From 1922 to 1934, there was a college preparatory school for boys down the south fork in Cody. The Valley Ranch Boarding School was founded by Larry Larom and Winthrop Brooks. The two men were from wealthy New York families. Larom visited Cody a couple of times, and eventually decided he wanted to become a […]
Cody is named after William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, but what not many know is that this was a strategic choice. George Beck, a Wyoming politician and entrepreneur, was the first one to pitch the idea of building a canal in the Bighorn Basin, specifically around present-day Cody region. “He [Beck] learned that Cody was […]
The Draper Natural History Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West opened a new permanent exhibition on June 10, 2018. The exhibition focuses on the last ten years of research on golden eagle activity in the Bighorn Basin. Golden eagles are a top predator so by studying the top of the food chain, […]
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West is located in a rural place: Cody, Wyoming. But it works hard to reach beyond its four walls to keep the American West myth and spirit alive. This is one story of many: the Go West! Art of the American Frontier exhibition at the Utah Museum of Fine […]
The popular Artist-In-Residence program hosted by the Buffalo Bill Center of the West has drawn to a close for 2016. The annual summer program appeals to children and adults alike. In-gallery residencies provide visitors a chance to observe artists at work, ask questions of artists about their processes and influences, and gain new perspectives on the […]
With the Fourth of July right around the corner, Cody prepares for its annual festivities and celebrations. This patriotic holiday is always accompanied by barbecues, firework displays, the rodeo, and the parade. In fact, it has been said that the Stampede is the largest Fourth of July parade west of the Mississippi River. No wonder […]