Get out of your shack on November 2, 2025, and activate a park for ND POTA Day 🧭
This operating event is not a contest; it is an opportunity celebrate North Dakota’s Statehood Day, enjoy our hobby in the great outdoors and, hopefully, raise the visibility of Amateur Radio.
Participation certificates will be awarded for this event upon receipt of your operating report, which should include:
- Mode
- Number of contacts
- Park(s) activated
Please send your reports to
About ND Statehood Day
On November 2, 1989 the Dakota Territory was divided into two states, North Dakota and South Dakota, both of which were admitted to the Union. The Dakotas observe the anniversary of this event as Statehood Day, although it is not a public holiday in either of the states.
The region that is now the Dakotas had been inhabited by Native American peoples for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. It was named after the Dakota people; the word “Dakota” is translated from their native language as “ally”. 1
A brief historical overview of the state up to 1989 … was written by Larry Remele (Education & Interpretation Division, State Historical Society of North Dakota) for the 1989 North Dakota Blue Book, a publication of the North Dakota Secretary of State.
A short history of North Dakota is also available through the American Memories Project at the Library of Congress site. 2
- State Historical Society of North Dakota
“Statehood Day in North Dakota and South Dakota”, AnyDay Guide, accessed October 21 2025, https://anydayguide.com/calendar/4361. ↩︎
“History of North Dakota”, State Historical Society of North Dakota, accessed October 21 2025, https://www.history.nd.gov/ndhistory/index.html. ↩︎
