The Great Northern arrived in Minot in 1886, as work ended for the winter. In the days of yesteryear, the railroads coming through here were the Great Northern and the Soo. The former Great Northern Rwy depot sits just to the east of a diamondīetween the BNSF and the Canadian Pacific.

The former Soo Line depot stands next to the railroad tracks on Main Street. This day and age when everyone wants to tear the old stuff up and build new! Minot is fortunate to have both of their 'vintage' depot's still around, in His wanderlust and love of adventure prompted him to found the Ghosts of North Dakota project with collaborator Troy Larson, and together, they've been documenting ghost towns, abandoned places, and roadside attractions since 2003.Gassman Coulee Trestle on the BNSF west of town Terry is a native Fargoan who spent several years living and backpacking through Europe before returning to Fargo in 2003. Terry Hinnenkamp is a husband, dad, and full-time radio personality in Fargo, North Dakota, plus photographer and antique-hound. Churches of the High Plains, a look at churches, both active and abandoned, across North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Manitoba, followed in 2014, and he published a local history book with an emphasis on vintage photographs, Fargo Moorhead Lost and Found, in 2015. In 2013, with collaborator and fellow photographer Terry Hinnenkamp, Troy published the first of three volumes in the Ghosts of North Dakota series.

Through his website, Ghosts of North Dakota, millions of visitors have been entranced by the untold stories and forgotten places that make life on the high plains of North Dakota so unique. Troy Larson is a former Fargo radio host, a native North Dakotan, who has been documenting North Dakota history through an examination of ghost towns, abandoned places, and lost landmarks since 2003. Volume 3 also includes a 19 page special section on the abandoned Fortuna Air Force Station, and a map which includes most of the places featured in Volumes 1 through 3. Places in this book include Antler, Marmarth, Arena, Sanish, Haymarsh, and Bathgate. Synopsis: Ghosts of North Dakota, Volume 3 is a 110 page, hardbound, full-color coffee table book featuring some of the best photos from the Ghosts of North Dakota project- photos of ghost towns, near-ghost towns, and abandoned places across the state of North Dakota, plus comments from the photographers, historical tidbits, and more.

Ghosts of North Dakota by Troy Larson