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Rocky Mountain Edition Ritz Hospitality • 3 4 • Ritz Hospitality www.ritzfamilypublishing.com Ritz Hospitality Rocky Mountain Edition Spring/Summer 2005 What’s Inside features sections Lewis & Clark From The The Magic House Debuts New Editor’s Desk ...... 6 Interactive History Exhibit ...... 9 PAGE 15 Lewis & Clark Travel Signature Events ...... 10 A Current Adventure, In the Black Canyon of wake of Lewis & Clark ...... 12 the Gunnison ...... 19 Commemorate vs. Celebrate 13 Tips On Trips ...... 22 Plan to “Explore! The Big Sky” How To Pick Luggage at the National Lewis and Clark For Any Trip ...... 23 Bicentennial Event ...... 29 Montana Highway 37 ...... 31 Stories Devil’s Tower, Wyoming ...... 38 For All You Have Given ...... 14 The Historic Sheridan Inn ..... 46 PAGE 25 Dead Man’s Cave Treasure ... 21 Across the Painted Desert Reno’s Crossing ...... 26 on Route 66 ...... 63 Fort Laramie ...... 44 Santa Rosa, NM Historic Deadwood ...... 56 City of Natural Lakes ...... 64

proﬁ les Recreation Safe Trail Riding ...... 24 Colorado Where Early Anglers The Hitching Post Get the Worm ...... 30 Bed And Breakfast ...... 16 Talk’n Rodeo ...... 43 PAGE 33 Western Motel ...... 18 South Park City ...... 20 Marketplace Colorado Railroad Museum ... 21 The Rockies ...... 52 Montana The Midwest ...... 61 Grizzly Trails Ranch ...... 28 Wyoming Community Contact Las Fuentes Restaurant ...... 34 Information Wagons West ...... 35 Arizona ...... 66 Cheyenne Frontier Days ...... 39 Colorado ...... 66 Spear Ranch ...... 40 PAGE 54 Montana ...... 68 Boulder Lake Lodge ...... 41 On The Cover: Cody Nite Rodeo ...... 42 Nebraska ...... 69 Montage Photo Credits: Buffalo and Lew- Saratoga Businesses ...... 48 North Dakota ...... 70 is and Clark photos by South Dakota Tour- South Dakota ...... 70 ism; Missouri River near Loma, Montana by Midwest New Mexico ...... 71 Strawberry Hill Museum & Heather Heaton. Wyoming ...... 71 Want to see your photo grace the pages of Cultural Center ...... 8 Kansas Cosmosphere And our magazine? Give us a call at 1-800-330- Advertisers Index ...... 72 3482 or e-mail: info@ritzfamilypublishing. Space Center ...... 55 com for image requirements. (All submissions subject to approval) Rocky Mountain Edition Ritz Hospitality • 5

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�� Rocky Mountain Edition Ritz Hospitality • 9 Let the Adventure Begin! The Magic House Debuts New Interactive History Exhibit, The Lewis and Clark Adventure St. Louis Children’s Museum Celebrates The Lewis and Clark Bicentennial with Family-Friendly Exhibit

n 1804, explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark The Lewis and Clark Adventure is made possible by the embarked from St. Louison an expedition to explore the Whitaker Foundation, with additional support from the Nestle Iuncharted territory west of the Mississippi River. Now Purina PetCare Company, Judy and Jerry Kent, and the Moneta two centuries later, St. Louis children can experience the same Group Charitable Foundation. The Lewis and Clark Adventure excitement and thrill of discovery when they explore The Lew- is made possible by the Whitaker Foundation, with additional is and Clark Adventure, a new interactive exhibit at The Magic support from the Nestle Purina PetCare Company, Judy and House, St. Louis Children’s Museum. The exhibit will remain Jerry Kent, and the Moneta Group Charitable Foundation. Ac- on view for through 2006. cording to Christy Gray, the executive director of the Whitaker The Lewis and Clark Adventure is the region’s only exhibit Foundation, the major sponsor of The Lewis and Clark Adven- created specifically for children, ages 5 to 14, to convey the ture, “The decision to support this exhibit was an easy one for exhilaration of this historic journey. According to The Magic the Whitaker Foundation. It provides us with the opportunity House’s president, Beth Fitzgerald, “St. Louishad such an im- to ensure that the children of our community will truly under- portant role in the expedition, since the Corps of Discovery stand this important historical event.” trained and then embarked from here in 1804. As St. Louis’ The Lewis and Clark Adventure was designed by The Magic children’s museum, we wanted to present and interpret this mo- House and fabricated by mentous event in a way that is meaningful, appropriate and fun Chase Studios, a renowned firm specializing in natural history for St. Louis-area children and families.” and science exhibits. Based in Springfield, Missouri, Chase The Lewis and Clark Adventure includes three unique learning Studios has created museum environments for many world- spaces. The Campsite simulates the Corps of Discovery’s eve- class institutions, including the National Geographic Society, ning encampment on the plains east of the Rocky Mountains. the Field Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Insti- It includes a crackling campfire with cooking implements; an tution and numerous sites along the National Park Service’s authentic 16-foot dugout canoe; barrels and crates of supplies; Lewis and Clark Trail. musical instruments; and a dramatic play area, where children The Lewis and Clark Adventure is free with regular museum can try period costumes and artifacts. admission of $6.50 for visitors, ages 2 and older. The Magic Children will especially enjoy exploring a tepee like the one House is located at 516 S. Kirkwood Road (Lindbergh Blvd.), used by Sacagawea, the young Shoshone Indian mother who one mile north of I-44 in Kirkwood. School year hours are traveled with the expedition, as well as the objects that Lewis Tuesday-Thursday, 12-5:30 p.m.; Friday, 12-9 p.m.; Saturday, and Clark commonly traded with the Indians. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. The Campsite also features tents where children can use the For more information, please call (314) 822-8900 or visit The tools and investigate the plants and animals that were found on Magic House online at www.magichouse.org. the journey. In addition, each child embarking on The Lewis and Clark Adventure can record their observations and experiences in a journal, just as the Corps of Discovery did. Seaman, Meriwether Lewis’ trusty Newfoundland traveling companion, will be the guide when visitors dare to traverse the Discovery Trail, the most demanding part of The Lewis and Clark Adventure. Trailblazers, ages 5 and older, can tackle this obstacle course that features the landmarks and challenges the explorers faced along their journey from Fort Mandan, North Dakota, to Fort Clatsop, Oregon. From raging rivers to dense forests and even a ferocious grizzly bear, there are surprising discoveries at every turn. Signage on the Discovery Trail features “Sea- man Says,” interesting items of trail trivia. Finally, the River Bluff area of The Lewis and Clark Adven- ture is the exhibit’s informal classroom, designed to resemble the bluffs of the Missouri River. Here young visitors can scale a child-size climbing wall, replicating the explorers’ attempts to ascend the river’s steep and slippery banks. 10 • Ritz Hospitality www.ritzfamilypublishing.com

