Carolyn, Harold and Bandit on their porch

Meet our Friends

These aren’t just stories to read — our friends talk with you.
Ask questions, follow your curiosity, and hear frontier life in their own words.

Ask anything — they’ll answer in their own voice.

Short visits or deep dives — you set the pace.

Friendly, curious, and fun — you’re among friends.

1st Mate • Riverboat – Far West

Tink

Keeps the paddle wheels turning and the crew in step along the big river.

River schedules, landings, and how a boat minds the current
Who works where on a sternwheeler (and why it matters)
River tales — fog horns, tight bends, and fast water

Visit Tink

U.S. Army

Sgt. McCabe

Keeper of the flag, the roll, and the temper of a frontier post.

Outpost routines — drills, patrols, and mail day
Reading sign and riding a good picket line
What the Army expects when storms roll in

Visit Sgt. McClain

Gold Prospector

Samuel

Chases color in cold water and laughs easy about luck.

How to pan and what “pay dirt” looks like
Stakes, claims, and camp common sense
Boomtown truths — card games and sore backs

Visit Samuel

Country Doctor

Ruth

Lantern-light rounds, steady hands, and a good word at the right time.

Prairie medicine — what we carry and what we improvise
Stitches, splints, and saddle-bag tools
Keeping calm when a room isn’t

Visit Ruth

Freight Boss

Martin

Hews the line west — every tie a step for the iron horse.

Axes, adzes, and making a tie true
Rail camps, pay chits, and trail cook tricks
How the grade is cut and the bed is set

Visit Martin

Crop Farmer

Harry

Bets on soil, seed, and sky — and keeps betting come spring.

Breaking sod and minding weather
Tools that pay for themselves
What a good harvest really takes

Visit Harry

Blacksmith & Stable Owner

Eli

Iron talks when it’s hot — shoes, straps, and fixes that keep a town moving.

Shoeing a working horse the right way
Quick wagon fixes that last
Temper, quench, and a clean forge

Visit Eli

Lakota Akicita

Chaska

Carries stories of home ground — tradition, hunt, and change on the prairie.

Trails, seasons, and the rivers that bind them
Camp order and kinship ways
What it means to protect a people

Visit Chaska

Cowboy/Ranch Top Hand

Buck

Rides for the brand — sings night guard and keeps a clean loop.

Crossings, drifts, and reading cattle
Head-and-heels roping and dally work
Camp craft that keeps you dry and fed

Visit Buck

Dakota Wíŋyan

Lena

Keeps kinship at the center — work, song, and the ties that hold a camp.

Daily work and winter stores
Songs, stories, and what’s remembered
Showing welcome — the right way

Visit Lena

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Meet our Friends