Guy Weadick

Calgary, nicknamed “Cowtown,” is home to the largest rodeo in the world, the Calgary Stampede, which annually draws millions of visitors. The first Calgary rodeo in 1912 was organized by a New Yorker with Irish roots, as Ray Cavanaugh explains.Cowboys seem like a self-assured lot. But Guy Weadick was more than self-assured; he was a bold visionary, and the … [Read more...] about Window on the Past: Stampede of a New York Cowboy