Lewis & Clark Signature Events

CLARK ON THE YELLOWSTONE four-day event will feature scholarly symposia, re-enactments, dramatic presentations, an art exhibition and trade fair, indig- JULY 22-JULY 25, 2006 – POMPEY’S enous games, land and water parades, singing and traditional PILLAR NATIONAL MONUMENT, dance competition, and a fur trade rendezvous. For more in- BILLINGS, MONTANA formation contact: The Clark on the Yellowstone Signature Event, July 22-25, Brenda Dvorak 2006 enables modern-day explorers to rediscover Captain Wil- Signature Event Coordinator liam Clark’s travels along the Yellowstone River. This event Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation commemorates the 200th anniversary of Clark inscribing his PO Box 610 name on Pompeys Pillar, the only remaining physical evidence New Town, ND 58763 of the Lewis & Clark expedition appearing on the trail as it did www.mhanation.com 200 years ago. Clark, showing his affection for Sacagawea’s Pat Packineau, Marketing Director young son, whom he called Pomp, named this sandstone pillar & at the river’s edge in his honor. A National Day of Honor com- Spencer Wilkinson Jr., General Manager memorating this event, and recognizing the historic use of the Four Bears Casino and Lodge pillar by American Indians, is set for July 25, 2006. A new in- 202 Frontage Road terpretive center will greet visitors at the recently created Pom- New Town, ND 58763 peys Pillar National Monument, administered by the Bureau of Phone (701) 627-4018 Land Management. Canoe landings, trail ides, wildlife displays Fax: (701) 627-4012 and exhibits at local museums in nearby Billings, Montana will engage people of all ages. For more information contact: CONFLUENCE WITH DESTINY: THE Mr. J. Jeffrey Dietz, Chair RETURN OF LEWIS AND CLARK 2109 11th Street West Billings, MT 59102 SEPTEMBER 23-24, 2006 – THE GREATER Phone: (406) 256-8628 ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA E-mail: [email protected] On September 23, 1806 the Lewis & Clark Expedition of- Website: www.clarkontheyellowstone.org fi cially ended when the explorers arrived in St. Louis, Mis- souri. In commemoration of the bicentennial of this event a consortium of Missouri and Illinois state, county and local REUNION AT THE HOME groups will recreate the return of Lewis & Clark to St. Lou- OF SAKAKAWEA is. A fl otilla of watercraft will originate at various historic AUGUST 17-20, 2006 – NEW TOWN, sites on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers and converge on the riverfront. A series of programs and events will explore NORTH DAKOTA the multicultural composition of the expedition. Represen- On August 12, 1806 Lewis & Clark reunited on the Missouri tatives from all of the Tribal Nations encountered by Lewis River near the present-day headquarters of the Mandan, Hidat- & Clark will be invited to participate in this fi nal Signa- sa, and Arikara Nation. The expedition traveled on to the Knife ture Event commemorating the return of Lewis & Clark in River Hidatsa and Mandan villages and days later, bid farewell 1806. to their interpreters Sakakawea and Toussaint Charbonneau. Before leaving the Mandan villages, they persuaded one tribal leader, White Coyote, to return with them to meet President Thomas Jefferson. On August 20, 1806 the expedition left what �� is now North Dakota. In August 2006 the Mandan, Hidatsa and �� Arikara Nation of North Dakota will observe the return of the �� Corps of Discovery to their homelands, the reunion of Saka- �� kawea at Awatixa, her Hidatsa home, and the journey of White �� Coyote to the nation’s capitol. The major themes of this Signa- ture Event will center on Sakakawea and her life before, dur- �� ing and after the expedition; the Missouri River and its impact �� on the lives of the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, and other tribes �� that hold this river sacred; tribal leadership and the political, �� social, and ceremonial organization of tribes 200 years ago and �� today; and tribal trade networks and international trade. This Rocky Mountain Edition Ritz Hospitality • 11

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encounters situations which daily required creative solutions. The problem solving process parallels that of Meriwether and William. Medical emergencies, supply concerns, and dealing with natives along the way plagued them, then and now. Chris made his trip in a 14ʼ jon boat with a 9.9hp Mercury motor. That is about the smallest setup anyone thought might make it all the way. Might is the operative word. The whole trip had an uncertainty that will lead you on to the next page with the same anticipation as the original journals. I liked the book because I am interested in the status of the rivers now and Chris provides a lot of current information. Ryan Roenfeld, local (Council Bluffs, IA) historian and Carol Brockman, recent Elderhostel tour director (Council Bluffs, IA) both recommend this book as a great addition to any Lewis and Clark buffʼs library. Dick Zion Museum Guide for State Historical Society of Iowa Western Historic Trails Center Council Bluffs, Iowa TO ORDER A CURRENT ADVENTURE: IN THE WAKE OF LEWIS & CLARK: copies @ $14.95 ea. Enclose check or money order and mail to ARNICA PUB- LISHING, P.O. BOX 543, CHOTEAU, MT 59422 OR call (406) 466-3442 OR email [email protected]

