OTO Homestead and Dude Ranch - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
OTO Homestead and Dude Ranch - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The OTO Homestead and Dude Ranch was the first dude ranch in the US state of Montana. It was started by James Norris (Dick) Randall and his wife Dora after they purchased squatters rights on a small cabin along Cedar Creek in the Absaroka Mountains.Cheney, R., Erskine, C., Music, Saddles & Flapjacks: Dudes at the OTO Ranch., June 2000, The original cabin had a dirt floor cabin with a sod roof. Randall courted wealthy eastern clients (the Dudes) and by 1912 they came to the OTO to experience a "genuine" western ranch lifestyle. The property grew to meet the needs of guests and by the 1920s included an impressive lodge (1921), cabins, barns, post office, and outbuildings. Notable guests included Theodore Roosevelt and Marcellus Hartley Dodge, Jr. Read more on Wikipedia
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