Where did the wagon train party fall short? Back when I was in high school, a group of us loved to go winter camping out in the middle of nowhere....
The Donner Business
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Cave Creek, Arizona
Horses and Harleys merge “Where the West Lives” in the Old West suburb of metro Phoenix. Scottsdale, which has gotten too big for its...
Flight for Freedom
Follow the Northern Cheyennes’ desperate and deadly dash for home from Oklahoma to Montana. The hot August 1878 weather bore down at Darlington...
Bison, Brushy Bill and Barroom Brawls
How athletic is the American buffalo? R. Wayne Bramble (Walhalla, North Dakota) Bison are amazing animals. Despite weighing as much as a ton, the...
Elderberries: Not Just for Your Health
Elderberries were popular on the frontier and were used in multiple ways. Both the snowy white flowers and deep dark berries were made into...
Western Roundup: November 2021
42nd Annual Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival Wickenburg, AZ, November 12-14 The Four Corner States Bluegrass Festival is sponsored by the...
Lay Lady Gay
January 24, 1876 | Bat Masterson vs. Melvin King Mollie Protects Her Man Three Different Versions of the Fight Fresh off the killing fields, some...
What History Has Taught Me: C. Courtney Joyner
C. Courtney Joyner, Screenwriter, Author, Film Historian Joyner is a writer with more than 25 movie screenplays to his credit including The...
Billy the Kid Still Dominates
Bonhams sets a record with the sale of Pat Garrett’s Colt used to kill the notorious outlaw. Outlaws and lawmen got away with the big money at...
Ben Johnson Cowboy Museum
The Pawhuska, Oklahoma, center celebrates and honors the local hero’s life and career. Ben Johnson was cowboy to his core, and he is the only man to...
Remembering Juanita Garrett
A new marker honors the first wife of an Old West legend. Juanita Martinez had an all-too-short life and the briefest of brushes with fame. She’s...
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
The oil-enriched town preserves and celebrates its Western heritage. The 150,000 Boomers and Sooners who flooded into the Oklahoma...