Salt of the earth, pillars of Divide

Salt of the earth, pillars of Divide

Steve Andrist, Bismarck, is a former publisher of The Journal and the co-chair of the North Dakota News Cooperative board of directors. Elkhorn Township is the northwesternmost township of Divide County, which is the northwesternmost county of North Dakota. It’s the corner of the state’s corner, as close to much of Saskatchewan and Montana as it is to much of North Dakota. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Elkhorn’s population at about a dozen-an…