Remembering Dobe

Remembering Dobe

“I’m riding Old Paint, I’m Leading Old Dan. I’m going to Montana just to throw the Houlihan. They feed in the coulees, they water in the draw. Their tails are all matted, their backs are all raw.…” In Howard Hawks’s 1948 Western, Red River, Harry “Dobe” Carey...
Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

North Dakota is nicknamed the Roughrider State after Theodore Roosevelt’s 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. TR (folks didn’t call him Teddy to his face) loved North Dakota. Tour western North Dakota, and you will understand why TR said if he were given the choice to...
Wet Your Whistle  at These Historic Saloons

Wet Your Whistle at These Historic Saloons

“Saloon openings are all the rage. The Oriental is simply gorgeous and is pronounced the finest place of the kind this side of San Francisco.” “The bar is a marvel of beauty; the sideboards were made for the Baldwin Hotel; the gaming room connected is...
The Gentleman  Vigilante

The Gentleman Vigilante

Ever heard of Elias Whitcomb? The Old West is full of brave Indian fighters who settled our country, yet never made dime novels or campfire songs. Whitcomb was one who escaped notoriety despite his outrageous exploits and tight links with notorious killers enshrined...
Honoring Elmore

Honoring Elmore

The success of FX’s Justified, created by Graham Yost from Elmore Leonard’s short story “Fire in the Hole,” is by now as familiar as Raylan Given’s Cattleman’s-style hat crafted by Baron Hats. A high-quality hit from the get-go, Justified is populated with Leonard’s...