“Ocian in view! Oh! The Joy!,” William Clark wrote in his journal on November 7, 1805 as he viewed what he believed was the Pacific Ocean, as the...
Western Events for December 2016
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West! ART Power and Prestige: Headdress of the American Plains Oklahoma City, OK, Through...
North to Montana
Ever wondered what kind of man would risk making a cattle drive from Texas to Montana and not even reach Virginia City until December? Turns out...
Western Events for November 2016
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West! ART SHOWS Artwalk Alpine Alpine, TX, November 18-19: View artwork by featured...
Buckaroos and Basques
Elko got started in 1868 as a railroad town along northeast Nevada’s Humboldt River. But calling it a town might’ve been stretching the matter. It...
The Mormon Handcart Migration
When the Mormons, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, abandoned Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1846, they made a pledge to gather all...
When’s the Last Time You Visited Last Chance, Montana?
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU VISITED LAST CHANCE, MONTANA? Never, you say. Naw, that isn't right. This writer was there a couple years ago. Of course,...
A Pioneer Paradise
When pioneers settled on Kanab Creek in the late 1850s, they faced hostile Navajo, Paiute and Hopi Indians. Several attempts at settlement ended in...
An Audacious Adventure
Wilson Price Hunt set out from St. Louis in early summer 1811 with a company of 56 men, an Indian woman, Marie Dorion, and her two children. He...
Western Events for October 2016
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West! ART SHOWS CONFLUENCE OF CULTURES IN THE AMERICAN WEST: A SELECTION OF CONTEMPORARY...
On the Trail of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company
A hundred young men walked into the Rocky Mountains and became legends of the West when they responded to William Henry Ashley’s call for...
Western Events for September 2016
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West! ART SHOWS Locals First: Western Art of Jim Bagley & Jenny Gummersall Durango,...