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here were over a million words written by the journal keepers of the Voyage of Discovery during their travels to the Pacifi c Ocean and back. Add more words about factsT gleaned from other sources before and after and the trip and the total grows. A large majority of what has been written since 1806 is based on those original writings. Chris Bechtoldʼs book, A Current Adventure, offers a modern, fresh perspective of travel on the waterways between Camp Dubois and the Pa- cifi c Ocean. His interest in the Voyage of Discovery was his original inspiration to make the trip, but his trip on the rivers was defi nitely a modern manʼs grapple with nature in all her Located just up river from Hartford Illinoisʼ glory and furor. The parallels between then and now will thrill Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center. and illuminate todayʼs reader. Visit us for a Quiet, relaxing vacation “In April of 1998, Chris Bechtold and his faithful dog Her- just one block from the water! schel embarked on the trip of a lifetime. Inexperienced with 25 E. Main Street • Grafton, IL boats or big rivers and laden with minimal provisions, the two travelers set out with an abundance of determination to see the (618) 786-2438 West unfold much as it had for Lewis and Clark and the Corps Special Rates • Mon. - Thurs. • Fri. - Sun. of Discovery two hundred years before.” With the encourage- Starting At $75.00 ment of men like Hal Stearns, Chris started writing the story. He tells this tale in easy to read, light, but insightful, prose that Contact us at [email protected] leads you along the watery path to the north and west. Chris Website: www.lamarshhouse.com Rocky Mountain Edition Ritz Hospitality • 13 Not Semantics: Commemorate vs. Celebrate

he Lewis and Clark Expedition is one of America’s events to publicly affirm the fact that we’ve survived. We are watershed events but the Bicentennial of the 1803-06 not invisible, nor extinct. We’re actively planning for the fu- Tjourney has ancient voices, rarely heard until now. ture. Tribes are very busy protecting the species, the habitats “Indian people are not celebrating the Bicentennial,” said Ro- and the land that Lewis and Clark traversed so that these gifts berta Conner, Vice-President of the National Council for the will still be here long after we are gone.” Lewis and Clark Bicentennial. Conner, an enrolled member Dr. Robert Archibald, President of the National Council and of the Confederated Tribes of the Walla Walla, Cayuse and President of the Missouri Historical Society, looked at the fu- Umatilla said, “We want people to think about their choice of ture. “The Lewis and Clark Bicentennial is an opportunity for words. For us, the idea of celebrating the harbingers of what commemoration, a chance to reflect on how radically our world, would become genocide is offensive and shameful.” so vividly described by the sojourners, has changed in the years Steve Adams, Superintendent of the Lewis and Clark National since the expedition ended. For humans of conscience, this oc- Historic Trail and the national touring exhibit “Corps of Dis- casion is no cause for celebration, for the intervening years are covery II: 200 Years to the Future,” said, “commemoration is – like all history – a story of the capacity of our species for both the appropriate message to carry to the public.” good and evil. This bicentennial is an invitation to consider how “During the bicentennial period of the Corps of Discovery, we will build upon legacies and overcome burdens, leaving as it is certainly appropriate to commemorate the members of our own legacy, a better world for the future’s children.” the expedition for their bravery, determination, and scientific “There is much left to do,” Adams said. “Has America lived achievements,” Adams said. “We cannot, however, celebrate up to the promises of the 14th Amendment and its guarantee the profound and adverse social, economic, and political con- of equal treatment under the law for all its citizens? Part of the sequences of the expedition to many peoples of color in the mission of the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail is to en- 200 years since the Corps first entered the lands of the First courage every American to practice the personal responsibili- Nations.” ties of citizenship, including acceptance and inclusion in their “Let us not forget that what was a daring trek across the west- daily lives, for true change will come only through them.” ern wilderness for these European Americans was but a typical “Imagine the torment and anguish of York,” Adams said, “the life for American Indians,” Adams said, “Without the help of expedition’s only African American, who tasted the blessings Sacagawea and without the generosity of many American In- of acceptance and freedom on the trail only to be returned to dians, the expedition would surely have failed. Federal policy the reality of enslavement upon William Clark’s return to St. and/or inaction after the expedition led to the near extinction of Louis.” the buffalo - part of a long, deliberate, and deadly campaign to -NCLCB- forcibly acculturate the native peoples.” National Council of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial “Commemorate means to ‘honor the memory of’,” Conner P.O. Box 11940 Saint Louis, MO 63112-0040 said, “We are honoring the memory of our ancestors, their dig- Phone: 888-999-1803 Fax: 314-454-3162 nity, tenacity and foresight. Tribes are planning bicentennial www.lewisandclark200.org

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inally the weather is getting bet- have a $10 head, buy a $10 helmet. If you get separated from your horse. Re- ter -- and that means trail riding you have a $100 head, then buy an ap- member that even a short trail ride could Factivities will increase. There propriate helmet for it. spell trouble if you or your horse are are so many things to do to get ready The next item to inspect is your cinch injured. Some of the items you might for this season. Trail safety and mak- or girth. You can break a lot of other wish to carry include: ing sure that your equipment is in good equipment on the trail and find some- • Emergency first aid pouch with ba- condition is part of getting ready for the thing to use to “make do” until you get sic things like bandages, triangular ban- season. Trail safety is more than look- back home. Not so when it come to your dage, gauze, anti-biotic cream of your ing out for trouble while you’re riding. cinch. Take the time to inspect it for wear choice, and a “blood stopper” (Dyna- It involves preparation of gear, getting and rust around the buckles and replace miteTM Trace Minerals work well for in riding shape, and getting our horse it if there is any thing suspect about it. this). This doesn’t have to be a large kit tuned up. It also means having a few Worn out threads, cracks and cuts in the -- simply a few things to get you by until simple items on hand to help you or leather, and rusted buckles all spell trou- help arrives. your horse in case of a mishap. ble. Replace them. The few dollars to • Easy Boot or other hoof protection. Even a short ride can spell trouble if replace a cinch will be well worth it. • Water for you (save some for an your horse stumbles and you’re thrown. Reins are next. Make sure that what- emergency). I know of one woman whose horse stum- ever you use is clear of fraying, cuts, • Plastic bag (large garbage size) which bled at the walk going down a slight in- and cracks in leather. Check your buck- can be used to capture water if more is cline very close to home and fell clear to les here, too, if you have them. I’ve needed, or to double as rain protection its knees. In the process, she was thrown changed many reins and found that the in an emergency. forward over the horse’s shoulder. Nor- inside of the rein where it attaches to the • Knife (a medium size pocket knife mally it would have been a simple fall, bit is worn more than it appeared. Take with a locking blade). and she would have gotten back up and your reins off the bridle -- oil them and • Matches in a waterproof container (an ridden off, more embarrassed for losing inspect the areas you can’t see. I also old film canister works well for this). her balance than anything else. But in recommend you purchase a set of our • Flashlight (with a mini-light you can this case, her head struck a rock and she lightweight HorseThink Emergency Re- get a lot of light in a compact package was dazed for several minutes. It was a insTM in case a rein breaks on the trail. without much weight). good thing she was wearing a helmet or Since most people don’t carry anything • Small amount of twine or strong fish- she would have been seriously hurt. to fix a broken rein, having a set of ing line (at least 50-pound test). Inspect your helmet. Make sure it Emergency ReinsTM is the fastest and Food has purposefully been left out as fits properly, and that there’s no dam- easiest fix. You can find them on our you can easily survive for several days age from being knocked about. If you web-site in the “Products” section. without it. Carry extra water -- you’ll don’t have one and are thinking of buy- The best thing you can do is create a need it more than food if something ing, one please do it now. How much trail riding kit that you can take with you happens. should you spend on a helmet? Here’s on every trail ride. This kit can be car- The above kit can be assembled for a simple rule of thumb that I used when ried in a saddle bag or cantle bag. Bet- under $75 (the Easy Boot is one of the I was involved in motorcycle racing. It ter yet, consider a belly or fanny pack so most expensive items on the list), and it holds true for trail riding, as well. If you that you still have your supplies even if could easily save your life.

