Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt reprisor Joe Wiegand, who hosts a daily one-man show in Medora, North Dakota, is also in charge of the annual "Gathering of Teddys." Each year, a dozen or so Roosevelt reprisors come to town to entertain, learn, and hone their craft where the real Roosevelt came to live and ranch.

Presidential visits to North Dakota have inspired all sorts of welcomes and preparations, great and small. Here’s a sampling.

It would name the Winchester 1876 as the state gun.

The 1904 Lewis and Clark Centennial and Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair, known simply as the World’s Fair, was held in St. Louis. With everything from new foods like ice cream cones to the first Ferris wheel, the fair was a combination of trade show, museum, amusement park, and food court.

In March 1912, North Dakota was the first to vote in the Republican Party’s presidential primaries. Theodore Roosevelt, who was president just four years before, was one of those challenging incumbent president, William Taft.

During the Spanish-American War, the first battle involving Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders took place on June 24, 1898. Author Stephen Crane said…

There have been no American presidents like Theodore Roosevelt for creating volumes of books and other written musings about nature, patriotism, family ,…

On this date in 1912, a man named John Schrank shot Theodore Roosevelt in the chest with a 32 caliber gun. Roosevelt was on the campaign trail as he…

Catching the thieves who stole his boat is one of the most storied adventures of Theodore Roosevelt during his time in the Badlands. The future president…

President Theodore Roosevelt’s time in what is now North Dakota is known for the hunting and ranching that helped soothe his soul and form his outlook on…