of how labor intensive they were to build and how old it is.
I hope they get to save it!
Chris, excellent work! We might have JUST missed each other at Arena. I agree with you that St. John's might not be standing much longer. Thank you for pointing out trespassing signs - I feel this is often overlooked by ghosttowners or curious adventure seekers and they are there for good reason. Thanks again for the video.
Hey wow that would have been funny to be there at same time. And thank you!!!
Watching from Tasmania We have a few abandoned towns but nothing like those amazing churchs have not been to Canada or USA love watching your videos thanks for
Sharing with us places and buildings that would have gone unnoticed and forgotten and love the extra info beside the town and history
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Great vid Chris👍,Andover,Hampshire,England.
Thank you!
I’m in East Lothian and would love to be able to come back to the states and see all these beautiful places. I lived in San Francisco in the early 90’s ……..
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Awesome channel, great footage and narration. This channel makes me want to move away from the East Coast.
Thanks for watching!
The desolation of these places possess a stark beauty all their own.
I now note your other videos and intend to watch those as well. Well done and thank you, Chris.
Thank you!!!
I’m watching from Czar, Alberta. Your videos have got me out on some trips and checking out some small towns. I was recently in Saskatchewan and got to check out a couple of Ukrainian churches. They were amazing.
Thanks for watching!
Watching from Ukraine. A lot of people don't understand how can abandoned places be beautiful? But they have some special aesthetics. I like to watch your videos late in the evening with cup of strong black tea or even bottle of nice beer, when everyone in the flat already sleeping and it is absolutely quiet outside.
Thanks for watching!
Watching from Maryland. Love the video.
Thanks for watching!!
My grandparents were founding members of the Immanuel Lutheran (30:20) congregation; Grandpa was one of the men who built the church in 1923. The congregation was disbanded in 1945.
Oh wow! Thanks for posting!
Please don't ever change a thing. Honestly one of the best parts is hearing the gravel crunching under your shoes. Makes it feel like I'm walking right along side. Like the fact you are expanding your travels. Small towns don't necessarily have to be abended to be interesting. Although I understand the theme of your travels. More content the better as far as I'm concerned.
Is that where you got the bug to travel and do this from your Dad because of the way he was and working obligations? Like to know more about that time.
Why would the wife get mad about flying your drone into that church? Was it a present from her?
Keep up the good work. Always to long between episodes. 😀
Hey thank you! My wife watched me wreck sa drone once. ha ha! I got the bug for ghost towns when I moved to Saskatchewan.
Watching from Connecticut. Thanks for showing.
Thanks for watching!
From Williston North Dakota and my grate grate grandparents used to own that service station in flaxton with the car behind it
Oh wow I like that town! Thanks for watching!
Thanks so much, Chris. You have given me inspiration for a road trip in mid October!!
Have fun!
Always love your work, Chris.
Thank you!
Thanks a lot from Wakefield UK. I really enjoyed travelling through the countryside with all its history.
Crazy C👀L Vid! viewing frumda Turtle Mountains/Bottineau, ND, hatched,reared & resided fer 3 score & 3 more trips arounda sun, so rather familiar wit many of these Ol'Villages, if only the Remnants kud chat, vat Most Interesting Tales dey kud yak, Yup'Chur Ya'Betchya.....Mange Takke
Peace Out....& Beyonder
Can't understand how vast, yet small, maybe nothing larger than a small patch, where someone long ago lived out of their life. I grew up in that area has a Norwegian and though sometimes sad, it's quite captivating, at least for me.. World is a beautiful place!
I'm watching from Portal ND. Did you come through here on your way down? I love this video thanks for the share. Flaxton was were my Mom was raised and I've lived there as well. Great roots and Grandpa was Canadian as well, still have family up there.
Thanks for watching! No I came thru Turner, MT. I can't believe I have not been to Portal since 1982, I will make a point of coming back that way one day.
Watching from South Carolina , love your videos. I would love to visit your part of the world, I'll bet the stars at night are beautiful.
Thanks for watching! Yes SW Saskatchewan is super dark, great for night photography!
Love your work. RUclips gods blessed me with your recommendation and discovering your channel for the first time. From the UK but live in Thailand. There's just something epicly stupendously wonderful about the endless stretches of roads, plains and old towns that built America. Strangely fascinating to watch and imagine living in a town of only XX number of people with no bars, shops, restaurants, endless miles of road and beautiful countryside to the nearest Market/Supermarket/Town with amenities. Keep up your awesome work!
Thank you!!
it's like time has stopped and i'm just exploring places with peace through your videos, its a kind of therapy tbh, thanks for making this!
Thanks for watching!
It's amazing how so many of these Ghost Town buildings are well manicured. Zero population yet the grass is cut nicely, amazing.
Now on the inner cities where people still live on the block, there are abandoned homes with a lot of overgrown grass.
That’s the pride of North Dakota for you. It really is the best state in the nation. Shhh don’t tell anyone, we like it quiet and peaceful around here.
Another good one Chris. Grew up in North Dakota. Did lots of hunting in a lot of these areas. My dad sold a lot of farm machinery in the Regan and Arena area.
Thank you!
Have explored more than a few ghost towns in Colorado and California and enjoyed them all. Watching your videos from Cincinnati, Ohio. Keep up the good work.
Watching from Stutsman County, North Dakota. I loved and appreciated this video, well done! I'll definitely check out your others as well 😊
Thank you!!!
Thank you. Love your work. From California
Thank you!!
