Aug 20, 2018 · Johnson bases the fictional town of Durant on Buffalo, Wyoming. The series has taken on a life of its own, with over 2.7 million books sold, a Netflix series and Longmire Days, a festival held each August in Buffalo, Wyoming, at the base of the Big Horn mountains.

Nov 2, 2022 · The author behind Longmire set the hit series in a fictional part of Wyoming, but the wide-open, wild west feel of Absaroka County is anything but made up.

Longmire Days, the annual celebration in Buffalo, Wyoming, honoring Craig Johnson’s fictional city of Durant in Absaroka County and his Longmire Mystery Series, was inspired by real places and landmarks in the community.

Mar 27, 2023 · Wyoming author Craig Johnson created Sheriff Walt Longmire and based his adventures in Buffalo, changing its name to “Durant,” and setting the town in the fictional county of “Absaroka.”

The Longmire Foundation hosts Longmire Days each summer based out of Buffalo, Wyoming.

Jun 13, 2024 · Event details and individual ticket pricing will be posted on Thursday, June 13th on our website with event ticket sales beginning next week. The strike in Hollywood almost ruined 2023's event, but fortunately, waivers and plans were implemented and saved the weekend.

Walt is a native of Durant, Wyoming, the county seat of fictional Absaroka County, named after the real-life Absaroka Native Americans, the Absaroka Range, and the 1930s effort to declare a U.S. state called Absaroka out of territory from three existing states.

Oct 19, 2023 · Buffalo, WY, gets the credit for being the real-life Durant. Johnson said that the town of Buffalo, from its layout to its buildings, served as his inspiration while writing the books.

The event schedule for each day of Longmire Days 2024 is available below: • Thursday, July 18th • Friday, July 19th • Saturday, July 20th • Sunday, July 21st Joining us this year in beautiful Durant (Buffalo), Wyoming were Robert Taylor (Sheriff Walt Longmire), Louanne Stephens (Ruby), A Martinez (Jacob Nighthorse), John Bishop (Bob ...

Durant is a small town home to several thousand people. It is the county seat of Absaroka County and home to the Sheriff's Department. Sheriff's Department The Busy Bee Durant Regional Hospital...