Guest Kinley Slauter, April 14, 2025 (#188)

It's considered to be the place where "Luxury meets western charm and presidential history." Located within the heart of the beautiful ND Badlands at Medora, the over 100-year-old iconic Rough Riders Hotel has seen many welcome changes in its lifetime.

Join Kinley Slauter, Attractions and Entertainment Director for the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation, as we journey through the hourglass of time when, at its inception in the late 1800s, The Rough Riders Hotel was known to be "dirtier on the inside than on the outside!" The who, what, how, and why of this town's lodging centerpiece gives credence to Kinley's exceptional story about the birthplace of Medora as established by the flamboyant developer, the Marquis DeMores.

Legendary ND rancher and later 26th President of the United States, Teddy Roosevelt, played a significant role in the history of this area. This 1950s FUN CHAT will inspire you to book a night or two at The Rough Riders Hotel and immerse yourself in historical Medora, ND.

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