I am from long beach CA and I moved to Rugby ND a year ago and it is ok here there are clicks here if you are not born here they don't like you here in ND and some of the stupid people here will even try to make up shit about you here I bought my house for 92 thousand so I don't have a mortgage my house is paid for and it was hard to get a job here because they don't like people from California and here in Rugby ND they like to hire more women then men and that's ok soon I am going to buy one of these businesses and I am going to fire all the women here and hire all men and yes I have the money to do it it is so bad here if you are from California that I am a certified welder and they won't give me a job here because I am from California and that's ok too because I know the secret to making money and I have a lot of it so slowly I am going to buy all of the businesses here and get people from California to work for me here and I am going to buy a lot of the houses here and rent them out for cheap and bring people from California to live here and have a great life and all because the people here are shitty and petty and they are really stupid here they don't know anything outside there box in ND I am also very good at research
Watching from New Zealand
Thank you for doing these videos Chris.
Watching from Houston Texas
Thanks for watching! I lived there briefly in the 80's.
The Burt bar had an attached hall and had roller skating on saturday nights until the mid 1960’s. The Nothern Pacific had passenger rail service to Mott ( seven miles away) for 25 cents.
Wow roller skating? Neato!
Fabulous! Enjoyed the walking tour.
Glad you enjoyed it
Watching from high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California...former resident of Canada- Ontario and British Columbia...very enjoyable video.
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Watching from Bismarck. My folks used to run the theaters in Williston and Wolf Point, MT. Love watching your video!
Awesome! Thank you!
Greeting from West Java, Indonesia. North Dakota remains me of two thing. 1) Fargo both The Movie and The Series. 2) Far Cry 5, absolutely in good ways 😊... I hope you'll made another great video like this sir... great job 👌👍
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Watching from Miami, Florida. I've really enjoyed your videos. You have a really good eye. Those old churches and grain elevators are fascinating subjects for photography.
Thank you!!
Watching from near Plaza, ND! Thanks for showcasing my home! I used to stop by both Tagus and Lonetree on the bus on the way to school in Berthold!
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I recently subscribed to your channel. I enjoy your presentation style. Recently watched your video “Abandoned places at night time lapse”. Seeing all the decaying buildings and vehicles against the backdrop of the eternal night sky; Brilliant. Very captivating. Thanks.🙏
Awesome! Thank you!
Viewing this RUclips video of "Abandoned Towns and Places" on this date: 8-26-2024. My residence is in Atlanta, Georgia for over 45 years of my 74 years.
I find the Dakotas are quite interesting in that not many people live there yet, the landscape and its old buildings are fantastic to take a "vacation tour" of these sites. I would imagen there are certain months one would avoid due to weather.
These sites are paint artists great locations to capture the history of the past.
Yes Dec - early March, not a good time to visit here :)
May through September.
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America as a whole has a very low population density mate, my English county (Hertfordshire) is only 634 square miles and has a little over 1.2 million permanent residents and yet while that's the second largest shire county population in England it is still regarded as a largely rural county. The whole of England itself is about 10% smaller than NYS with around 3 times the population, for context.
I live in Northern Italy ... I really love your videos on US ghost towns.
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I'm watching from Northern Allegheny mountains in Pennsylvania, I've never been out west, it's on my bucket list for sure, thank you for showing us these,beautiful little towns, I find it so interesting that even at a peak population of 150, they had the need for Banks and such however I guess it was a large rural population also and the railroads etc. a totally different way of life, I live in a rural area where 3000 or less is considered small not 300 or less
Great video! You really did a great job covering a lot of places. Thanks for sharing.
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I'm watching from Melbourne Australia, good on you for filming these towns I myself love visiting off the beaten track towns here there are plenty of them being similar size to United states but less people , look forward to you future shows take care and hope the best for you and your loved ones
Thank you!
Watching from Lancaster Pennsylvania! Ive never been outside of my own state so I find your videos fascinating 😊
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Hello Chris, from NW Nebraska. I really enjoyed your video and narration. I used to drive truck into different parts of North Dakota quite often, but in all that time, it was always in the dark. So I can't say I've seen much of it. But I enjoy these scenes, much like the many ghost towns in my area, and think how nice it would be to go back in time and visit. Probably wouldn't want to come back. I'd have to bring my dog. Thanks for the tour. Very enjoyable.
Thank you very much!
My son lives in Fargo with his young kids. I'm imagining doing a summer camping/road trip to visit these places. Thanks for making such an excellent documentary!
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Watching from South East, South Australia
Sad to see these once busy locations now all abandoned & unloved 😢
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Another great video. Thank you. I am watching from Rock Springs Wyoming and I wander around a lot of ghost towns myself. I also do a lot of train watching on the Union Pacific main line across Wyoming
Yes I am eager to film trains there myself. I got one at Thermopolis and followed it south for 40 miles. AMAZING area!
@@attrell we recently had the Union Pacific big boy steam locomotive come through town. I got some great video of it. I really enjoy your videos
Watching from Western Australia i will never get to visit these interesting places but the internet takes me their,thanks for your time spent creating these interesting vidoes
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From the Seattle area, thanks again for another great video!
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From stanley nd. Love seeing our state get love
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I'm watching from Punxsutawney Pennsylvania groundhog town I can't help but to wonder who knows all the grass in these towns are so much that is still kept up but there's no one there
Yeah I wonder that too!
We live just two miles from St. Olaf's. My husband and his family are the caretakers for the church and mow the lawn all summer long up there. Alot of his family is also buried there as well.
That is a great Church, so glad they care for the place.
Great video! Living in the Northeast, it's fascinating to see all the land and history.
Fascinating, you show us things we may not see although I'd love to visit Saskatchewan sometime, I would definitely bring my camera! Watching from southern WI, US.
Thanks for watching!!