Medora Fun in the Snow Day rescheduled

Due to the extremely cold temperatures predicted for this coming weekend, Fun in the Snow Day, featuring a variety of activities at the Chateau de Mores State Historic Site in Medora, has been postponed from its original date of this Saturday and rescheduled for Saturday, Jan. 22, from 1 to 4 p.m. Mountain Time.

All activities on January 22 will be free, including admission to the Chateau de Mores site and its interpretive center.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their sleds, skis, snowshoes, and more and enjoy various snow activities. Hot chocolate and cookies will be available in the Chateau de Mores Interpretive Center. There will also be a fire pit bonfire on the patio.

The interpretive center is open year-round. It is currently operating on its winter schedule, which remains in effect through May 15. Winter schedule hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time.

The interpretive center is part of the 128-acre state historic site that interprets the enterprises of the Marquis de Mores, the French nobleman and entrepreneur who in the 1880s ran a cutting-edge meatpacking plant in Medora, the town he founded and named after his wife.

The site is managed by the state’s history agency, the State Historical Society of North Dakota.

The Chateau de Mores State Historic Site Interpretive Center is closed only on New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Admission is $7 per adult, $3 per child ages 6-15, and children 5 and under are admitted free.

Free admission to all sites administered by the State Historical Society of North Dakota is one of the many benefits for members of the SHSND Foundation. Others include a 15 percent discount on museum store purchases and the quarterly publications “North Dakota History” and “Plains Talk.”

To become a member, call the SHSND Foundation at 701-222-1966 or visit the website at www.statehistoricalfoundation.com.

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