The Theodore Roosevelt cabin tour in the National Park next to the visitor center was full of interesting information. I'd recommend taking the tour.
After viewing the cabin we went into the town of Medora to see what it had to offer. Antoine de Vallombrosa, the Marquis de Mores, arrived in 1883. Among his enterprises were a beef packing plant, a stagecoach line, a freighting company, refrigerated railway cars, cattle and sheep raising, land ownership, and a new town which he called Medora, in honor of his wife.There is a musical that the town is well known for based on the town, but we took a pass on it.
Packing Plant/Chimney Park- Situated on the west edge of Medora, the site once contained the plant, a slaughterhouse, three ice houses, several outbuildings, a railroad spur track, and a corral. The building burned in 1907, leaving the tall, native clay brick chimney standing. A picnic area is located next to the plant.
Chateau de Mores- This 26-room, two-story frame building was built in 1883 as the summer residence of the Marquis's family. The Chateau is now a historic house museum and contains many of the original furnishings and personal effects of the de Mores family.
View of the Chateau de Mores:
We went into town and found this great little park at Broadway & 5th Street. They had a nice wooden play area for the kids to let off some steam.
On our walk through town we ran into the Harold Schafer Heritage Center. It was like a walk back in time. From the Mr. Bubble commercials, to his product Glass Wax, to his invention of Snowy Bleach, Harold was a busy man and apparently very generous to the town of Medora.
Took a break for a beer and helped the kids finish up their Junior Ranger books.
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