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Check out the new Cody Heritage Museum
Yet another top-flight museum is already making its mark in Cody Yellowstone Country. After years of laying the groundwork, the new Cody Heritage Museum has opened in the historic DeMaris House on...
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I Found My New House
It seems everybody has a neighborhood in their town that they always wanted to live in. Maybe it’s the mid-century architecture, the mature trees or views of the lake (or mountains or city lights) that...
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Exploring the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem in air-conditioned bliss
On a recent brutally hot July day I ditched my hot pink summer boots for a pair of toe-pleasing Tevas and headed for the “Alpine-to Plains Trail.” There I saw, heard and even smelled some of the...
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Coming soon: Cutt-Slam, Amelia and a Robust Horn Section
I’m a maniacal calendar-keeper, and when I combine my obligations with my to-do lists – all noted in a shorthand of acronyms and emoticons– the month-view looks like a color-coded mess. Not only do I...
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Getting Ready for a Great Dam Day
On August 18th I’m going to have a great dam day. That’s when the Buffalo Bill Dam & Visitor Center will stage its annual “Great Dam Day,” a celebration of one of the most extraordinary engineering...
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Digging Up the Latest Fun Attraction
I have a reputation for liking the unusual. That’s why a Corrie Tour around town often includes a church built with poker winnings, the grave of a guy called “Liver Eating” and a collection of Sears...
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Corrie’s Grand Canyon Adventure
I recently ventured deep into the wild and spent some time admiring the majesty of a massive canyon that knocked the deer-hide socks off white explorers in the 1800s. Then I had a bison burger and...
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Ninnyhammers, please stay home
Every year, more than 4 million people lock up their homes in Manchester and Salzburg, Pittsburgh and Denver, Toronto and Sao Paulo, Wellington and Amsterdam with strategically packed suitcases and...
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Psst, Want to Win a Free Trip to the 100th Anniversary of the Cody Stampede?
I love chatting up multi-generational vacationers. They are easy to spot as the little ones clearly enjoy being with the grandparents, and the grandparents enjoy spoiling the little ones. Meanwhile,...
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Thanksgiving at the Corrie N. Cody House
It’s the most wonderful day of the year, and I’m not talking about that December holiday when the fat man brings gadgets and Dads and Moms double-check their supply of AA batteries. No, the most...
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Corrie’s Go-To Guide for the Holidays
Cody Yellowstone is in full-tinsel mode, and it’s easy to find the holiday spirit anywhere you look. Every shop window is beautifully decorated with displays of artwork, jewelry, clothes and jackets....
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Firearms-Inspired Western Colloquialisms
Studying the firearms that have been possessed by Western soldiers, farmers, hunters, mountain men and pioneers as well as legendary personalities like Buffalo Bill Cody can be instructive for students...
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This Year I’m Finally Going to Fire the Model 1862 Gatling Gun
It took four men to fire the Model 1862 Gatling Gun during the Civil War, but I’m going to fire it all by myself in 2019…with a little help from the instructors at the Cody Firearms Experience. The...
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Dear Corrie Helps Grandparents, Hockey Fans and Vacation Planners
Dear Corrie, I am fortunate to be watching my grandson and will be in your area soon for a couple of days. Little Billy Bubba burns about 30,000 calories per day and wears out tennis shoes every two...
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My Favorite Niece is Coming to Visit This Year
In my family I am hands-down the favorite aunt. It’s a rite of passage in my family to send the kids to visit me here in Cody Yellowstone so that I can indoctrinate the next generation into the joys of...
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Tips to Make Your Vacation the Best “Time” Possible
In my office overlooking Cody Yellowstone, I am in the position of offering all sorts of tips for vacation planners. There are countless ways to visit our region and so many things on which to focus...
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Have you heard the news?
“Have you heard the news?” As I was making the rounds on Sheridan Avenue on a clear February day last week, at least six of my friends and neighbors posed that question to me. Each time, I answered...
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The Cody Yellowstone Calendar
I have two calendars. The first probably looks a lot like yours with 12 months and 31 days hath September and so on. You know, the calendar Julius Caesar reformed in 42 BCE that was refined by the...
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Lopsided Loving in Wonderland, and Where and How to Spread the Love Around
March 1 was Yellowstone National Park’s 147th birthday. Or maybe I should say it was “Wonderland’s” birthday because that’s what a Northern Pacific Railroad advertisement called the world’s first...
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Is Thomas Molesworth in Your House?
If your living room has a table with elk antler legs or a credenza with a carved silhouette of a cowboy, you might just have Thomas Molesworth in your house. Thomas Molesworth and his Cody-based...
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