While the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS) officially takes place August 25, 2016, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, joined the yearlong NPS Centennial from the beginning. Indeed, as the Center daily celebrates the Spirit of the American West, the essence and adventurous spirit of the National Park […]
The National Park Service encouraged everyone to “Get up, get out there, and find your park!” The Centennial celebration—which officially took place on August 25, 2016—kicked off the beginning of its second century of service with a plethora of activities and events scheduled in national parks all around the nation. Additionally, they offered free admission […]
The yearlong National Park Service 100th anniversary—officially taking place on August 25, 2016—is celebrated daily at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. The adventurous spirit of the National Park Service is woven throughout each of the Center of the West’s five museums. In fact, many travelers find that the Center is the perfect place […]
The yearlong National Park Service 100th anniversary—officially taking place on August 25, 2016—is celebrated daily at Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. The adventurous spirit of the National Park Service can be found throughout the Center of the West’s galleries. For many travelers, the Center is the perfect place to kick off their […]
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West announces the discovery of an extremely rare collection of Albertype photographs from the 1871 U.S. Geological Survey of Yellowstone National Park. Collector Dr. Robert Enteen has loaned an album of the images to the Center’s McCracken Research Library in honor of the National Park Service’s (NPS) 100th Anniversary […]
“Old faithful in every kind of weather…” —from “Ole Faithful” by Gene Autry [1] As I mentioned in my previous post, Hey Boo-Boo, Let’s Go Get Ourselves a Pic-a-nic Basket, when I think of Yellowstone, the first thing that comes to mind is Yogi Bear and grizzly bears. The second is Old Faithful. Old Faithful is […]