News Release

Theodore Roosevelt Actor Visits Wind Cave National Park

Teddy Roosevelt impersonator Kurt Skinner will present a performance at Wind Cave National Park on August 27.

News Release Date: August 13, 2026 HOT SPRINGS, SD – Theodore Roosevelt impersonator Kurt Skinner will bring the country’s 26 president to life at a performance at Wind Cave National Park on August 27. This free program begins at 7 p.m. at the Elk Mountain Campground Amphitheater. The program is sponsored by The Friends of Wind Cave National Park.

Colorado-based historian and Theodore Roosevelt reprisor Kurt Skinner takes audiences of all ages back to a time when Theodore Roosevelt embodied all the promise of the new American century. A retired military officer-turned high school history teacher, Skinnert is a life-long student of history.

In his performances throughout the country as Theodore Roosevelt, he aims to honor and faithfully represent this man that he so admires. His goal is to engage, entertain, and enlighten audiences, and remind us, in Roosevelt’s own words, what has always been great about America.

Although he never visited Wind Cave National Park, President Roosevelt signed legislation creating the park on January 9, 1903.

The Friends group supports activities like this to better enable Wind Cave National Park to attain its mission of protecting and preserving these natural treasures for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of this and future generations.

For more information, visit the park’s website at www.nps.gov/wica, or contact the park office at 605-745-4600