050901 news 1 Dodge Globe Dodge City has always stood as a symbol of the Old West with its cattle drives, gunfights and chuckwagons. By Eric Swanson Dodge City Daily Globe Dodge City has always stood as a symbol of the Old West with its cattle drives, gunfights and chuckwagons. But all those trappings of the city's heritage would not exist without one central figure -the cowboy. For the past five years, Boot Hill Museum has honored America's cowboys by devoting Memorial Day weekend to the annual Cowboy Heritage Festival.
Dodge City plays a huge part in the history of the American cowboy.
Those who want to get a head start on the weekend's activities can join a trail ride that begins at 9 a.m. May 24 and continues through the 25th. Participants will ride the historic Western Trail and camp along Mulberry Creek the night of the 24th, and end the ride the next day at Longhorn Canyon south of town. The festival itself will begin the night of May 25, when dancers will try yet again to form the world's longest cancan line. And that's just the beginning.