Friday, November 6, 2026

The Motherland

A visit home to North Dakota always entails a stop in Medora, regardless of the season πŸ’•. This time did not disappoint, with the new Theodore Roosevelt National Presidential Library, the very place that was celebrating its grand opening with a visit from our very own President Trump this past summer! If you remember, I was there the day before President Trump was due to arrive, and I was able to see all of the interior workings that go before a visit from a standing president! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ‘πŸ‘ But to save time, I won’t repost any of those pictures. I have a date with Dad and Arlene this morning. So some pictures from the library… I think Dean and I enjoyed the interactive portions more than the kiddos! But we both talked about how fun it would be to have our own family there to visit Medora. 

We drove in heavy fog from Miles City on into Medora, and it took a while for the fog to lift, but when we left the museum, a couple of hours later, the sun was shining. 😊
Scenes from TR’s childhood below πŸ€—.

I’ve decided I CAN wear black after all! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
Looks like this could’ve been taken at home! πŸ˜†
These next few are scenes from Teddy Roosevelt’s cabin in Medora.
Dean makes a formidable ‘bobby’!


Captain HornblowerπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
I did not know it, but Teddy Roosevelt was the first one to name the White House as the White House!
Dean‘s campaign… πŸ˜†πŸ˜†
And I look like I’m full of hot air in this picture! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
An AI generated President Roosevelt. Fun to watch people engage with this!
Frontier woman. I just love what AI has done with my hair in this one! It most certainly didn’t look this goodπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚!
‘On, Teb!’
At first, I thought this was my dog! But Dean was NOT happy with his animal! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
And below, the beautiful Medora Badlands. πŸ’•
Can’t recall if I put the pictures below in yet or not, and I’m on a time schedule this morning, so if I did, you can enjoy them a second time πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚.


The Motherland

A visit home to North Dakota always entails a stop in Medora, regardless of the season πŸ’•. This time did not disappoint, with the new Theodo...