{"id":533,"date":"2006-08-29T12:33:26","date_gmt":"2006-08-29T12:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/65.175.102.14\/?p=533"},"modified":"2011-11-29T12:33:56","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T12:33:56","slug":"its-about-that-time-sigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=533","title":{"rendered":"It’s about that time… *sigh*"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/center>There was a tradition we had back in the 1980s, when I was in high school and college: about this time of year, before everyone left town for school, we would have a great big sendoff. This took place on the sandbar in the middle of the Missouri River, beneath the cliffs of the Double Ditch Indian Village. We’d walk down a crazy path like the one you see in this photo, be shuttled across the water to the sandbar by pontoon boat, and there the festivities would take place.<\/p>\n

We’d have a generator and a sound system, volleyball nets and footballs and frisbees, bonfires, and would enjoy one last night of fun with everybody. Double Ditch Loop, which actually used to BE a loop through the park area, would be packed with cars. It was a really good time. I’d take a six-pack of Mountain Dew and go out there with my friends, most of whom live out of state now. I bet they all remember hot summer nights on the sandbar, though!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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