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WY WOMEN & FAMILY: Big Horn Basin Folk Festival Family Entertainment August 4&5, Thermopolis
KIDS ACTIVITIES AND GHOST STORIES AT THE BIG HORN BASIN FOLK FESTIVAL, THERMOPOLIS AUGUST 4&5 For more information: bighornbasinfolkfestival@gmail.com The Fourth Annual Big Horn Basin Folk Festival is coming up soon. The festival is part of the Gift of the Waters Pageant Days week-end, Saturday and Sunday, August 4 and 5, 2018, in Hot Springs State Park, Thermopolis, Wyoming. The festival program includes a robust line-up of activities for the whole family, along with Wyoming’s own artists, craftsmen, musicians, storytellers, artisan and guild members’ demonstrations. “There will be a variety of art and music activities for kids and the whole family to choose from on both days”, according to…
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Pioneer Museum’s Sheep Shearing Day in Lander
Pioneer Museum Sheep Shearing Day — A Wonderful Woolly Day! text & images courtesy Pioneer Museum, Lander On the prettiest day of the spring so far, over 300 people came out to Lander’s Pioneer Museum to celebrate the history and heritage of the sheep industry in Fremont County and have fun. It was the third annual Sheep Shearing Day, which has been a popular spring event at the museum. Designed to recognize the long history of the sheep industry in the area, there were shearing demonstrations, crafts for kids, a petting zoo, horseback rides and talks on the history of sheep. Sponsored by the Lander and Riverton McDonalds, it was…
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MY WYOMING A Trip Down Memory Lane in Sheridan plus Buffalo and Two Mountain Passes By Bill Sniffin As readers of this column know, I am no fan of the “new” JC Penney Company. It is my contention that old James Cash Penney (whose first store was right here in Wyoming, in Kemmerer), is spinning in his grave as how his successors have managed to ruin that company. But I loved the old Penney’s and I took a trip down memory lane at that company’s long-time store on Main Street of Sheridan recently. There, smack in the heart of the town, is an old-fashioned Penney Store, complete with a basement, a…
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ON THE CALENDAR: July 12, 2013
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Big Horn Basin Folk Festival – Catch it this August 6-7 in Thermopolis!
click on the image above for a full list of Big Horn Basin Folk Festival Events & Details! “Hear Me Now” — Wyoming Storytellers Take Spotlight By Ellen Sue Blakely Images provided by Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation For a full schedule of presenters during “Hear Me Now” Storytelling Circle, August 6-7, see www.wyomingfolkfestival.com. Other weekend events include the Gift of the Waters Pageant Days, Kiwanis Craft Fair and the Big Horn Basin Folk Festival, with music performances all day, demonstrators, workshops, food vendors, juried art show & sale and kid-friendly activities. When we were kids and all the cousins gathered for the annual Fourth of July ice cream and…
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WHAT’S YOUR WYOMING ADVENTURE? from Tyler Halford
We’d love to share your Wyoming adventure! Whether it’s a trip, an annual adventure, if you’re from out of state or a Wyoming native, we want to share! Email editor@wyolifestyle.com or message our Facebook page to share your adventure for our blog series! What’s Your Wyoming Adventure? from Tyler Halford Star Valley native now living in Kentucky Our annual camping trips consists of five Star Valley High graduates, one from 2000, one from 2001, and three from 2002, all five now married with children. To date, it has just been the 5 of us who attend, no children or wives (sounds mean but it just wouldn’t be the same!). It…
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Wyoming Real Estate: 444 Augusta Drive Riverton, WY; Cornerstone Group Realty, LLC
Realty Office: 215 S. Broadway Riverton WY 82501 307.856.1818 www.cgrsells.com FOR SALE: 444 Augusta Drive, Riverton, Wyoming Contact Judy Bauman-Broker/Owner 307.856.1818 or 307.851.1756 judy@cgrsells.com Best of Both Worlds… County property w/NO Covenants, surrounded by the beautiful Riverton Golf Course. If you desire graceful living among beautiful surroundings, you must see this exceptionally gracious home. You’ll have the best seat in the house for mountain and golf course views on this 1.72 acre county lot w/NO Covenants! This home offers a 3 car attached garage, cathedral ceilings, walk-in closets, exquisite mountain views and marble, slate & parquet finishes throughout. Come experience what over 6,000 sq. ft. of wall to wall…
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WYO AG: National Ag Day Shout Out to Sims Sheep Company, Evanston
Sims Sheep Company — Evanston & Lyman Leather-n-Lace Photography, Evanston Lacee & Shaun Sims are good, kind people that are part of the family owned & operated Sims Sheep Company of Evanston & Lyman — Lacee is also a photographer who owns Leather-n-Lace Photography in Evanston. For a National Ag Day shout out (which we just barely missed on March 15!), we wanted to share a few glimpses into their everyday life …. About the Sims Sheep Company … Within this company, you’ll find the most prolific and hardy range sheep in North America. Among the breeds found on the ranch are Purebred Targhee and Targhee-Fin Cross Rams. Sims Sheep…
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SKI WYOMING: Culinary Digs at 2 Wyoming Resorts
If you’re on the western side or the eastern side of our square state, you are in luck! There are two family-friendly resorts which both boast a variety of trail levels, recreational options …and great food! From White Pine Ski Area — Pinedale: You’re invited…to come sit on our deck From Thursday through Sunday, come GLIDE, SLIDE or SHRED down our slopes then head up to our deck. Bill Webb our backcountry/outfitter chef, has been cooking outdoors for his guests for nearly 40 years. Imagine delicious sweet Italian sausages or pork and veal bratwurst, crafted to perfection by smoking over wood and sage embers, then dropped into a warmed Panini and splattered with a mix of grilled…
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EXPLORE WYOMING: National Bighorn Sheep Center, Dubois
There are so many wonderful gems in our square state that are wonderful places to explore! If a Wyoming vacation is on your travel plans for this year, be sure to consider heading to Dubois – where the opportunities are endless for great recreation! The National Bighorn Sheep Center is just one wonderful place you must visit while you’re there. We enjoyed reading their end of year e-blast so much that we wanted to share their news with all our readers too … Visit the National Bighorn Sheep Center in Dubois Online From the National Bighorn Sheep Center … Happy Holidays! We thank you for your support, whether as a…
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FROM THE PARKS: Fourth Graders Welcome at GTNP!
