A local tradition is the nightly pitchfork fondue cookout at the amphitheater. Yes, ribeye steaks are skewered on pitchforks and cooked in a huge fondue pot. Tourism generates 98 percent of all sales in Medora, Mr. Golberg says. Dickinson, the nearest large city, is 34 miles east, and where many townsfolk shop. Medora's DeMores School has about 50 students in kindergarten through eighth grade, and four classroom teachers.
Older students attend school in one of three other towns.
Mr. Schafer says. The Lord made the land, and the badlands are some of the most beautiful in the world,'' he said. The foundation helped develop the Medora Amphitheater, which became the home of the summer Medora Musical. Mr. Schafer says the musical attracted 110,000 people last year. The foundation also is planning the Center for the American West, which will house the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame.