Visit the Location
Arrive at a marked Talking Trail point connected to a North Dakota music story.
Hear North Dakota’s music history where it happened—through stories connected to the artists, venues, communities, landmarks, and moments that shaped our state’s sound.
The first phase will begin with 10–15 Talking Trail points. Specific locations and stories will be announced as each point is confirmed.
Our long-term vision is a statewide network of 100 Talking Trail points preserving and sharing North Dakota’s music history. Each point will connect a meaningful physical location with a story worth hearing—making history accessible to residents, students, families, and travelers.
Together, the trail can help communities celebrate their musical heritage while creating a richer way to explore North Dakota.
Talking Trail goes beyond the brief text on a sign by connecting visitors with the fuller story at the place that gives it meaning.
Arrive at a marked Talking Trail point connected to a North Dakota music story.
Follow the sign’s instructions to use the free Talking Trail mobile app or call the phone number shown.
Listen to the fuller story and discover why that artist, place, community, or moment matters.
Future points may connect musicians and Hall of Fame inductees with hometowns, performance spaces, museums, recording and broadcast history, musical landmarks, community traditions, and other places tied to North Dakota’s musical legacy.
The initial 10–15 points are beginning in Fall 2026. New locations will be shared only after they are confirmed.
Help preserve a piece of North Dakota music history and make it available where the story has the greatest meaning.
$1,500
Sponsor one location-based Talking Trail point.
$1,000
Add a Talking Trail point to a $2,500 inductee art-installation sponsorship.
$4,500
Includes an inductee art installation, a Talking Trail point, and induction-event sponsorship.
We welcome sponsors, communities, museums, venues, and people with North Dakota music-history leads. If you can help fund, host, or identify a story, contact Hall of Fame president Marlo Anderson.