Editing Portal, North Dakota (section)

==Economy==
Because Portal is in the [[Bakken Formation|Bakken Oil Field]] region, the cost of living has risen considerably in recent years. A 2015 speech by a [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] official used Portal as an example of an area where the cost of living, combined with limited housing availability, and the distance from medical care and shopping, can make it difficult to attract employees for federal government positions.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Is the federal pay system flexible enough to recruit and retain the best?|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2015/10/22/is-the-federal-pay-system-flexible-enough-to-recruit-and-retain-the-best/|newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]|date=October 22, 2015|access-date=October 24, 2015|issn = 0190-8286|first = Joe|last = Davidson}}</ref>

The [[Portal State Bank]], built in 1903, is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The [[William E. Metzger House]], built in 1904 - 1905, is also on the National Register of Historic Places.

A notable tourist attraction is the Gateway Cities Golf Club. It is one of only two golf courses along the border, the other being the [[Aroostook Valley Country Club]] in Maine. Eight of the course's nine holes are located within Canada, but the course's ninth hole, and the clubhouse, are located in the United States.<ref name="ND Tourism golf">{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtourism.com/articles/championship-and-unique-golf-courses-north-dakota|title=Championship and Unique Golf Courses in North Dakota|publisher=North Dakota Tourism Division|access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref>