STEELE, N.D. — When we meet Erin Dewitz for the first time, she is watering flowers — barrels of tiny mums which she brought in special from her farm to give her business, the Nineteen26 Campground & Lodging in Steele an autumnal twist.

Details are important to Dewitz, from the North Dakota-made products in her general store to the tastefully themed motel rooms decorated with historic Steele photos.

After all, online reviews are essential for the success of her family-run hospitality business, which first opened in the fall of 2023.

So the go-getter — who is also a full-time nurse practitioner, wife of Steele farmer/rancher Chase Dewitz, and mom of three young kids — pays attention to the things that a discerning traveler might notice.

Likewise, Nineteen26’s online reviews average a he

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