Medora prepares for ‘presidential’ transformation with hope and some anxiety

Medora prepares for ‘presidential’ transformation with hope and some anxiety

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 …