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BUSCUITS, CHUCK WAGON COOKING AND BUFFALO BILL CENTER OF THE WEST

Talk about great museums. The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, located in Cody, WY, is as good as as it gets. The facility actually holds five separate museums: one devoted to Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and artifacts from the American West; one focused on the Plains Indians; one features Western artists; and the two […]

YELLOWSTONE, ROOSEVELT LODGE, ROOSEVELT BEANS

The park is packed. Yellowstone National Park hosts about four million visitors a year with numbers swelling in July and August. Most people book lodging about a year in advance and make their dinner reservations well before arriving. Although not impossible, last minute reservations are rare, however most park restaurants have a first come, first […]

¶ Posted 03 August 2016 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BARBECUE § ENTREES § NATIONAL PARKS § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL § YELLOWSTONE ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: beans, Roosevelt Beans, Roosevelt Lodge, Roosevelt Lodge Dining Room, Yellowstone National Park

CODY AND THE BEST LITTLE MOJITO MARGARITA IN THE WEST

Anyone trying to lasso the spirit of the old Wild West should head to Cody, Wyoming. Founded in the 1890s by pony express rider, army scout and flamboyant Wild West showman William Frederick Cody (a.k.a Buffalo Bill—a name he earned shooting a staggering number of bison), Cody remains western to the core. The town sits in the scenic […]

¶ Posted 28 July 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BARS § BEVERAGES § COCKTAILS § CODY § DRINKS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: 8th Street at The Ivy, Buffalo Bill, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Buffalo Bill Dam, Cody, Cody Dug Up Museum, Cody Nite Rodeo, Cody Trolley, Dan Miller's Cowboy Music Revue, Heart Mountain WWII Interpretive Center, Irma Hotel, margarita, mojito, Museum of the Old West, Old Trail Town, WYOMING

WHERE TO EAT IN CODY, WYOMING

Ruffin Prevost is a Cody, Wyoming-based reporter who covers the state for Reuters wire service and also operates the Yellowstone Gate, an independent, online new service focusing on activities, dining, lodging and breaking news around Yellowstone National Park. A busy man, Ruffin is also the founder of Cody Local, a nonprofit aimed at educating visitors and locals […]

¶ Posted 15 August 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BARS § CODY § DRINKS § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL § YELLOWSTONE ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: 8th Street at The Ivy, Cassie's Supper Club, Cody, Heritage Bakery and Bistro, Juniper: Bar + Market + Bistro, Ruffin Prevost, Silver Dollar Bar & Grill, Trail Shop Inn & Restaurant, Wapiti, Whole Foods Trading Co., Willow Fence Tea Room, WYOMING, Yellowstone National Park

Lake Yellowstone Hotel

Once upon a time she was described as a “plain Jane three-story shoebox, with windows,” but Lake Yellowstone Hotel has enjoyed Cinderella updates through the years and remains—at 123 years old—belle of the ball for national park visitors who want to combine history, comfort and a classy stay on the quiet shore of Yellowstone Lake. […]