Pioneer life was tough, plain and simple. Families worked outside sod homes, women in long skirts prepared meals, and kids ...

The American West is as untamed as it gets. Its spirit is fueled by the stunning beauty of places like Yellowstone National Park, wide-open skies, endless horizons, and a frontier spirit that’s been ...

The staying power and determination to continue to print Truth and Liberty, no matter what, is the legacy of the Deseret News.

Back in 1958, when local history buff Sam Williams organized a covered-wagon reenactment across the mountains, 67 covered wagons and another 300 horseback riders showed up and an annual festival was ...

The German family was traveling by covered wagon near the Smoky Hill River, when the Cheyenne warriors attacked. John L. Sipes, great-great grandson of Medicine Water and Mo-chi, recounted the ...

One of the first people Delta David Gier met after being named music director of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra in 2003 was Art Husboe, founder of the Center for Western Studies at Augustana ...

HUGO, Colo. — The Eastern Plains Cowbelles announced the upcoming Annual Meat-In event, set for March 22, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ellis Allen Building at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in ...

The Dust Bowl Migration Route 66 holds a special place in American history, especially during the Dust Bowl migration of the ...

Gus Fontenot, the youngest participant of the Western Heritage Trail Ride this year, peers out from the family’s covered wagon in Lake Arthur, La., on Sunday, January 26, 2025.