MEDORA, N.D. — Visitors driving into Medora on any recent crisp autumn morning are greeted by a flurry of activity in preparation for the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library next July.

Traffic slows to a crawl and flaggers funnel cars through a lane of orange cones near the edge of town on its east, all the way past the Medora Campground near the Little Missouri just to its west.

Pavers hiss, trucks idle, jackhammers break up sections of road. It is loud, dusty and slightly inconvenient for locals, and for many here, a sign that things are about to change.

The addition of the presidential library is a once-in-a-generation project that will transform Medora from being a mainly summer destination into a year-round draw.

The opening on July 4, 2026, will coincide with

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