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uster’s last stand is the stuff of the planning. All five companies under an innocuous name that hints little at the legend, still capable of spawn- Custer’s command were destroyed; not terror and carnage visited here so many Cing great debate. Was he a vic- a man survived. His other two battal- years ago. tim of his own recklessness or a victim ions, under Captain Frederick W. Ben- One soldier, known as Benny to his of circumstance? On June 26, 1876, teen and Major Marcus A. Reno, fared friends, as Second Lieutenant Benjamin Colonel George Armstrong Custer led slightly better. Hodgson to others, was brought down his men into the Little Big Horn Val- Reno was instructed to attack from the from his mount when a bullet shattered ley, determined to bring all remaining east while Custer came from the north. his leg and killed his horse. He was Sioux and Cheyenne onto the Great Reno did surprise the village camped dragged from the river to shore and de- Sioux Reservation. It was an act of ava- along the Little Big Horn River, but the spite the blinding pain in his leg, man- rice, motivated by the discovery of gold advantage soon faded as the Indians’ su- aged to drag his weary and battered body in the Black Hills. Unfortunately, the perior numbers overwhelmed the army. up the banks before he was shot again federal government was unable to reap Reno and his men took cover in the thick and killed. His body rolled back down the benefits; the Fort Laramie Treaty of trees standing along the banks. They into the river from which he had just es- 1868 guaranteed the Black Hills to the struggled to hold their line, but the futil- caped. A marker here at the spot reminds Indians. The government attempted to ity of their efforts forced Reno to issue a people today of where Hodgson died. buy the land from the treaty chiefs but retreat to the high bluffs lining the east- The Little Bighorn National Monu- were denied their prize when those who ern side of the river. The movement was ment marks the field of battle where refused to recognize the treaty, among clumsy and disorganized and the Indi- Custer engaged the Indian forces. Five them Crazy Horse and Black Moon, ans were quick to press their advantage. miles away is Reno’s Crossing. The obstructed the negotiations. If the ren- Many American soldiers were killed as landscape is pristine and undisturbed, egades could be brought to their knees, they fled in panic down the Little Big isolated swaths of rolling prairie lands then the government could seize con- Horn River; the waters ran red with the covering 765 protected acres. A walk trol of the Black Hills. Of course, the blood of the dead and dying. The site is along Last Stand Hill and near Custer doing proved much more difficult than now known simply as Reno’s Crossing, National Cemetery is often accompa-

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nied by an overwhelming sense of sor- next morning, Hope could not be sure stars were bright and the moon was full. row and loss. Little has changed here of what had happened. Had it all been And there, above her on a bluff, were since Custer’s last stand and even today, just a dream? the silhouetted figures of two Indian the echoes of the past continue to make That afternoon, she and a fellow park warriors on horseback. One dismounted themselves heard. ranger walked along Reno’s Crossing. At and began to approach her. Not know- Earl Murray, writing in Ghosts of the the edge of the Little Big Horn River, at ing why, Plainfeather retreated quickly. Old West, describes the experiences an the bottom of a steep embankment, was When she returned the next morning, intern had while working at the Little a marker, one of many placed throughout she went up to the bluffs, looking for Bighorn National Monument. In 1983 the site to honor the fallen soldier. Hope signs among the tall prairie grass for Christine Hope was a student intern noted the name on this particular monu- any trail that the two riders might have from Minnesota who gave lectures on ment; Second Lieutenant Benjamin H. left. She found nothing, nothing to show the history of the park. She lived in an Hodgson. Back at the visitors’ center, that two riders had been on the bluff apartment at the edge of Custer National she sought to find Hodgson’s photo. She the night before. The bluff was clear of Cemetery, the final resting place for came across a book, long out of print, trees, presenting a flat horizon where lit- over 5000 men. that detailed the military biographies of tle could be misconstrued to be a figure One evening, she awoke suddenly, un- those who had fallen at Reno’s Crossing. on horseback. Plainfeather didn’t doubt able to ignore the sense of dread gnaw- When she found Hodgson’s, she trem- what she saw; she was convinced she ing away at her. Looking around her bled when she saw the reproduction of had seen the sprits of the departed. Deep room, she noticed a man sitting in her his faded daguerreotype. There, staring within, she could sense their presence, easy chair. Hope was terrified; she lived from the pages of this yellowing book, beings who only meant to keep her com- alone and felt herself at the mercy of were the eyes of the man she’d glimpsed pany and safe from harm. Plainfeather the intruder. But a strange calm soon in her moonlit bedroom. He had found offered a prayer to the dead as well as replaced her fears, and as she looked at here the night before, and now she had sage and sweet tobacco, to ease the pain the stranger, she lost herself in his gaze, found him. Hope couldn’t help feel- of all who suffered so gravely on June in the eyes tinged with melancholy and ing that in those eyes was a sorrow and 26, 1876. fear. Although she couldn’t say where, resignation that begged to be embraced Even in the silence, it seems the dead she felt as if she had seen this man be- and not shunned. It was as if he were have voices still; theirs is a chorus far fore. In fact, his hair and handlebar mus- pleading for the lives of all those who greater and bolder than the cacophony tache mirrored closely those she had had fought that day, both aboriginals and of gunfire, with a message of reconcili- seen when studying photographs of sol- Americans. ation that reaches more deeply than any diers who had died at the Battle of Little It doesn’t appear as if Hodgson is alone bullet. In the Little Bighorn National Bighorn. The figure then did a most puz- in that sentiment. Park ranger Mardell Monument, the grievances of the past zling and surprising thing-he vanished, Plainfeather, a Crow Indian, was com- have been forgiven as former enemies disappearing into the air like breath on a ing out of a sweat lodge next to the Little embrace1/8 the PAGE humanity common (V) within cold winter’s day. When she awoke the Big Horn River. The sky was clear, the the hearts3 1/8” of all. high x 2” wide

