The Maida–Windygates Border Crossing connects the cities of

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and

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on the

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. North Dakota Highway 1 on the American side joins Manitoba Highway 31 on the Canadian side.

Canadian side

In terms of the region, the earliest customs service began at

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in the 1880s, where the

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(NWMP) collected duties, issued permits, and patrolled the border. A customs office existed at Mowbray 1899–1908 under the administrative oversight of the Port of Winnipeg, at which time the Snowflake office opened. Mowbray reopened, operating 1926–1930, at which time the

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office opened about eastward along the border. In 1959, a driver and passenger died when their car crashed into the customs building. The present border station was built in 1963. In 2020, the former border hours of 9 am–10 pm reduced, becoming 9 am–5 pm.

US side

The early border station history at

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is unclear, but an office was known to exist by the late 1930s. The border station station that was constructed in 1961 was replaced in 2012. The construction of the new station required a local bar named Jacks Bar to be torn down. The once booming town of Maida has become a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maida-Windygates Border Crossing Canada–United States border crossings 1930 establishments in Manitoba 1929 establishments in North Dakota Buildings and structures in Cavalier County, North Dakota

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