Some of the Best things in Grand Forks ND
1. The University of North Dakota.
It's an easy one. The best college in the state, clearly. It has enough people to meet many friends, but just enough so you can find your best friends. And it also holds many esteemed schools for various majors (Aviation, Engineering, ect.)
2. Downtown
If you like cute brick buildings that are all in a row, this small town feel is perfect for you. Plenty of things are going on in the town square throughout the year and it's all close together so in the winter months you don't have to walk too far to get anywhere. There are enough options of food and bars to pick from that any others outside of walking distance (excluding the Kay) are simply forgotten about. But when you remember them, you fall in love all over again.
3. Parrots Kay
Even if you don't like the food, which makes you about 1 in every 75 people, the atmosphere is fantastic and the "home owned bar feel" comes through. Especially since you see the owner every night it's open. The beer, food, deals, and people are wonderful and makes for a fun night out.
4. It Is An Easy Place To Live
If you are new to the town, driving is made easy here. Mainly because no local person drives the speed limit, it's normally 5-10 MPH under the limit. So you don't have to feel like a fool when you are driving slower so you don't miss your turn. And there are only 4 or 6 (depending on how far you are pushing the city limits) roads to know. And they all make a nice grid throughout the town with easy names to remember.
5. The Different Personalities of the Town
Each area has its own feel. There is downtown, Grand Forks "city living", the suburbs for the surgeons and doctors, the hospital, and all the layers that make a great living (aside for the minors given out daily to the University's underage students). The suburbs are for the rest of the folk who work at the mid level jobs, then there are the trailer parks that have anyone from college students to grandparents living in any and all of the different parks throughout town. We even have the Grand Forks "Hood," and it isn't as bad as others, but it gets the point across. There are also the high end city dwellers that live in the biggest and oldest houses of the town, with big tree lined streets and grand entires. We've got it all.
