Yellowstone Prevails!

In early June, Yellowstone National Park, which is celebrating its sesquicentennial year, was hit with heavy rain and fast snowmelt causing devastating flooding.

The Six-Million-Dollar Gun

The real story behind Pat Garrett's infamous pistol that killed Billy the Kid

A FITTING FUNERAL FOR BILLY THE KID

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO EL CHIVATO?

Spirit of the West

THE FOUNDING CURATOR FILLED THE BLANK CANVAS OF SCOTTS DALE'S MUSEUM OF THE WEST.

SAVING THE WEST

OUR TOP WESTERN MUSEUMS FOR 2022 REFLECT THE DEDICATION OF COMMUNITIES TO THEIR HERITAGE.

A Bright Particular Star

Ella La Rue and the Performing Variety Women of the Old West

THE REAL WOMEN OF THE WILD WEST

A PORTFOLIO OF BOLD AMERICAN WOMEN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD

Slinging Lead, Hot Type and the Truth

History tried to erase the courageous Arizona journalist, but her remarkable life and work as a publisher is a testament to her courage and her undefeatable spirit.

PATHS OF GLORY AND DAYS OF DARKNESS

AFTER THE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIGHORN, THE SEVEN OFFICERS' WIVES HAD AN IMMORTAL BOND.

FREDERICK NOLAN MARCH 7, 1931-JUNE 15, 2022

An English historian redefined the scholarship on Billy the Kid.

ROBERT M. UTLEY OCTOBER 31, 1929-JUNE 7, 2022

A former student's personal tribute remembers a great historian, mentor and friend.

Idaho Trout

The Gem State's stream and lake waters are famous for the popular game fish.

Lee Martin

A born storyteller, the California ranch girl has worked hard at her craft to become a successful Western novelist and screenwriter.

If it Moves, If it Spins, You'll Find it Here

This truly was the "engine" for Albuquerque.

Riding for the Guidon

U.S. CAVALRY SCHOOL AT LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD IS A REAL-LIFE HISTORY LESSON.

RIDIN' THE RAILS: HISTORIC TRAIN EXCURSIONS COAST TO COAST

From North Carolina to California, Montana to Texas, "ridin' the rails" is reminiscent of days gone by, when trains were the fastest mode of transportation. Passengers sat back, relaxed and marveled at the scenery or engaged in delightful conversation with fellow travelers. Those days are not gone, and now you can enjoy them, too.

Magnet for Miners

A tour of Western Montana is rich in mining heritage, ghost towns and living history centers.

America's Sherlock Holmes

William J. Burns proved a worthy competitor to the Pinkertons...for a time.

Hickok's Twist of Fate

WILD BILL'S 1870 DRUNKEN BRAWL WITH CUSTER'S TROOPERS IS AS LEGENDARY AS THE MAN OF MANY NAMES HE KILLED.

Crazy Horse's Final Vision

THE PROPHETIC LAKOTA LEADER'S FINAL DAYS STILL HAUNT US TODAY.

A HERO'S JOURNEY FROM WAR TO PEACE

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S BETRAYAL OF ARMY SCOUT CHATO IS STILL A STAIN ON AMERICAN HISTORY.

Alaska's Wild West

Adventure and history await discovery across the last frontier state.

The Beehive State

Utah has been a leader in apiary science for crop pollination and honey production for over 150 years.

HISTORIC HOTELS, SALOONS AND RANCHES

THE WEST'S BEST hotels, saloons, restaurants and dude ranches , , are among the most tangible ties to America's frontier past. Outlaws, lawmen, presidents and stars of stage and screen have slept in these hotels since the late 19th and early 20th century. They drank and dined in these revered saloons and restaurants. Generations of people from all over the globe visited and kept coming back to the places which become social hubs of their communities.

A Grave Concern

About that pipe that marks the last resting place of the Daltons...

The Grand Old Park

Yellowstone, America's first National Park, celebrates its 150th anniversary.

Texas's Tangy Thirst Quencher

The origin story of the Lone Star State's Dr. Pepper is legendary.

CLASSIC GUNFIGHTS

BATTLE OF PLAZE: BAT MASTERSON VS PEACOCK & UPDEGRAFF

Red Lodge, Montana

Discover the Old West in the gateway town to America's most beautiful highway.

GUNPOWDER and Smoke

The West was immense, and frontier law enforcement sparse.