We rolled in to the most populous city in North Dakota in a deluge. It was our first real rain during the 20 days we've been on this adventure.

Because of the precipitation, we didn't get to explore as much as we would have liked. Fargo has A LOT going on.

"Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo is filled with colorful murals and public art created by local and visiting artists. From interactive wings and postcard-style murals to works celebrating local history, culture, and notable figures, you'll find public art throughout Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo."

We embraced the weather event to do long overdue laundry in the coolest laundromat ever. Blue Max "uses a system hospital-grade sanitization called OmniLUX. It is the highest level of disinfection available. It increases clothing lifespan by 20% while it eliminates odor-causing bacteria. Outstanding bright whites & colors and significantly reduced drying time." Score for us!

Lunch was at Vinyl Tacos in the historic downtown. You have to love their motto, "Tuned in Music & Turned on Tacos". Yum.

We actually went to the Visitors Center twice. The first was to gather information and also to take a photo with an authentic prop from the movie Fargo.

This Coen Brothers film isn't for most people but since we were going to Fargo, we decided we just had to see it. It was pretty cool to play with an actual part of legendary film history.

Our timing was perfect to attend the 26th annual Big Iron Farm Show.

This is a three-day celebration of rural living—agribusiness, health, innovation, and technology. In 2025, more than 70,000 attendees came from across the nation and over 50 other countries to see demonstrations, visit 900+ exhibit booths, connect with their peers, and attend training sessions.

This was ours circa 1976. What a memory evoker.

Steve and I spent most of our time at the show playing the "What the heck does this do?" Game.

We concluded our visit with delightful pharmacy students. There is a long-standing community tradition of North Dakota State University (NDSU) School of Pharmacy students providing vital public health services at the annual Big Iron Farm Show. For over 20 years, third- and fourth-year professional PharmD students have operated booths at the exhibition to offer heavily discounted or free preventative medical screenings. How cool is that? Because the multi-state agricultural show draws thousands of farmers, ranchers, and vendors who often lack direct or frequent access to primary healthcare, the student clinic serves as a critical community bridge. This clinical outreach program fulfills part of the university's land-grant mission by allowing advanced students to gain real-world diagnostic experience while directly serving rural communities. What fun to help students practice while we received a glimpse of how well we're doing on this trip. Our clean bills of health were the perfect end to this exceptional event.

Because I love this stuff and because Steve is such a good sport, we returned to the Visitors Center before heading out of town. I couldn't miss the Celebrity Walk of Fame with more than 110 celebrity signatures, handprints, and footprints in cement.

Stars from music, the arts, politics, and sports, including Garth Brooks, Neil Diamond, Styx, KISS, Maury Wills, Debbie Reynolds, and Governor Jesse Ventura, have left their mark, with more being added throughout the year.

Oh man, who doesn't miss Toby Keith.

Hey, hey it's the Monkees!

And to end our first, but certainly not last, visit to Fargo, I will quote the legendary radio broadcaster Paul Harvey who famously said, "And now you know... the rest of the story."