I’m a 24-year-old who lives in Medora, North Dakota, which has a population of fewer than 150 people. We don’t have a grocery store in town but we do have the northern lights.
Thursday, September 7 at the Medora Musical was magical in more ways than usual! That night’s performance was dedicated to Make-A-Wish – the wonderful organization that helps grant wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. Six “Wish Kids” from North Dakota were introduced on stage at the
In 1997, a film documentary team asked the founder of the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation, Harold Schafer, what he thought Medora might look like in 25 years. “I haven’t the slightest idea!” he responded. Harold went on to say that for Medora to have a
For decades, music has been an integral part of the Medora experience. And this year, classical music took center stage for nearly 30 budding artists in the Badlands! The first annual Medora Music Camp brought 29 students together in mid-August to hone their craft through
In 2020, Linda Donlin, Bismarck, took her granddaughter Ava to Medora for the first time. Ava loved it but had questions about Medora’s historical figures and how this magical town came to be. So they searched for a book to help connect the dots. They
Each night at the Medora Musical this summer, kids are invited onto the stage to participate in a new Dolly Parton song: “Paint Your Dreams Across the Sky”. It’s a fitting song for 2023 – because the dream of making the Medora Musical more affordable for
If you visited Medora during the third weekend in July, you might have found yourself seeing double. Or triple… or quadruple… or more! The tenth-ever Badlands Chautauqua – a Gathering of Roosevelts – was held over the course of three days in July. It brought living
When you think of Char and Duey Marthaller, you think about Medora. Their story began like many others. “When our kids were little, we started coming out here, probably 40 years ago,” Char told TRMF. “We came out with the boys, just goofing off in
A new initiative to enhance the Western experience in Medora received a major boost this June at our semi-annual Black Tie & Spurs gala. Hundreds gathered in downtown Medora – dressed in their best cowboy hats, boots, and bolo ties – for the social, dinner, and