Two award-winning programs in Medora a few summers ago are returning for encore performances this summer: Footsteps into Medora’s Past and Recollections of Murder and Mayhem in Medora.
The Footsteps into Medora’s Past program features a walking tour of old Medora, now available in MP3 format. It is a collaborative effort between the State Historical Society of North Dakota, Dickinson State University, the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation, and the Billings County Historical Society and Museum.
Pre-loaded MP3 players can be borrowed at the Chateau de Mores Interpretive Center or the Billings County Museum, or the tour can be downloaded onto any MP3 player by going to http://www.history.nd.gov/historicsites/chateau, or bringing your MP3 player to the Chateau.
Recollections of Murder and Mayhem in Medora is a museum theater production recounting events surrounding the Marquis de Mores’s murder trial in 1885. The nearby Chateau de Mores State Historic Site was the summer home of the Marquis. It is administered by the state’s history agency, the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Recollections of Murder and Mayhem in Medora will take place every Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. (MT) in the courtroom of the Billings County Courthouse Museum in Medora, beginning Saturday, June 2 and continuing through Sunday, September 9. Content is suitable for all ages. Tickets are $3 for young adults ages 9 to 18; and $7 for adults. Children ages 8 and under are admitted free.
The French nobleman and entrepreneur, the Marquis de Mores, came west in 1883 and made his home at what is now the Chateau de Mores State Historic Site. His enterprises included establishing the town of Medora and a meat-packing plant (now Chimney Park). Featured are interpretive center exhibits, a museum store, original chateau and out-buildings, and tours.
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