Long before ranches and homesteads existed on the frontier, cowboys drove longhorns and horses all the way from Matamoros, Mexico, to open-ranges in the Dakotas, Wyoming and Montana Dakota territories ...

The Texas Cattle Trail or what's known as the Great Western Trail has deep historical roots in Southwest Nebraska. We caught up with Tom Kraus, who has played a role in marking the Texas Trail or ...

Where train cars once whizzed by transporting sugar beets between Eaton and Windsor, there will eventually be a 12-mile walkway that connects those communities and provides a northern alternative to ...

Groups representing the historic American cattle drives have pledged to work together to promote the valuable role of the cattle drives in the history of the Old West. On Nov. 1, in Dodge City, Kansas ...

The Great Western Cattle Trail was the last of the big three to move thousands of longhorns from Texas to markets to the north. It was the most traveled and became known as the most famous. Sometimes ...

SPEARFISH, S.D. -- Spring and summer are perfect seasons to learn more about the region's agricultural heritage. One of the best places to learn the "western" traditions is at the High Plains Western ...

The Great Western Cattle Trail was used during the late 19th century for movement of cattle and horses to markets in eastern and northern states. North Dakota Great Western Trail Chair Darrell Dorgan ...