Imagine walking into a new foyer at the Red River Valley Museum where you will see a replica of the original Doan’s Picket House. Once inside the house you will hear the story of life in a cattle drive community, the birth of the cattle industry and the legend of the cowboy. Stepping out the back door of the Picket House, you will be at Doan’s Crossing at twilight, in the year 1887. Through interactive displays and exhibits, you will experience the sights and sounds of a typical cattle drive town. Walk through the Doan’s Store, travel past the corrals, the livery stable, the Doan’s Adobe and the dugout, "Bat Cave Cafe." See the chuck wagon, the cowboys’ camp and the cattle bedded down. Enter a working replica of the Cow-Boy Saloon, where you can "belly-up" to the bar for a cold sarsparilla or a root beer and hear the piano playing in the background. As you exit the saloon travel through the bluffs to the river and cross the straw bridge that was built and rebuilt to fight quicksand. Cross into Indian Territory, experience a gun fight in Dodge City, Kansas, then head to the cattle pens and rail yards at Ogalalla, Nebraska, following the trail all the way to Canada. As you proceed, displays about interesting locations, famous ranches, the cattle industry and cowboy lore will spark your interest in this historic time.