Travel & Preservation Archives

Canyons, Chasms and Cataracts

by Candy Moulton | Jul 26, 2017

Not long after his graduation from West Point, Lt. George M. Wheeler became an assistant survey engineer in the San Francisco area. Promoted to...

Civil War on the Western Frontier

by Rhiannon Deremo | Jul 24, 2017

Lawrence, Kansas was founded in the 1850’s as the state’s center of resistance to the expansion of slavery. And it paid the price. Targeted,...

Western Events for August 2017

by Rhiannon Deremo | Jul 16, 2017

Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West! ADVENTURE Heber Valley Fly Fishing Festival Midway, UT, August 8-11: Experts and...

Queen of the Kansas Cowtowns

by Leo W. Banks | Jul 13, 2017

Dwight Eisenhower enjoyed sitting on his porch listening to old men tell stories about a famous town marshal they knew named Wild Bill Hickok. As a...

Magic City of the Plains

by Leo W. Banks | Jun 27, 2017

Within five months of its founding as a railroad town on July 4, 1867, Cheyenne, Wyoming, boasted a population above 4,000. The stunning growth...

Western Events For July 2017

by Rhiannon Deremo | Jun 23, 2017

A roundup of events where you can experience the old west! ADVENTURE Viejo Pueblo Ghost Rides San Elizario, TX, July 1: Uncover the hidden secrets...

Texas Captains of Cotton and Cattle

by Candy Moulton | Jun 6, 2017

Alabama-born Levi Jordan left the border country between Louisiana and Arkansas in 1848 and resettled near the San Bernard River in Texas. He...

Western Events for June 2017

by Rhiannon Deremo | May 16, 2017

A roundup of events where you can experience the old west! ART SHOWS Windows to the West Estes Park, CO, June 2-4: Showcases artists and their...

When the Hills Bled Blue in the Boom of ’92

by Johnny D. Boggs | May 1, 2017

Douglas Magnus, the iconic silversmith in Santa Fe, New Mexico, shows me around the historic turquoise mines he owns in the nearby Cerrillos Hills....