Portal News and Stories
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Thanks for Another Successful Portal Fish Fry!
The Sjue Family and Rosie’s Cantina annual fish fry held in Portal on October 17th was a great success. Over 120 persons attended and enjoyed a seafood dinner consisting of Alaska halibut, sea bass, walleye, Gulf of Mexico shrimp and Louisiana gumbo.
Portal is featured in a story on US-Canada Tensions
Portal featured in Regina Leader Post article: “Life along the line: As Canada-U.S. tension grows, a small border town is finding its way”
Royalty and Portal
His Majesty King Edward VIII and his American wife Duchess Wallis Simpson passed through Portal on two occasions as they traveled to visit the E.P. Ranch near Pekisko, Alberta.
The photo was taken at the Soo Line Depot, Portal, ND or across the border in North Portal, Saskatchewan.
Portal Adds Little Free Library
Portal, North Dakota is the latest community to join the Little Free Library movement, placing a bright blue “Take a Book, Share a Book” box in City Park, next to the swing set.
