Theodore Roosevelt National Park – North Dakota: Part 1

Yay! We made it to North Dakota and there’s no better place to visit than Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora.

Our country’s 26th (and at the time – youngest) president discovered the beauty of North Dakota on a hunting trip. After his wife and mother died in 1884, Roosevelt returned to the state, ultimately owning both the Maltese Cross Ranch and the Elkhorn Ranch. It’s only fitting that the national park named in his memory consists of this land.

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