Grand Teton National Park Welcomes Fourth-Grade Students New Program Encourages Families and Classes to Visit National Parks MOOSE, WY — Grand Teton National Park invites all fourth-grade students to visit the park for free as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. Fourth-grade students can visit https://www.everykidinapark.gov/ to complete an activity and obtain a voucher for a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas and lands, including national parks. Grand Teton National Park Superintendent David Vela said, “We invite all fourth graders and their families, as well as fourth-grade classes, to the park to discover, learn and have fun.” Vela said one of…
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NEWS FROM THE PARKS: Ride Menor’s Ferry at Grand Teton National Park
FROM GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK: Ride Menor’s Ferry & Experience Early Method of River Crossing on the Snake MOOSE, WY — Ever wondered how Jackson Hole’s early settlers crossed the Snake River before bridges? Beginning Monday, July 20, visitors can take a ride on a replica ferry boat and experience crossing the Snake in the same fashion provided by Bill Menor through his routine ferry service of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Park ranger naturalists will offer free rides daily from 9:00–10:15 a.m. and 1:15–2:15 p.m., as well as before and after the ranger-led program, “A Walk into the Past,” that occurs each day at 2:30 p.m. Call 307.739.3399…
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COWBOY TOUGH ADVENTURE RACE
CHECK OUT ALL THE TEAMS AT THE CAMECO COWBOY TOUGH ADVENTURE WEEK WEBSITE: http://www.cowboytoughwy.com/#!teamroster/c1aam FROM WIND RIVER COUNTRY TOURISM: Cowboy Tough Adventure Race, Here We Come! Lander Athletes Represent Wind River Country at the 2015 Cowboy Tough Adventure Race (July 16 –July 19) Wyoming – “So what are you up to this weekend?” “Oh we’re just headed to Buffalo to do a little trekking through the Bighorns, some mountain and fire road biking, a little Class III whitewater boating, and a touch of orienteering with 100 athletes from over the globe for an 84-hour adventure race ending in Casper.” Here in Wind River Country, chances are you know one: your…
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ON THE CALENDAR: Intl Climbers Festival in Lander July 8-12
From the Wind River Visitors Council … Lander, WY – The International Climbers’ Festival is a five-day rock climbing festival that brings together hundreds of people from across the country to Lander. The event includes rock climbing clinics, speakers, and plenty of fun for climbers of any age. Located in central Wyoming, Lander sits at the base of the spectacular granite-filled Wind River Range, which has some of the best alpine routes in the country. Just outside of town are the legendary limestone-dolomite sport-climbing crags of Sinks Canyon and Wild Iris, where you can find single pitch sport and traditional climbing as well as bouldering with grades for the whole…
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From the Parks: Two Temp Exhibits Celebrate Wyoming at Natl Elk Refuge
CLICK HERE & READ OUR NEW ISSUE ONLINE! Two temporary exhibits will be on display next month at the Jackson Hole & Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center, located at 532 N. Cache Street in Jackson. The public is invited to view the colorful exhibits, which celebrate Wyoming successes. From the National Elk Refuge … The first exhibit commemorates the 125th anniversary of Wyoming statehood. Wyoming became the 44th state admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890. An interactive display will give visitors an opportunity to learn more about the state’s history and fun facts. Both a Wyoming and National Elk Refuge time line will be featured, along with coloring sheets, state logos,…
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ON THE CALENDAR: Lander is HOPPING in June – June 5-7, June 11-13!
LANDER BREWFEST – JUNE 12& 13 The 2015 Lander Brewfest will be held on Friday June 12th from 5-9pm and Saturday June 13th from 2-7pm in the Lander City Park, 405 Fremont Street. Tickets and more information about the breweries and program are available at www.landerbrewfest.com. The early-bird ticket rates are $25 for a one-day pass and $45 for a full weekend pass. Tickets can also be purchased day-of for $30/$50, giving 21+ age adults unlimited access to over 70 beers from our 25+ breweries that are coming from Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Colorado. “We are excited to be moving Brewfest back to City Park,” said Rose Burke, Event Coordinator of the…
