Badlands Chautauqua:
A Gathering of Teddys | July 18–20, 2025
Named for the region where the movement began, Chautauquas were an education movement popular at the turn of the century. Academics, scholars, experts, and the public gathered to learn and be inspired.
“A gathering that is typically American in that it is typical of America at its best.”
July 18–20, 2025
FRIDAY
Point to Point Trails
7:30 – Morning on Town Butte Hike
Chautauqua Tent
at the Von Hoffman House
9:00 – Welcoming Remarks with Joe Wiegand & Kurt Skinner
9:15 – Dispatches from 1903 with Justin Riner
9:30 – First, Last, & Always: A Conversation between Theodore Roosevelt & Daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth with John Dobmeier & Claire Riner
10:00 – My Great Hero: TR’s Reflections & Connections with Abraham Lincoln with Peyton Dixon
Joe Ferris Lawn
11:00 – Rough Rider Recruitment with Kurt Skinner
11:30 – Games with the Roosevelts with Larry Marple, Lucy & Aksel Seeve, Rafe Saarinen
Old Town Hall Theater
1:30 – TR The Strenuous Life with Kurt Skinner
3:30 – Footsteps Into Medora’s Past walking tour led by Kurt Skinner
Chautauqua Tent
at the Von Hoffman House
3:00 – The Story of Bauman’s Beast with Michael Romero
3:30 – The Roosevelt Children with Lucy Seeve, Rafe Saarinen, Aksel Seeve
Burning Hills Amphitheatre
6:30 – Pictures and Meet & Greet
7:30 – The Medora Musical
SATURDAY
Point to Point Trails
7:30 – Morning on Town Butte Hike
Chautauqua Tent
at the Von Hoffman House
8:45 – Welcoming Remarks with Justin Riner
9:00 – Talk About Teddy Podcast with Kurt Skinner & Larry Marple
Town Square Showhall
9:30 – Teddy Roosevelt Show and Brunch with Joe Wiegand
Chateau de Mores State Historic Site
10:30 – History Alive: Medora with Maddie Olsen
Joe Ferris Lawn
11:00 – Rough Rider Recruitment with Kurt Skinner
Town Square Patio
11:30 – Chautauqua Meet & Greet with Teddys and Friends
Chateau de Mores State Historic Site
1:30 – History Alive: Medora with Maddie Olsen
Chautauqua Tent
at the Von Hoffman House
1:30 – The Civil War Stories of the Bulloch & Roosevelt Families with John Dobmeier
2:00 – Theodore Roosevelt & the Marquis de Mores with Nolan Reynolds & Luke Larson
3:00 – Kermit Roosevelt with Austin Artz
3:20 – My Crowded Hour with Colonel Theodore Roosevelt with Bill Sommers
4:00 – Life in the Roosevelt White House with Larry Marple, Claire Riner, Lucy Seeve, Aksel Seeve, & Rafe Saarinen
Old Town Hall Theater
3:30 – Footsteps Into Medora’s Past walking tour led by Kurt Skinner
Chateau de Mores State Historic Site
3:30 – History Alive: Medora with Maddie Olsen
Old Town Hall Theater
6:30 – The Great White Fleet with Adam Lindquist
8:00 – Too Many Teddies (All the TRs on one stage)
SUNDAY
Chautauqua Tent
at the Von Hoffman House
9:00 – Welcome Remarks with Joe Wiegand & Kurt Skinner
9:20 – Researching the Roosevelts with Larry Marple
9:45 – The Roosevelt Children with Lucy Seeve, Rafe Saarinen, and Aksel Seeve
10:15 – The Great White Fleet with Adam Lindquist
Joe Ferris Lawn
11:00 – Rough Rider Recruitment with Kurt Skinner
11:30 – Games with the Roosevelts with Larry Marple, Lucy & Aksel Seeve, and Rafe Saarinen
Old Town Hall Theater
1:30 – TR The Strenuous Life with Kurt Skinner
Chateau de Mores State Historic Site
1:30 – History Alive: Medora with Maddie Olsen and all Chautauqua participants
2:30 – History Alive: Medora with Maddie Olsen
Chautauqua Tent
at the Von Hoffman House
2:30 – TR & Books with Justin Riner
2:50 – Tin Pan Alley Teddy with Anthony Rohr
Old Town Hall Theater
3:30 – Footsteps Into Medora’s Past walking tour led by Kurt Skinner
Town Square Patio
6:00 – The Great American Folk Show starring Tom Brosseau, featuring Anthony Rohr
LITTLE PICTURES. BIG MOMENTS.