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of the Plains Indians through the explo- docent tours at eight cultural museums It’s here! The Lewis & Clark ration of Indian villages and the cultural in Great Falls. Lunch with the Corps on Expedition Bicentennial displays presented by Montana tribes. the riverbanks in Fort Benton or at the officially began January On-lookers can watch Indian athletes great falls of the Missouri River. compete in horse and canoe races, or Hear and see the story first-hand on tours 18, 2003, in Charlottesville games of skill and accuracy, or play showcasing the same pristine beauty en- Virginia. these time-honored games themselves. countered by Lewis and Clark. Revel in Deep-rooted stories from the past will musical entertainment including a ballet be told through an opera based on the choreographed to a composition based ourists are planning their own Blackfeet legend of Scarface or by en- on the Lewis and Clark story; old-time expeditions to the Fort Benton/ joying a concert featuring Rita Coolidge fiddlers reviving the sounds of 200 years Great Falls area and will enjoy T celebrating the many types of music of ago; or community concerts featuring the beautiful surroundings while reliv- our Nation’s Tribes. invited guest musicians. Culminate the ing the treacherous journey that changed Relive the daily struggles of travel portage end and celebrate the Corps of our country 200 years ago. against the swift Missouri River current Discovery’s second Independence Day As the journals of Lewis and Clark un- with living history interpreters demon- along the trail with a statewide parade, fold during this 34-day event, “Explore! strating camp life. Gain special insights community picnic, fireworks and spe- The Big Sky” commemorates the fateful about the Expedition members with lec- cial music. decision at the Marias River confluence, tures by distinguished authors Dr. James Plan your own expedition now by vis- celebrates the portage end in Great Falls Ronda, Dr. Gary Moulton and Dr. John iting the event website at www.explor- and honors the native cultures of the In- Allen and more. Delight in special ex- ethebigsky.org. Tickets are on sale now; dian tribes along the Lewis and Clark hibits and receptions with artists and tickets for your own expedition. trail. Families and Lewis and Clark afi- Reprinted Courtesy of Travel Montana cionados alike will enjoy the activities offered each day. �� The event begins June 1 and continues through July 4. “Explore! The Big Sky” offers everyone a chance to immerse themselves in the traditional life ways ��

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Two hundred years ago, Lewis and Clark embarked on a journey of discovery that took them across every region of Montana.

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a tunnel under the Tower and they pro- Devil’s Tower, WY ceeded to explore. What they found was By: Amy Gronewoller a lake, which was surrounded by mounds of gold. They had no way to transport the gold so they hid the entrance and made plans to return. They never did. Nobody has ever found a passageway underneath the Tower, but the Black Hills area is known for their many caves. Climbing Devil’s Tower is also a very popular activity. More than 4,000 climbers visit the Tower each year. The first person to reach the summit of Devil’s Tower was a local rancher named William Rogers on July 4, 1893. With help from Willard Rip- ley, they made a 350-foot ladder, securing it into a vertical crack up the mountain. Ex- actly 2 years later, William Rogers’ wife du- plicated his climb to be recorded as the first woman to reach the summit. Some parts of olonel Dodge was said to be The tribes who hold this massive forma- that ladder are still visible. If you’re plan- credited for giving Devil’s tion sacred all have different legends ning on climbing the Tower, make sure you CTower its name, as he said that on the Tower. Many of them involve have a solid plan on your decent! On Oct the Indians call it “The Bad God’s Tow- young children playing around the area 1, 1941, professional parachutist George er”, hence calling it Devil’s Tower. of the Tower (before it was a tower). A Hopkins parachuted to the top of the Tower, Rising over 1200 feet into the Wyoming bear sees them and chases them when but the rope he was planning on using for sky, Devil’s Tower is located 29 miles the girls climb onto a large rock. They his decent landed on the side of the moun- northwest of Sundance, WY. There are pray to the Great Spirit to help them, tain, out of Hopkins’ reach. He spent 6 days several different theories on how ex- and the rock slowly starts getting larger on the top of the Mountain as airplanes actly Devil’s Tower was formed. Some and larger. The columns that you see on dropped blankets and food to him. Finally, say it is an extinct volcano, although no the side of the tower are made from the a group of professional mountain climbers evidence of volcanic activity in the area. bear’s claws as he was trying to reach rescued him. If you’re not into climbing the The Tower is approximately 60 million the girls while the rock was growing. Tower, there are trails to go exploring on, years old and is slowly eroding. Another myth about Devil’s Tower is and they range from easy to difficult. Also, The area of Devil’s Tower National that many years ago, three Indians were make sure you keep your eyes out for all the Monument is a sacred place for Indians. hunting near the tower. They discovered wildlife in the area of Devil’s Tower.

