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July 2022
South Pass City Gold Rush Days
Pan for gold, see historic exhibits and gold mining demonstrations, Pony Express reenactments, a vintage baseball tournament, live saloon music and the anvil blasting at the Price Street Bridge every hour on the hour. Tours of the Carissa Mine & Mill. 5-mile Interpretive Trails. Bake Sale and food. A fireworks display on Saturday. More information to come!
Find out more »Dubois Museum Day
Visit the Dubois Museum for fry bread and tacos and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Raptor Experience. See artists Tom Lucas and Gary Keimig, interpreters John Finley and Steve Banks, live music by Jan Marrou, and participate in a silent auction.
Find out more »Annual Mystery Sheep Trap Trek
The National Bighorn Sheep Center and the Dubois Museum collaborate every year on an educational hike to an area sheep trap. With over eight sheep trap sites to choose from, the mystery location will be set to meet participant’s abilities and interests. Learn about the Mountain Shoshone people who built and used these traps, as well as why the traps worked and other key facts about bighorn sheep. Steep climbs and gorgeous scenery guaranteed. Meet at the Dubois Museum. For…
Find out more »American Solar Car Challenge
A national race pitting state of the art solar cars and their teams against each other returns to the Pioneer Museum. Cheer the racers as they arrive and depart from the museum and look at the cars on exhibit.
Find out more »Historic Shoshoni Trek
Join the Riverton Museum on this WRVC Adventure Trek. Enjoy a leisurely wagon ride through downtown Shoshoni to learn the fascinating history of the town and its historic buildings. Guests meet at the Riverton Museum to caravan to Shoshoni and are responsible for transportation to Shoshoni. Lunch is provided. Reservations required. Call 307-856-2665 to reserve.
Find out more »Historic Lander Houses Trek
Join the Pioneer Museum on this WRVC Trek and learn the history of some of the historic homes on Lander's Southside. This trek will involve about a mile and a half of walking. Meet in front of the Bank of the West at 303 Main St. Call (307) 332-3339 for more information.
Find out more »McKinney Ranch Adventure Trek
Join the Pioneer Museum staff on this WRVC Adventure Trek. Visit this historic ranch that was once the Derby stage station and road ranch, later the Carmody Sheep Ranch. Meet at the Museum and take a bus to the ranch.
Find out more »Simpson Lake Lodge Trek
Join the Dubois Museum and Kass Harrell on this WRVC Adventure Trek. This trek requires high clearance 4×4 or ATV and hiking for approximately eight miles. Caravan in vehicles to the unloading point for ATV/UTV followed by a long rough drive to the hiking starting point. Bring water, lunch, bug spray, bear spray, sunscreen, trekking poles, hiking boots and water shoes for crossing creeks. Advanced registration required. Call (307) 455-2284 for more information.
Find out more »Lander Art Center: Ever-Evolving
Lander Art Center hosts exhibitions featuring painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography, and much more each year. Exhibitions rotate approximately every six weeks and are scheduled approximately one year in advance.
Find out more »Astronomy of the Summer Sky
Join the Dubois Museum for this Wyoming Community Bank Discovery Speakers Series presented by Tom Herret who will teach us about basic astronomy. We will begin with class time inside, followed by a trip in cars to a designated location to look at the white lights in the summer sky. Please dress for being inside and out. Call (307) 455-2284 for more information.
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