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Find what matters.

Selected Stories

A boy’s work with his grandfather became a family business.

As a boy, Scott Johnson helped his grandfather care for bees in the Black Hills of Wyoming. As an adult, he rekindled his love for beekeeping, and his family now runs K&M Apiary, named after Scott’s daughters.

Family connections keep the pioneering legacy alive.

In 1926, the Wyoming Pioneer Association was founded from earlier groups that had been meeting for decades. For the last hundred years, the families in the Association have kept the pioneering spirit alive.

Artist Bruce Speidel finds inspiration in Devils Tower Country landscapes.

Based in Sundance, Wyoming, Bruce Speidel is an accomplished painter and photographer. Bruce takes us on an excursion into the landscape of Devils Tower Country, where he teaches us how painters of old (and new) used color studies to create paintings that capture natural beauty.

Lifelong passions create opportunity for guests to live the cowboy life.

From hunters to cowboys, Devils Tower Country offers visitors immersion in the true Western lifestyle. Whether you want to experience your first trail ride or a whole week on a ranch, this is the place to be.

Personal hardship led this business owner to create a community.

After beating cancer, Brandi Wagner decided she wanted to build something for herself and founded The Odds Cookhouse in Moorcroft, Wyoming. Everything about the restaurant is intentional, from the menu to the people who make it the Devils Tower Country destination it is.

Skilled riders and horses bring ranching tradition to the arena in Douglas, WY.

The Colorado Reined Cowhorse Association helps skilled riders and top-tier horses showcase the best of ranching work. Check out the events, and see why they chose Douglas, WY as the location for their show.

Melissa and Dan, Photo credit Anna Ferguson

Based in Newcastle, Wyoming, we tell stories throughout the Black Hills and Eastern Wyoming.

We’re Dan and Melissa Lanctot (say our last name however you want). From lodging properties offering guests a true ranching experience to a century-old organization preserving the heritage of pioneering, we get to know the people behind the project and find the story that makes it matter. In a world of commodity video, we’re after something different.

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Photo credit Lydia Lanctot
Photo Credit Melinda Stohlhammer
Photo Credit Melinda Stohlhammer
Photo credit John Williamson
Drone. Photo credit Karri Buck
Photo credit Lydia Lanctot