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Fortn the mid-1800’s tensions Laramie between ly completed transcontinental telegraph toric Site, popular with tourists long- settlers and the Plains Indians had line of 1861. ing to catch a glimpse of a time when Ireached their breaking point, as the When swarms of prospectors and min- the West had not yet been won, when Indians resented the settlers’ increas- ers rushed to the gold fi elds of the Black the frontier was a place where life was ing encroachment upon their ancestral Hills, violating a number of terms estab- cheap and only the fi ttest-or those with lands. Congress wanted to protect the lished in the Treaty of 1868, the Sioux, the best aim-survived. There are all in- settlers and approved the construction who kept the hills as sacred land, were dications that more than just the fort’s of forts along the Oregon Trail, each incensed and waged a war to drove off buildings have been preserved at Fort manned by a regiment of mounted rifl e- the intruders. Fort Laramie became the Laramie. men. Laramie, founded in 1849, was the staging point for the United States Ar- Earl Murray, writing in Ghosts of the second of these forts. Laramie became my’s counteroffensives. By the end of Old West, describes a variety of en- the gateway to the Northwest and was the 1880’s, however, Fort Laramie had counters that one former employee had fondly referred to as the “Queen of the outlived its usefulness. Relative peace during his years at the fort. Mike Calig- Frontier Forts.” For years, Fort Laramie and harmony settled upon the plains. ione worked at Fort Laramie from 1971 was all that stood between order and The fort was decommissioned in 1890 to 1985. “After so many years out here.” chaos along the plains. Even after the and its buildings auctioned off to civil- Caligione said, “You don’t say any- wave of settlers receded, troops were ians. thing, because people would think you needed to inspect and defend the recent- Today Fort Laramie is a National His- were batty, but I’ve seen them and so have others.” �� Included among Mike’s various duties �� was the closing and locking of the heavy �� doors to what used to be the captain’s quarters, Quarter A. Each night, Ca- 50ʼs Type Atmosphere ligione would perform this task, make �� • Burgers his rounds and then return to Quarter A �� • Shakes only to fi nd the doors unlocked standing �� • Fries wide open. There were times he thought �� • Sandwiches someone might have been playing a trick �� (307) 362-5858 on him, but then there were those nights �� 628 Broadway • Rock Springs, WY in late fall and early winter when there were no visitors at the fort and Mike was (On the corner of Broadway) �� the only living person there. Caligione

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also described how he would hear noises dress atop a black stallion. Thinking the was interrupted when a rapping at the coming from the second floor, but when woman might be in trouble, Allison gave window behind them caught their atten- he investigated, he could find nothing chase. But try as he might, he could gain tion. There, in the window, was a man responsible for the sounds. no ground. She disappeared over a small dressed in a cavalry officer’s uniform. The incidents scared Caligione, for he rise and when Allison gained the mount, “Be quiet,” he ordered, “we’re trying to could find no explanation for their oc- he looked out over the prairie and saw have a meeting.” The moment the words currences; he suspected that the fort was nothing. The woman had vanished. left his mouth, the officer vanished. The haunted. His suspicions were confirmed A shaken Allison returned to the fort two girls stared in shock at the window when he was grabbed and slapped by where he related to the other soldiers before retreating down the stairs. an invisible being. But, rather than ran what had happened. To his surprise and Visitors to Fort Laramie feel the un- from the problem, Caligione confronted relief, they nodded in recognition. They deniable pull of history as they walk its it. Refusing to deal with a nameless en- told him he had seen the Woman in grounds. After all, it’s difficult to resist tity, Caligione christened his particular Green, the spirit of an officer’s daugh- history’s gravity when the sounds of spirit George. He would address it, ask- ter who appears every seven years upon heavy boots can be heard treading over ing George not to interfere with his du- the plains. Allison learned that in life, the boardwalk in front of the cavalry ties. The tactic worked. George’s mis- the woman had chosen a suitor her fa- barracks, like soldiers answering rev- chievous spirit was tamed...well, almost. ther did not approve of. Disobeying her eille, but no one is seen marching. The There were still times where Caligione father, she would ride from the fort for past truly comes to life in this grandest had to remind his guest about keeping hours until one night, she never returned of frontier forts, sometimes with a vi- the doors closed. home. No one knew her fate, but it brancy and vitality unsettling to the un- George is not the only spirit adding ex- wasn’t long before the Sioux and other prepared visitor. citement and mystery to the atmosphere tribal bands began to tell the story of the at Fort Laramie. The Woman in Green vanishing woman in green. Soldiers at was seen as early as the middle of the Fort Laramie witnessed the same phe- �� 19th century, when solders stationed at nomenon and it became painfully clear Fort Laramie first witnessed the strange that the daughter had met an untimely �� phenomenon. In 1871, Lieutenant James fate and would now spend an eternity Nicholas Allison, the fort’s new cavalry riding the plains, going nowhere, ap- commander, set out from Fort Laramie pearing only every seven years in pique with a group of fellow soldiers to hunt the curiosity and arouse interest. wolves. At some point, Allison was Other spirits at Fort Laramie are not as �� separated from the group, and he found shy as the Woman in Green. In 1985, �� himself alone in the windswept plains. two young girls were sitting and chatting �� Or was he? Riding across a long hill in on the upper balcony of Old Bedlam, the the distance was a woman in a green fort’s post quarters. Their conversation ��

