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August 2022
Ranch Day
Join the Riverton Museum to learn about and experience life on the ranch with fun activities for the whole family. Make ice cream and your very own candle to take home. This event is sponsored by Bailey Tire & Auto Services. All activities are free; 2 to 4 p.m. Call (307) 856-2665 for details.
Find out more »Annual Tie Hack Trek
Join the Dubois Museum for this WRVC Adventure Trek Series. This year we will follow the tie hacks up the West Dunoir Valley to see where they harvested ties, stacked the ties and where the main headquarters was. Difficult long hike (approximately 11 to 12 miles total.) Bring bear spray, bug spray, hiking boots, water crossing shoes/sandals, trekking poles, water and lunch. Advanced registration required. $20. Call (307) 455-2284 to reserve your spot.
Find out more »Trumpeter Swans in the Area
Join the Dubois Museum with Noelle Smith from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Trumpeter Swans, the largest waterfowl in North America, are now a regular sight in Western Wyoming and many parts of the Rocky Mountains, thanks largely to conservation efforts across their range. New technology is now allowing us to track individual swans and discover more about their migration and habitat use in Wyoming and beyond. Learn about the history of the species and their movements. This program…
Find out more »Wind River Valley Arts Guild Exhibition: Laney Hicks and Sandy Zelasko
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Find out more »The Great South Pass City History Hunt
The Friends of South Pass and South Pass City State Historic Site are hosting The Great South Pass City History Hunt. This is a fun, unique activity and is open for teams of up to 10 people. It begins at 10 a.m. and the last sign-up is at 2 p.m. How it works: Teams are given an initial clue when they arrive that will send them on a chase that covers the whole of South Pass City State Historic Site.…
Find out more »J.B. Okie Manor Tour
Join the Riverton Museum for a Wind River Visitors Council Adventure Trek to the incredible J.B. Okie Manor. Experience a rare tour of the mansion that was built in 1901 by J.B. Okie, a sheep tycoon in Lost Cabin. Listen to stories from Okie’s life, the history of the Manor and learn details about the home’s features. Bring lunch and water. Advanced registration required. Call (307) 856-2665.
Find out more »The Granier Ditch Adventure Trek
Join the Pioneer Museum to learn about the famous Granier ditch, dug in 1882 to bring water to the South Pass area to hydraulically mine for gold. Remnants of the ditch are still visible. This trek requires an ATV. You must be able to meet at the Granier Meadows on the Loop Road with an ATV to make this journey.
Find out more »Annual Mystery Sheep Trap Trek
Come explore the gorgeous views and amazing history of the Upper Wind River Valley! The National Bighorn Sheep Center and Dubois Museum enjoy bringing visitors our Annual Mystery Sheep Trap Trek, and this year is no different. Although the exact location is never known until a couple weeks from the trek date, you can be assured that the scenery will be beautiful and there will be difficult hiking up and down steep hills. High clearance 4x4s and social distancing will…
Find out more »September 2022
“How Geography Impacted Native Alaskan Tribes”
Hank Overturf will discuss how the different geography and regions of Alaska impacted native tribes, their art and culture. Admission is free for this Wyoming Community Bank Sponsored Speaker Series. Call (307) 856-2665 for details.
Find out more »“Weather Along the Trails”
In the 1840s and 50s it was estimated nearly one-half million emigrants traveled the Oregon, Mormon and California trails. Each pioneer had one common, constant companion: the weather. Meteorologist Chris Jones with the National Weather Service will discuss the various challenges the weather posed - spring rains, a drier climate, wind, thunderstorms and autumn snows - for these brave settlers of the West. A portion of this multimedia presentation will attempt to reconstruct the fateful snowstorm encountered by the Willie…
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