Personality, writer, foodie, music lover, traveler, history buff, baseball fan, and beer-snob from Wyoming.
Rick Roddam
Two Wyoming Towns Ranked Among America’s 50 Coldest Cities
Fairbanks, Alaska, finished first in the study, followed by Grand Forks, Williston, and Fargo, North Dakota. Duluth, Minnesota rounded out the top five.
Three Wyoming Towns Make ‘Coldest Cities On Christmas’ List
Casper, Lander, and Sheridan were named among the "50 Coldest Cities in the Country on Christmas" in a study.
Remembering Wyoming’s Pearl Harbor Heroes
December 7 marks the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which claimed the lives of 2,403 Americans and three brave men from Wyoming.
The Worst Christmas Party in Wyoming History
December 25, 1866, soldiers at Fort Laramie gathered for the Christmas party. By night's end, it would be the saddest holiday celebration in Wyoming history.
The Day Japan Bombed Wyoming: December 5, 1944
December 5, 1944, a Japanese balloon bomb landed just outside of Thermopolis, Wyoming. Around 6:15 p.m., four coal miners heard a whistling noise overhead, followed by an explosion that sent flames parachuting across the night sky.
Wyoming’s Weirdest Thanksgiving Tradition Is…Pork Chops?
Some people in Wyoming prefer pork chops over turkey. It's on the internet, so it must true.
The First Thanksgiving In Cheyenne, Wyoming
November 28, 1867, just 15 days after the Union Pacific Railroad had reached the town, Cheyenne's original chef, H.H. Ellis, prepared the first Thanksgiving feast in the new city.
How Wyoming Celebrated Christmas in the Late 1800s
Here in Wyoming, Christmas has been officially observed since the territory was first granted statehood in 1890. But a lot has changed since then.
Christmas Movies Filmed in Wyoming
'Tis the season for Christmas movies. As we gear up for the holidays, here's a look back at three Christmas classics that were filmed right here in the great state of Wyoming.
The Coldest Thanksgiving Day In Cheyenne History Was -16
The turkeys weren't the only frozen animals on November 24, 1993, when the temperature plummeted to -16.