We’ve done a lot of big projects in Medora over the years, and we’re grateful to have had one really consistent partner in those projects—Great River Energy. Great River is a Minnesota-based nonprofit electric generating cooperative serving 700,000 families, farms and businesses in Minnesota. They generate much of their electricity at power plants in North Dakota, and have become one of North Dakota’s best “citizens.”
Their most recent commitment to TRMF has a $1 Million dollar impact to help support more activities for kids and families here in Medora. But this is just the latest in a long history of support for North Dakota’s favorite playground.
Theodore Roosevelt and Harold Schafer’s lives were generations apart, yet they are connected forever. Harold’s restoration of Historic Medora awakened the world to the impact that Medora and the Badlands had on the 26th president.
Auditions are coming up at the end of January, don’t miss your chance to star in the Greatest Show in the West, the Medora Musical! Performed live and outside 100 nights in a row this western musical complete with history, live horses, fireworks, and some good ‘ol downhome country music is a show unlike any other!
All the fun will be led by producer and star of the show, Bill Sorensen! He’ll bring magic and laughs to the tour as usual!
Back by popular demand, Queen of the West, Emily Walter! She’s been with the Magical Medora Christmas tour since it first started in 2015!
North Dakota native, Job Christenson, will also be back on tour! He’s a former Burning Hills Singer and host of the Medora Musical, and now a great fit in the Magical Medora Christmas tour!
Chad Willow is back on tour ticklin’ the keys, strummin’ the banjo, and adding vocals to the show!
New to this years Magical Medora Christmas tour is Kim Willow! The former Burning Hills Singer will join her husband Chad on this tour!
Also new to the cast is Travis Smith! He played piano and banjo in this year’s Medora Musical and will bring that talent on the road!
Gift will be largest single gift since the creation of the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
(MEDORA, ND) – The Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation (TRMF) is delighted to announce that the Matt and JoAnn Butler Foundation has pledged a $2 Million matching grant challenge to support Point to Point Park, a place for families named after Theodore Roosevelt’s favorite game.
The Matt and JoAnn Butler Foundation made the commitment after seeing the most recent plans for Point to Point Park and have pledged to match every dollar raised in support of the project, up to $2 Million so that the entire park can be built in 2020. The Butler Family commented after making the commitment, “We know that if we make this gift, it will get done because TRMF has a history of getting things done, and done well.”
Get your tickets for the Magical Medora Christmas tour!
We know you still have trick-or-treating and Thanksgiving to look forward to, but Magical Medora Christmas tickets are on sale TODAY and we just can’t hide our excitement!
This traveling Christmas variety show kicks off the day after Thanksgiving and spreads holiday cheer right up until Christmas Eve! During that time they will be performing 30 shows in 23 communities all over North Dakota and into Minnesota, South Dakota, and Montana!
See the 2019 Tour cast, book tickets, and learn more by clicking the big orange button below!
All the fun will be led by producer and star of the show, Bill Sorensen! He’ll bring magic and laughs to the tour as usual!
Back by popular demand, Queen of the West, Emily Walter! She’s been with the Magical Medora Christmas tour since it first started in 2015!
North Dakota native, Job Christenson, will also be back on tour! He’s a former Burning Hills Singer and host of the Medora Musical, and now a great fit in the Magical Medora Christmas tour!
Chad Willow is back on tour ticklin’ the keys, strummin’ the banjo, and adding vocals to the show!
New to this years Magical Medora Christmas tour is Kim Willow! The former Burning Hills Singer will join her husband Chad on this tour!
Also new to the cast is Travis Smith! He played piano and banjo in this year’s Medora Musical and will bring that talent on the road!
There ya have it, the complete cast of the 2019 traveling Magical Medora Christmas show!
To see the full tour schedule and get your tickets click the big orange button below!
No bully about it – September is everything Teddy Roosevelt in Medora
(MEDORA, ND) – Theodore Roosevelt first stepped off the train into Dakota territory on September 8, 1883, and exactly 136 years later Teddy will take over the town again in September.
Behind-the-scenes interviews with Medora employees | By Jewel Eliese
You’re driving in your car listening to the radio, humming away to some great music. Then the song stops and you hear a silky sounding male voice, full of depth and emotion.
And you wonder, what is the story behind this radio man’s voice?
We were able to sit down and speak with a Medora employee whose dream is to one day be that man behind the radio. There may be a day when you’ll hear the voice of James Mozey on your drive to work and think how wonderful it is that you know his fascinating story.
Donor initiative grants a
second Medora experience
The Medora Wish Endowment, funded by donors of the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation, brought smiles to a new face this summer. Rainann Bull, a 17-year-old from Jamestown, stepped into town July 12 as the second ever to receive a trip to Medora sponsored by the Medora Wish Endowment.