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he historic Sheridan Inn in ing parties, including notables from all designed and built the Irma Hotel in Sheridan, Wyoming was once parts of the United States. Cody, Wyoming, naming it after his Thome to Buffalo Bill Cody George and Lucy Canfield were the youngest daughter. He and his fam- and though it has long been closed for Inn’s first managers, catering to people ily then lived in Cody but continued to sleeping rooms, it remains home to a who stayed at the Inn when their homes visit the Sheridan Inn often. ghostly spirit by the name of Miss Kate were being built, and the area ranchers In 1901, Catherine B. Arnold, famil- Arnold. who would spend their weekends at the iarly known as “Miss Kate,” came to This historic inn, now on the National Inn. Some even kept their good clothes Sheridan from Virginia with her par- Register of Historic Places, opened at the Inn for the next party that would ents. At the age of 22 she started work- its doors on May 27, 1893 complete be thrown. Early prices at the inn were ing and living at the Sheridan Inn and with electrical power which ran from $1.00/day for a room, 25¢ for breakfast continued work there for the next 64 a coal-fired threshing machine engine. and 50¢ for lunch or dinner. A stage- years as seamstress, desk clerk, house- A whistle would be blown at midnight coach made regular stops at the Inn so a keeper, hostess and babysitter. to remind everyone that the building’s meal ticket could also be purchased for Miss Kate was well-loved by both the 200 lights should be turned off. Buf- $7.00, which included 21 meals. staff and the many guests of the hotel. falo Bill Cody, who was involved with In 1894 Buffalo Bill purchased the Flowers from her garden behind the Inn the Inn from its inception, led the grand business, but not the building, and kept decorated the dining room tables every opening celebration into the dining it until 1901, retaining the Canfield’s day. She stayed at the hotel until 1965 room on June 27, 1893. as managers. Across from the Inn, Bill when it was closed and sold to a devel- When it was opened the Sheridan Inn Cody operated the W.F. Cody Transpor- oper, who planned to tear it down and was said by many to be the finest hotel tation Company, the stage that ran from use the land for other purposes. How- between Chicago and San Francisco. It the Inn to Deadwood, South Dakota. ever, the Sheridan Historical Society immediately became the social center When Buffalo Bill was in town he started a “Save the Inn” campaign that for the Big Horn country area which, at lived at the inn and held many parties lasted for the next two years. Finally, that time attracted many big game hunt- for his traveling companions. Later he a newcomer named Neltje purchased ENERGY INN Grand & Sierra CARROLL’S • 41 units • 11 Kitchenettes Bed & Breakfast Lodge • Handicapped Unit TRAILERLAND • NO Pets Allowed Where locals send visiting • Direct Dial Phones RV’ers. We Built Our business • Air Conditioning and Heat • Fax Service Available on reliable service and • 2-1/2 Acres of Parking satisfied customers. 307-877-6901 Full Country Breakfast • 5 Guest Bedrooms 360 North Highway 30 Rec. Room With Fireplace, TV & Pool Table. 307-682-7200 (adjacent to Kemmerer) Owners: Glen & Lorraine Knotwell 4712 S. Douglas Hwy Diamondville, Wyoming 1016 Lomax • Encampment, WY 82325 [email protected] 307-327-5200 Gillette, WY

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the structure and began extensive res- ration and eventually offer more than er, thirty minutes later, they drove by torations on the first floor. The Inn re- twenty rooms for overnight stays. again and the lights were on and the opened in 1967 for dining and dancing That being said, Miss Kate’s room has drapes were open. The inn was obvi- and Mr. Neltje operated the Inn for the been fully renovated by the Preceptor ously closed at that time of the night next twenty years. Tau Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Soror- and according to staff, there would In 1968, Miss Kate passed away and ity, who took on the room as a commu- not be anyone on the third floor during her last request was to return to the nity project. Miss Kate’s favorite chair these wee hours of the morning. Sheridan Inn. Her remains were cre- has been place next to the wall where The Inn was listed on the National mated and her ashes buried in the wall her ashes are buried. Today, legend Register of Historic Places on May 7, of the room that she occupied on the has it that Miss Kate continues to act as 1964. Over the years, many famous third floor for so many years. guardian over the Inn. people have stayed at the Inn includ- In 1990 the Sheridan Heritage Center According to staff, Miss Kate’s pres- ing Earnest Hemingway, President purchased the Inn from bankruptcy court ence is felt on an almost daily basis. Hoover, Will Rogers, Bob Hope, and with the help of a $100,000 loan and She is known to repeatedly turn lights many more. an additional $100,000 in grant mon- on and off and open and shut doors. Guided tours of all three floors are ies from the State of Wyoming. The Her presence is very strong in her third available or a self-guided floor for the Inn was reopened to the public in June, floor room often felt by moving cold first floor only. Reservations should be 1991. The Wyoming Rib and Chop spots. Cold spots also randomly appear made for group tours. House is the “Keeper of the Inn,” serv- near the front downstairs windows or The Historic Sheridan Inn can be ing both lunch and dinner, and provides in the ballroom. At other times, many accessed from I-90, exit #23 (Fifth banquet and party services at the Inn. have reported hearing the sounds of Street). Travel one mile west on Fifth Currently there are no sleeping rooms footsteps throughout the old inn. One Street, just past the railroad tracks and available for rent at the Historic Sheri- person reported drying by the inn at you’ll be there. The town of Sheridan dan Inn; however, the Sheridan Heri- 2:00 a.m. to see the third floor windows is in northern Wyoming, at the junc- tage Center has plans to continue resto- dark with the drapes closed. Howev- tion of I-90 and U.S. Hwy 14. Reprinted By Permission: legendsofamerica.com

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he famous and the infamous tance from the Indians as they passed ren was assigned the task of making a have called Deadwood and the through South Dakota. Along the Mis- thorough reconnaissance of the plains of TBlack Hills home over the last souri River, the expedition was joined South Dakota, including the area known several centuries. Lewis and Clark, by French trader Toussaint Charbon- as the Black Hills. Another expedition Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp, George neau and his 15-year-old wife Sacage- was sent in 1859-60 led by Captain W.F. Armstrong Custer, Poker Alice, the Sun- wea, whom the Frenchman had won in a Reynolds and Dr. F.V. Hayden. dance Kid, Calamity Jane, Mark Twain gambling match. The young Shoshone In 1861, residents of what is now East- and many others have all passed through woman helped to guide Lewis and Clark ern South Dakota began organizing here in search of fortune and adventure. all the way to the Paciﬁc Ocean. groups of miners and explorers to in- But long before the arrival of the white When the expedition returned east in vestigate the Hills and reports of gold. man, the land was home to the Chey- 1806, their writings were widely read In 1862, the U.S. Congress passed the enne, Kiowa, Pawnee, Crow and Sioux by would-be settlers headed for the Homestead Act, which offered Ameri- (or Lakota) Indians. The Sioux, who upper Missouri valley. As European can citizens the opportunity to purchase migrated from Minnesota in the 1700s, immigrants ﬂooded the eastern United 160 acres of unsettled land for about dominated a tract of land large enough States, white settlers gradually moved $18 an acre in parts of Dakota Terri- to support the buffalo herds on which westward seeking fertile land and suit- tory. The settlers who made applica- they subsisted. able town sites. Lewis and Clark heard tion for a homestead were expected to At about the same time as the Lakota tales about the Black Hills from other construct a home and plant crops upon migration, French Canadian explorers traders and trappers, but it wasn’t until the property. Because few trees grew began mapping the Missouri River and 1823 that Jedediah Smith and a group on the prairies, the pioneers most often trading with the Indians for pelts and of about 15 traders actually traveled built their homes from sod strips stacked hides to be shipped back East. Adven- through them. While other adventure- like bricks which earned them the name turers Francois and Joseph La Veren- some trappers also explored the Hills, “sodbusters.” drye claimed the region for King Louis most avoided the area because it was In 1865, the pioneers pushed Congress XV in 1743 by placing an engraved lead considered sacred by the Lakota. for yet another military reconnaissance plate on the bank of the Missouri River The Lakota never welcomed the white of the Black Hills. However, the mili- near present-day Pierre. man to their hunting grounds and as im- tary recognized the importance the La- When Thomas Jefferson made the migration increased there was a marked kota Nations attached to the area and Louisiana Purchase with Napoleon of decline in American Indian-white rela- in 1867 General William T. Sherman France, the 828,000 square-mile pur- tions. The Army established outposts stated the Army was not in a position to chase included all of what would later nearby, but they seldom entered the investigate the Black Hills and would become South Dakota. In 1803, Jef- Black Hills. Trouble escalated when not protect any civilians who did so. In ferson sent his personal secretary Meri- bands of Lakota began to raid nearby 1868 the federal government entered into wether Lewis and Lewis’s friend Wil- settlements, then retreating to the Black a series of treaties with the Lakota re- liam Clark to explore the new territory. Hills. sulting in the Fort Laramie Treaty which The 31-member party met little resis- Because of this, Lieutenant G.K. War- established the Great Sioux Reservation

