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OUR TIME IN MINOT WENT BY SO QUICKLY BECAUSE WE ENJOYED IT SO MUCH. EVERYONE TOLD US BEFORE ARRIVING THAT IT WAS COLD AND TERRIBLE, BUT WE MADE IT WORK AND WOULD EVEN GO BACK AGAIN. YES, THE WEATHER DOES GET VERY COLD, BUT YOU LEARN TO DEAL WITH IT. WE MADE THE BEST OF FRIENDS THERE IN MILITARY HOUSING. MOST EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO LIVE ON THE BASE SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, HOUSING THERE IS PLENTIFUL AND NOT TOO LONG OF A WAIT. THE HOUSES ARE QUITE LARGE AND COME WITH BASEMENTS, WHICH ARE GREAT FOR THE KIDS TO HAVE A PLAY AREA OVER THE LONG WINTER. THE FACITIES ARE GREAT WITH A NEW YOUTH CENTER AND A FUN COMMUNITY CENTER FOR PIZZA AND LETTING THE KIDS PLAY AT THE INDOOR PLAY AREA. EVERYTHING DOES SEEM FAR AWAY AS FAR AS TRAVELING, BUT OUR FAMILY MADE SEVERAL TRIPS TO BISMARCK (THE CAPITOL) AND EVEN WENT OVER TO FARGO AND UP TO CANADA A FEW TIMES. IF YOU LIKE CAMPING, STATE PARKS AND DON'T MIND THE CLOSENESS OF A SMALL TOWN( RESTAURANTS LIMITED)THEN MINOT MAY BE A HIT FOR YOU TOO. IF THERE WAS A DOWNSIDE, IT WAS THE TRIP INTO TOWN. THE BASE WAS ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF MINOT ITSELF.
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