moving to dikinson North Dakota need info about it (Bismarck: transplants, home)

[newguy7759]

I might be moving to Dikinson North Dakota in the summer, i was wondering some info about the town. not so much the torism but like the highschool. i am an adolesent in colorado i already know it is supposed to be really cold but i need info about the town.

[prairierose]

Spelling the name correctly will be a start: Dickinson

[Roloff1976]

No Dickinson people? Never lived there, been have been there a few times. It is around 16,000 people. They have the basic fast food. A decent little mall. It has a small University, so has a small college population of about 2500 students. The High Schools...one public, and one Catholic. I'm guessing the locals pretty much find things to do for the area...mostly hunting, fishing. Local sports. It is not a huge town, so you are not going to see clubs, big name concerts or things like that. But you don't find too much of this anywhere in the mid states of ND, SD, WY and MT. As far as cold...we have our days mid winter, but you in Colorado probably get more snow than we do. Hopefully some Dickinson people will post some positives and correct anything I may have said that doesn't represent them well. Good Luck in Dickinson.

[newguy7759]

thank you for the information and i am looking more to the point do they have a movie theater or a bowling ally or something i have found out it is very simular to my home town of canon city colorado

[davednorris]

Hi newguy7759,

Yes, there is a movie theater in the mall.
There are 2 bowling alleys.

What else?

Dave Norris
Dickinson, ND
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[newguy7759]

thanks what are the people like are thear those kids that like icp and paint thear faces i am really looking to get away from that crap here in canon what are the youth like

[davednorris]

Hi again,

Most people are nice. We are transplants and had no problem fitting in. I'm from Southern Calif and my wife is from Mississippi. Like anywhere else - there will be a few bad eggs.
I'd say the youth are pretty much like anywhere else, just on a smaller qty scale. The highschool has the usual sports. There is an awesome Community Center (Westriver Community Center) Google it. It has indoor pools, weights, tennis, climbing wall, etc. I think there is a skateboard park in town too. There are several youth groups at the local churches. Would you be interesated in anything like that? What is "icp"? and what do you mean by "Paint their faces"?

Kind Regards,

Dave N.
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[Cain]

"ICP" - Insane Clown Posse I am assuming.

I have in-laws in dickinson, quite a few actually. When I visited there a few times I haven't really seen much in the way of people done up like that or goth, etc. Are there people like that there, maybe, but nothing like what you would see in say a larger city.

I would say if you are looking to get away from that, you will be fine.

[Roloff1976]

Definately NO to the ICP Insane Clown Posse... (where kids paint their faces with black and white paints with scarey or goth like facial images..clothing goes along with it...kind of extreme goth...lol) if there are, They are probably the ones who are considered outcasts, cuz' we in North Dakota are pretty normal ...and not into the flyby trends. You will probably see a couple kids do it for attention...but not like they do in the larger metro areas of the US. I've seen a couple kids in Bismarck trying very hard to imitate the ICP thing, but people just laugh or gawk at them...and the kids love the attention they get.
Not sure if it is a social thing, but definately would not be allowed in schools.

[newguy7759]

thanks in the town i am living in thats what everybody tries to do and i am happy to get away from thear