On a recent hot summer day in BisMan, Scott McGowan posted that it sure would be nice to be friends with someone who has a pontoon. His story inspired me to think of other types of friends people need to have in North Dakota. And there are all kinds of friends we could use in this state!

North Dakota is a pretty friendly place, and many people will be there for you in your time of need. But it kind of pays off to have some true friends with "benefits" when you live in this state. Check out some of the types of friends everyone in North Dakota needs:

14 Types of Friends You Need in North Dakota

How many of these people do you have in your friend group?

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Many of the included towns jump out at the casual observer as popular summer-rental spots--the Ozarks' Branson, Missouri, or Arizona's Lake Havasu--it might surprise you to dive deeper into some quality-of-life offerings beyond the beach and vacation homes. You'll likely pick up some knowledge from a wide range of Americana: one of the last remaining 1950s-style drive-ins in the Midwest; a Florida town that started as a Civil War veteran retirement area; an island boasting some of the country's top public schools and wealth-earners right in the middle of a lake between Seattle and Bellevue; and even a California town containing much more than Johnny Cash's prison blues.

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