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Wild Women of the West: Belle Ryan Cora

July 30, 2019
“Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in something or other.”  Historian Charles Lamb – 1823   The New World gambling parlor in Marysville, California in 1851 was filled with prospectors and sojourners eager to lay their money down on a game of chance.  Patrons could choose from...

Wild Women of the West: Poker Alice

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July 9, 2019
A steady stream of miners, ranchers and cowhands filtered in and out of the Number 10 Saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota.  An inexperienced musician playing an out of tune accordion squeezed out a familiar melody ushering the pleasure seekers inside.  Burlap curtains were pulled over the dusty windows and fans that hung down from the...

Mark Maggiori Brings The Romance Of The American West To Life

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June 27, 2019
“Mark Maggiori’s first views of America were framed within the front windshield of a car making its way from New York to San Francisco. That month-long trip, filled with majestic views of the national parks and timeless glimpses of the West, was made when Mark was only 15 years old and on vacation far from...

Wild Women of the West: Oregon Mare and Grizzly Bear

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May 28, 2019
Two of the most ferocious dance-hall girls in Alaska’s gold rush region in 1898, were Oregon Mare and Grizzly Bear.  Neither could be described as pretty; Grizzly’s appearance was really fearsome because she had one eye gouged out in a fight.  The continued presence of these two in the dance halls was due to the...

Wild Women of the West: Antoinette Adams

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May 14, 2019
The manager of the Melodeon Theatre in Virginia City, Nevada, placarded every cliff and signboard on Sun Mountain with posters announcing the coming of Antoinette Adams, the first actress to appear in the town. Enthusiasm was boundless as the red-letter day approached, and on opening night, every bench, corner, and windowsill of the Melodeon was...

Tuf And Tif Tie The Knot

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May 9, 2019
Rodeo’s most famous couple said their “I do’s” last December in a larger-than-life, Wild West wedding. The River Ranch Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas, was the place to be last New Year’s Eve, as that was the day that Tiffany McGhan became Mrs. Tuf Cooper in a lavish wedding that nodded to the days of...

Wild Women of the West: Pauline Cushman

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May 7, 2019
One of the most glamorous and perhaps most tragic of the “glamour girls” of the West was the beautiful Pauline Cushman, who during the Civil War served as a Union spy.  Her pictures show she possessed a gypsylike beauty, with long black hair, and her voice was likened to that of a lark. Pauline was...

COWGIRL Iconic: Hazel Hickey Moore

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April 10, 2019
You could tell by the way Hazel Elizabeth Hickey Moore dressed when she was growing up she was a cowgirl.  You could also tell she was a cowgirl by the way she rode magnificent jumping horses in the Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus.  Hazel was also destined for a career as a Wild West...

Experience Life On A Working Cattle Ranch

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March 22, 2019
Have you ever wondered what life is like on a working cattle farm? The great outdoors is calling your name! Zapata Ranch offers a one-of-a-kind experience for guests. You’ll find yourself working and moving cattle on the back of a horse. Ride through the San Luis Valley area and the Great Sand Dunes National Park....
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