38ft pole medicine wheel parkValley City (CSi)  A FREE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX Celebration at Medicine Wheel Park, (205 Winter Show Road SE.) On September 22, 2016, starting at 7-p.m.

At 6:30 pm, people are encouraged to walk along the North Country Trail to the MEDICINE WHEEL PARK (those unable to do this can drive to the park)

7:00 pm –  Native American Musical Performers, “The Buffalo River Dancers and Singers”

7:30 pm OBSERVE THE SUNSET

DARK – STAR GAZING till 9PM: Bring bug spray and a blanket to enjoy the evening.

In case of inclement weather, the Buffalo River Dancers and Singers will be at the Froemke Auditorium on the campus of Valley City State University for a free performance at 7PM

“Equinox: equal day and night, but not quite”

(source: http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/equinox-not-equal.html)

“Equinox” literally means “equal night”, giving the impression that the night and day on the equinox are exactly the same length; 12 hours each. But this isn’t entirely true.

In reality equinoxes don’t have exactly 12 hours of daylight.

“Equinox” means “equal night” in Latin. But even if the name suggests it and it’s widely accepted, it isn’t entirely true that day and night are exactly the same on the equinox all over the world – only nearly

On any other day of the year, the Earth’s axis tilts a little away from or towards the Sun. But on the two equinoxes, the Earth’s axis tilts neither away from nor towards the Sun.  The equinoxes occur the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator. This happens in March and September every year.”

All Events are Free and open to the public!

For more information contact Wes Anderson 701-845-0966