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Maida–Windygates Border Crossing
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. Canadian sideIn 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 sideThe 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 alsoFootnotes
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