After attending the Germans from Russia convention in Bismarck, we drove on to Medora and spent a couple of days. It must be what they call the height of the tourist season because there were a lot of people in town. Medora can represent both the good and the bad. For instance at the musical the lady in front of us asked the water peddler for two bottles of water - “8 dollars, please.” Dollars aren’t worth much anymore.
For the best small town atmosphere run by hometown proprietors we ALWAYS stop at the Western Edge Bookstore. They are not part of the so-called “Foundation,” which in many ways is refreshing. Another spot of interest is the local museum staffed by community volunteers. The lady behind the desk this day told some stories, the best about the man who asked to be locked in one of the jail cells so he could experience how it felt. Then when he asked to be let out, she couldn’t get the door open and he started feeling trapped and claustrophic. Another story dealt with some juvenile delinquent behavior by three boys. The sheriff came on the scene, but two of them ran off. He nabbed the third and threw him in jail to teach him a lesson. Then an emergency call came in and he took off, forgetting about the boy who ended up spending more time in the cell than planned.
The pitchfork fondue served an excellent steak with all the trimmings and we enjoyed the music furnished by a guitarist-singer. The musical was as good as I remember seeing and the featured act of a comic-juggler came off well. It was announced the Roosevelt Library will be completed by 2025. I believe they’ve collected 150 million dollars for it so it should be a good one.
For the natural beauty it’s hard to beat the drive into the badlands where this year the sight of a herd of wild horses gave us a bit of extra thrill.
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