Carrington is a town in the Coteaus and Plains region of North Dakota. It had a population of about 2,000 people in 2019.
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Get in
By car
Via US-281, approximately 40 miles north of I-94. It also can be reach on North Dakota Highway 200 and US-52. 66th AVE NE 2 miles south New Rockford on via ND Hwy 15.
- Carrington Municipal Airport Tel: +1 701 652-2206
Get around
See
- Camp Kimball, +1 701 328-2666. State Historic Site. This was the campsite of the Sibley Expedition on July 22–23, 1863.
- Foster County Museum, Second Street & 16th Avenue South, +1 701 652-3363. Military uniforms, household items, old pictures of Carrington and surrounding communities, old farm equipment, firefighting equipment and one-room schoolhouse. Open Memorial Day to Labor Day: 2:00 to 5PM. All year by appointment.
- Putnam House, 533 Main St, +1 701 652-1213 or +1 701 652-2090, alison@daktel.com. Three-story historic home listed on National Registry of Historic Places. Available for tours or private rental. Rural community cultural center. Open June through August on Sundays, 2PM-5PM or year-round by appointment. Admission: Guided tours $3, walk-through tour $2.
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- Pipestem Creek, +1 701 652-2623, pipestem@daktel.com. Manufacturer of hand-made SunFlorals (exquisite natural floral wreaths) and SunFeeders (edible birdfeeders and birdhouses). Summer tours include extensive gardens, drying and production facilities and gift shop. There are three renovated granaries and a train depot. There is a gift shop in a restored 10-sided granary. Open year-round, Monday to Friday, 8AM-4PM, and they have extended hours in the summer and fall. Open evenings and weekends by appointment. Guided tours welcome by reservation.
- ALCO, 6717 Hwy 200, +1 701 652-3532.
- Carrington Drug, 956 Main St, +1 701 652-2521.
- Designer Fabrics Quilt Shop, 929 Main St, +1 701 652-3535.
- Carrington Health Center Gift Shop, 800 4th Street N, +1 701 652-3141.
- Rose Garden Floral & Greenhouse, 366 5th Avenue N, +1 701 652-2084.
- Carrington Floral, 969 Main St, +1 701 652-2462.
- Seaburg Drug, 990 Main St, +1 701 652-3678.
Eat
- Chieftain Restaurant & Sports Bar, 60 4th Ave S, +1 701 652-3131.
- The Ice Cream Shop, 61 4th Ave N, +1 701 652-2093.
- Donna's Diner & Catering, 1560 3rd St N, +1 701 652-1776.
- Highway Drive In, 435 2nd St S, +1 701 652-3291.
- Pizza Ranch, 730 4th Ave S, +1 701 652-3232.
- Prairie Inn, 312 Hwy 281 NE, +1 701 652-3976.
- Food Court at Super Valu Foods, Hwy 281, +1 701 652-3125.
- Stop n' Go Foods, 309 Hwy 281 NE, +1 701 652-3103.
- Subway, 488 8th St N, +1 701 652-1782.
- The Garden Gate, 929 Main St, +1 701 652-3527. Popular gift and coffee shop featuring exquisite, locally-handmade, as well as imported, silk and dried floral arrangements, candles/frangrances, body & bath items, plaques, jewelry, fashionable pillows/throws, and more... Serving coffee, desserts, and lunches until 4PM
- A Catered Event & Bakery, 740 4th Ave. S/ Hwy 281 S, +1 701 307-0001. Lunch menu, full service bakery, cakes, catering and event planning. Conference room available.
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