Do you remember sheepherder wagons? I recall seeing them off in the distance, out on the prairie, in those Wyoming hills west of Cheyenne. They were found on open range around the west, on land where cows don’t do well but sheep thrive. That sheep wagon, with its white canvas top, was a beacon in …
Category: Country life
The Corn Palace
If you’re traveling in the midwest, there’s a building in Mitchell, South Dakota, that you might want to stop and see. The folks in Mitchell say it’s the World’s Only Corn Palace, and it’s been around for more than a hundred years. The Corn Palace was built as a way to prove to the world …
Irish Celebration Comes to Parkfield
Note: play the audio to hear the report and some of the music we'll hear at Felie Parkfield: America has deep Irish roots, and one way those roots come alive is through our music. That uniquely American sound of Bluegrass has more than a touch of Irish in it. This connection is the theme of …
Pet Safety Over the Holidays
All of a sudden, it’s the holidays! I don’t know about you, but I’m surprised. They seem to come earlier each year. But there’s no getting around it; it’s time for thanksgiving, and Christmas is just around the corner. With all the great food on Thanksgiving, we need to remember that our pets can’t …
How to Wear a Cowboy Hat
One of my favorite writers published a piece that told the rules for wearing a cowboy hat. That writer is Bob Boze Bell, an Arizona cowboy who is also the publisher of True West Magazine. Now, I like wearing a cowboy hat; not only is there nothing better for shading your head and neck, …
