Howdy Ya'll!

Welcome to Medora!  It is the gateway to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, a place of history, shopping, and entertainment.

In 1883 a young New Yorker, Theodore Roosevelt came here to hunt buffalo and fell in love with the land.  He invested in cattle raising and eventually owned two ranches.  On his experiences in North Dakota he said, I never would have been President if it had not been for my experiences in North Dakota.


      A scenic loop drive through the park



The North Dakota Badlands



This is the largest buffalo or bison we saw thus far.  He was either sleeping or just resting in a dry gulch.  His tail did move so we knew he was alive.

See the praire dog?  There are about 6 Praire Dog Towns in the park.

                           Roosevelt's Maltese Cross Cabin



A Maltese Cross carved into a log post




Teddy's desk

If you go to Medora you need to go to the Medora Musical - a beautiful outside setting - starts at 8:30PM.  We went - with several layers of clothes on plus an afghan and still shivered.  Bill thought it was about 35 degrees but it was only about 45!  

This is the main staging area . . . the buildings are on rails and they are moved back and forth during the musical.

The show features 12 male and female dancers and singers plus several featured singers and musicians...horses too.

A famous person was in the audience - wasn't he killed at Little Big Horn?



President Roosevelt was there too!

Sunset in the Badlands - a great ending to our day