The Maida–Windygates Border Crossing connects the cities of Langdon, North Dakota and Morden, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. North Dakota Highway 1 on the American side joins Manitoba Highway 31 on the Canadian side.
| Maida–Windygates Border Crossing | |
|---|---|
 US Border Inspection Station at Maida, ND | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States; Canada |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 49°00′00″N 98°21′54″W / 49°N 98.364950°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1930 |
| US Phone | (701) 256-5087 |
| Can Phone | (204) 246-2201 |
| Hours | 9:00 AM–5:00 PM |
| Website US Canadian | |
Canadian side
editIn terms of the region, the earliest customs service began at Snowflake in the 1880s, where the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) collected duties, issued permits, and patrolled the border.[1] A customs office existed at Mowbray 1899–1908 under the administrative oversight of the Port of Winnipeg,[2] at which time the Snowflake office opened.[1] Mowbray reopened, operating 1926–1930, at which time the Windygates office opened about 9 kilometres (6 mi) eastward along the border.[2]
In 1959, a driver and passenger died when their car crashed into the customs building.[3] The present border station was built in 1963.[citation needed]
In 2020, the former border hours of 9am–10pm reduced, becoming 9am–5pm.[4]
US side
editThe early border station history at Maida is unclear, but an office was known to exist by the late 1930s.[5] The station built in 1961[6] was replaced in 2012.[7] The construction required a local bar named Jacks Bar to be torn down.[8] The once booming Maida has become a ghost town.[9]
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ a b Legg 1962, p. 237.
- ^ a b Legg 1962, p. 178.
- ^ "Calgary Herald". www.newspapers.com. 1 Jun 1959. p. 1.
A mother and her son were killed when their car missed a turn and crashed into the Canadian customs building at Windygates....
- ^ "CBC News". www.library.ctvnews.ca. 15 Apr 2020.
- ^ Federal Register, 18 Aug 1938 , p. 2021, at Google Books
- ^ "30-Day Review of Spending by U.S. Customs and Border Protection under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for Construction of Land Ports of Entry" (PDF). www.dhs.gov. 23 Oct 2009. p. 17.
- ^ "CBP: New Recovery Act-Funded Land Port of Entry Opens at Maida". www.cbp.gov. 12 Jul 2012.
- ^ "Maida Bar to Close Because of Border Patrol Expansion". Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ Patera, Alan H. & Gallagher, John S. (1982). North Dakota Post Offices 1850-1982. Burtonsville, Maryland: The Depot. p. 46.
References
edit- Legg, Herbert (1962). Customs Services in Western Canada, 1867–1925. The Creston Review Ltd.