Take a little time to turn off Interstate 94 at Exit 127 and visit New Salem!
Located just 30 miles West of North Dakota’s state capital, New Salem is a beautiful small town that has been a thriving community since 1883. New Salem is the home to families and retired couples alike because of its beauty and quiet nature. In 1974, the New Salem Lions club erected a 38 feet high fiberglass Holstein cow to honor our local dairymen. “Salem Sue” has made New Salem a landmark and a stopping place for passing tourists.
New Salem is a city in Morton County, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the "Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Bismarck-Mandan". The population was 973 at the 2020 census.
In 2017, a music festival, called ND Country Fest, put the small town of New Salem on the map! All under “Salem Sue” the World’s Largest Holstein Cow, New Salem is bringing some of the Regions most talented Country Music Entertainment along with some of Nashville’s Finest.