In 1982 Rutland, North Dakota hosted what was considered the grand daddy of all celebrations when the town went into the "Guinness Book of World Records" with the cooking and eating of the World's Largest Hamburger.
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Petroglyphs carved into two granite boulders give Writing Rock State Historic Site near Grenora, North Dakota its name. Though their origins are obscure, the drawings probably represent the Thunderbird.
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Max G. Taubert of Casselton, North Dakota built a 50 foot high pyramid of empty oil cans. It is believed to be the highest oil can structure in the world.