I lived in Texas too long. The Lone Star State is all about Big, Biggest, Best. What’s the first thing that strikes me as I make my way toward Bismarck, North Dakota? A sign touting the smallest county seat in America. So first stop on my Top 10 Things to Do in North Dakota must be: 10. Visit Amidon. Okay, you won’t find much to do in a town of 26 people, but this is Slope County’s pride and joy. Don’t believe me? Just ask the 140 people who call Marmarth—Slope County’s largest b

September 2012
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- Buffalo Tracks
- John Wilder
- Sam Sixkiller
- Butch Cassidy, My Uncle
- County Fair Fixin’s
- Feud-Mania
- Hardin Goes to Blazes
- Colt’s Equalizers
- The Hand Saw Man
- September 2012 Events
- Tom Cruise’s Magnificent Seven
- The Chinatown War
- A Swarthout-Based Western
- A Black Cowboy Opera
- The April 2012 issue shows a photo of Fort Garland. What is that long tower?
- Up the Winds and Over the Tetons
- What is a “dogie,” and how did the term come about?
- Natalie Portman’s New Western
- During stagecoach holdups, did outlaws catch the coach on a dead run, while shooting the armed guard, driver and passengers?
- What do you know about a southern Arizona rancher named Pete Kitchen?
- How were stagecoach teams selected?
- Gary Zaboly
- Bully Country
- Shoot-out at Hanska Slough
- Dawn Rider
- Jeremiah Johnson
- Django Unchained Preview
- Annie Get Your Guns
- A Tribute to Paul Bond
- Top 10 Western Museums of 2012
- Splitting Hairs
- 10 for 10: Oklahoma City, OK
- Northfield Revelations
- When the Rich Went West
- The Great Northfield Raid Revisited