Idaho may be synonymous with potatoes, but trout has been a pioneer staple since it was first settled where cold rivers, streams and creeks were...
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Art, Guns and Culture
Big Irons on the Block
Rock Island and Morphy firearms auctions ring up big profits. Marty Robbins famously sang about a stranger who came out of the West wearing a "big...
If it Moves, If it Spins, You’ll Find it Here
This truly was the “engine” for Albuquerque. The first thing Rabbi Isador Freed did in 1920, as he de-parted the train in a dusty New Mexico town,...
Crazy Hunt
Our team’s quest to capture Crazy Horse’s visage was a bear. There are no known photographs of Crazy Horse. Yes, there are several...
Western Roundup: June 2022
Gold Rush Days Sidney, NE, June 10-12: Experience the Black Hills gold rush of 1876 through skits, re-enactments and cowboy lore about the town’s...
Winchester’s 1876 Mountie Carbine
When it was introduced at Philadelphia’s Centennial Exposition of 1876, Winchester’s Centennial Model was the largest and the most powerful...
Making a Good Impression in the West
With the rise of photography in the second half of the 19th century, art no longer needed to be a visual record. One result was the...
A Flood of Fakes
The silverwork is perfect, the turquoise is spectacular, so is the price tag, but after all, this was made by a Native American and will be a...
Texas’s Tangy Thirst Quencher
The origin story of the Lone Star State’s Dr. Pepper is legendary. Texas and beef go together like chips and salsa. And while Texas is known for its...
Ditch the Derby
One of the problems Bat Masterson has in terms of his Old West legend is he is typecast as a city slicker, always wearing a derby. But the real Bat...
Western Roundup: May 2022
Wyatt Earp Days (Pictured) Tombstone, AZ, May 27-28: In honor of famed Tombstone lawman Wyatt Earp, activities include gunfights, a chili cook-off...
The Beehive State
Utah has been a leader in apiary science for crop pollination and honey production for over 150 years. Honey is nature’s sugar, and...