About Us

GhostsOfNorthDakota.com is a partnership of two Fargo radio professionals, Troy and Rat, in an endeavour to photographically document the remains of North Dakota’s pioneer towns before they vanish to the ages. This project has nothing to do with ghosts or the supernatural.

Some of the towns on this website are “true ghosts” — totally abandoned. Others harbor less than ten residents, and some boast populations of a couple hundred. Regardless, all of the towns featured on this website have experienced significant drops in population.

A note to residents of towns featured here. Please do not be offended if we have your town on this website. Part of what inspires us to do this is the simple nature, the solitude of North Dakota’s abandoned places. This is an appreciation of history, architecture, and heritage… not a statement on political conditions which would cause an exodus from our small towns. It will be a great day when we can gleefully remove a town from our website due to an economic resurgence which has caused the population to take it north of ‘ghost town’ status.

All photos on GhostsofNorthDakota.com are the property of SonicTremorMedia.com and subject to copyright. Unauthorized use is strictly forbidden. If you’d like to use a photo on this website for any type of broadcast or print project, please visit the contact page to request information on material usage.

Photos submitted to Ghosts Of North Dakota become the property of this site for use online, in print, and otherwise, without limit or liability.