Medicine Line Guest Ranch Pembina Valley Saddle Co. History

History of the Ranch

Originally the ranch was located on my homestead on the
Canadian/US border but I was always drawn to the valley. In
2007 I realized my dream and sold my homestead to my daughter
Stacey and her husband Dusty and relocated my ranch to
property purchased by my grandfather in 1907. Now located on
the top of the valley I have the spectacular panoramic view I have
always seen in my dreams.

The name Medicine Line Ranch was chosen due to the history
behind the name. In the early days of the nineteeth century the
Native Americans referred to the border between Canada and
the United States as the Medicine Line. Crossing the Medicine
Line into Canada meant safety and the protection of the Queen
Mother. Following the massacre at the Little Big Horn in Montana
where Custer and his army lost their lives, Sitting Bull and his
followers made there way to the Medicine Line eventually settling
at Wood Mountain in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Being
located in such close proximity to the border, Medicine Line
Ranch seemed the obvious choice.