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Canadian Cowboy Country has celebrated the heart and soul of the Canadian West since 1997. We are dedicated to the preservation of our Western heritage by sharing stories on the people, places, and products of the West.
Whether shrieking steam engines evoke Jimmie Rodgers tunes or Hogwarts, enjoying a ride on an iron horse is a memory maker. Photo credit: Sante Gneo
A chance to ride the rails like your ancestors! There’s something soul‑stirring about settling into a train car and letting Western Canada roll out before you like a living postcard. The moment the locomotive gives that first confident tug,...
The much-storied and most isolated ranch today. In 1956, Koster sold the Empire Valley Ranch portion to Clarence and Eleanor Bryson. Mack Bryson, their son, called Empire Valley home from 1956 to 1968 and spent much of his youth riding its...
The character who founded the Bar U Ranch. Fred Stimson built a ranching empire the likes of which will never be seen again. He was born in 1842 at Compton, Lower Canada (now Quebec). In 1863, Fred took over the family farm when his dad...