After living in North Dakota for 17 years, but not currently, I would tell you it may be 'third world' in many ways; but not when it comes to softball. Bismarck is home to one of the largest, if not the largest, softball tournaments around (over 400 teams each year). And at one time ND had the highest % of adult softball players in the country. Many people take their vacations to coincide with softball state tournaments. I played for 10 years and umped for 6 years there and it was great.
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