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 – Theodore Roosevelt & Alice with John Dobmeier & Claire Riner
10:00 – Theodore Roosevelt by Peyton Dixon
Joe Ferris Lawn
11:00 – Rough Rider Recruitment with Kurt Skinner
11:30 – Roosevelt Family with Larry & Julia Marple & Kids
Old Town Hall Theater
1:30 – TR The Strenuous Life with Kurt Skinner
Chautauqua Tent
at the Von Hoffman House
3:00 – Theodore Roosevelt with Michael Romero
Old Town Hall Theater
3:30 – Footsteps Into Medora’s Past walking tour led by Kurt Skinner
Burning Hills Amphitheater
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 Kurt Skinner & Larry Marple
9:00 – Talk About Teddy Podcast with Kurt Skinner & Larry Marple
Town Square Showhall
10:30 – 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
3:30 – Theodore Roosevelt with Bill Sommers
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
7:30 – 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 – Morning Program
9:30 – The Great White Fleet with Adam Lindquist
10:15 – The Roosevelt Children with Lucy Seeve, Raife Seerinen, & Axel Seeve
Joe Ferris Lawn
11:00 – Rough Rider Recruitment with Kurt Skinner
Chateau de Mores State Historic Site
1:30 – History Alive: Medora with Maddie Olsen
2:30 – History Alive: Medora with Maddie Olsen
Chautauqua Tent
at the Von Hoffman House
2:30 – TR & Books – Justin Riner
2:50 – Anthony Rohrs & Others
Old Town Hall Theater
3:30 – Footsteps Into Medora’s Past walking tour led by Kurt Skinner
Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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