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Wild Bill Would Have Loved This Steakhouse in Springfield, Missouri

Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:07:13 +0000

When gamblers Wild Bill Hickok and Dave Tutt squared off against each other to shoot it out on July 21, 1865 in Springfield, Missouri, they had no idea just how momentous their gunfight would become for America's Old West history.

At a distance of about 75 yards between them, Hickok and Tutt faced off from opposite sides of the town square. The story goes that Tutt shot first, but it went wide. Wild Bill then took careful aim and mortally plugged Tutt in the chest.

Students Offer Up Food and a Great Musical Review in Flagstaff, Arizona

Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:57:58 +0000

Off beat, and off the beaten path? Great steaks? Live entertainment? All of that and more, we were told by friends of OldWestNewWest.Com. If we wanted good food and a good story, we had to stop at Black Bart's Steak House and Saloon in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Since we were heading through northern Arizona, we did just that.

First off, our restaurant spies weren't wrong about Black Bart's being a little off the beaten path. Even though in their brochure the owners say that "even a tenderfoot could find it" we had to drive around the area a few times looking for it. (Does that make us tenderfoots, or just suffering from a case of tender feet?) You see, we were looking for a restaurant. Looking for a restaurant is not how you find it.

A Pretty Good Prime Rib Buffet Dinner in Cody, Wyoming

Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:13:06 +0000

We love it when we can literally step into Old West history, pull up a chair and chow down on one of our favorite foods-prime rib-and that's exactly what we did when we visited Cody, Wyoming and had dinner at Buffalo Bill's Irma Hotel Restaurant and Saloon.

The Irma Hotel is real Wild West history, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service. Buffalo Bill (real name William F. Cody) was instrumental in founding the town of Cody in the late 1890s. Ever the showman and entrepreneur, Cody believed the town could be viable as a base camp for people wanting to visit the wonders of Yellowstone, or on their way to the growing number of dude ranches in the area.