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Photo By South Dakota Tourism including all lands from the Missouri Sheridan to propose an expedition to in- The army forced as many of the miners River west to the Bighorn Mountains of vestigate the possibility of establishing a and settlers out that they possibly could, western Wyoming. fort in the Black Hills in 1874. but the sheer number of settlers far out- The treaty forever ceded the Black This time Congress agreed and an ex- weighed the number of soldiers, making Hills to the Lakota-Sioux in an effort pedition, led by Lieutenant Colonel the task impossible. to bring about a lasting peace with the George Armstrong Custer, left from In the spring of 1875 the federal gov- tribes of the plains and established Fort Lincoln, in what is now North Da- ernment attempted to solve the problem agencies which would distribute food, kota. Though the purpose was to ﬁnd of ownership of the Hills by inviting clothes, and money to the Native Amer- a suitable location for the fort, for un- American Indian leaders to Washing- icans. The treaty prohibited settlers or explained reasons, a geologist and min- ton D.C. Negotiators in Washington, miners from entering the Hills without ers were included in the party. While fearing war, encouraged the tribes to authorization. In return, the Lakota the soldiers searched for a location for sell the land for cash, which the tribes agreed to cease hostilities against pio- the fort, the miners occupied their time desperately needed to survive as the neers and people building the railroads. searching for gold and on June 30, 1874, buffalo population dwindled. However, Soon, however, the well-intentioned the precious metal was discovered. the American Indians refused all offers treaty between the tribes and the settlers After Custer’s report of gold in the and would not relinquish ownership of would be broken. Hills, the U.S. government tried to con- the land. When the negotiations failed, By 1870 stories continued to circulate ceal the discovery from the general pub- the federal government ordered all tribal in Eastern South Dakota about gold and lic in order to honor the 1868 Treaty of members to return to their reservations. other wealth to be had in the Black Hills. Fort Laramie. However, word quickly Those who did not comply with the or- Though the citizens of Yankton, South spread and the frenzied citizens of Yank- der were to be considered as “hostile.” Dakota again pressed for an expedition, ton again pushed the government to open In same year, a miner named John B. the Army and the Department of the In- the Hills, but Congress held ﬁrm. How- Pearson found gold in a narrow can- terior refused, trying to discourage any ever, this didn’t stop the rush of hopeful yon in the Northern Black Hills. This entry into the Hills. However, settlers miners. During the winter of 1874 and canyon became known as “Deadwood continued to enter the Lakota reserva- 1875, the government dispatched sever- Gulch,” because of the many dead trees tion and renewed Indian raids on near- al military units to the surrounding area that lined the canyon walls. According by settlements caused General Phillip to keep people from entering the Hills. to Colonel Richard I. Dodge, there was 58 • Ritz Hospitality www.ritzfamilypublishing.com

an estimated 800 white men mining the Hills at this time. averaged one murder per day in that first year. In the spring of 1876, U.S. Army troops were assembled to On June 25, 1876, in the valley of the Little Bighorn Riv- round up all hostiles and return them to their reservations by er, Sitting Bull and his 4,000 warriors were encamped when force, if necessary. In response, Hunkpapa Sioux leader and Custer and his troops came upon them. In an infamous deci- medicine man Sitting Bull summoned 10 tribes of the Sioux, sion, Custer elected to divide his command and mount an at- plus the Arapaho and Northern Cheyenne, to his camp in Mon- tack. Hopelessly outnumbered, Custer and his entire force of tana Territory to discuss their options. By this time, the gold more than 200 soldiers were killed in less than twenty minutes. rush was full blown and it was estimated that approximately Congress reacted quickly and began punishing even the peace- 10,000 white settlers populated the Hills. Mining camps were ful Sioux. Rations of food and clothing were cut dramatically established near Custer, Hill City and Deadwood. As old and eventually a new treaty was exacted which ceded tribal claims played out, new ones were found and towns died or land in the Black Hills to the federal government. were born almost overnight. By July of 1876, a million dollars of gold at $20 an ounce had The town of Deadwood was established in 1876 and the min- been taken from the Black Hills. That same summer saw the ing camp was soon swarming with thousands of prospectors arrival of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane in Deadwood. searching for an easy way to get rich. At first, the settlement When he arrived, Hickok was already a legendary figure, hav- was made up of tents and shanties, but as the population grew ing received numerous sensational newspaper accounts which these were replaced with brick and wooden structures and false described his legendary gun-fighting skills. Wild Bill had front businesses. Fortune struck Fred and Moses Manuel, who been dismissed from his job as a marshal in Abilene, Kansas claimed the Homestake Mine, which proved to be the most for over-enthusiasm. The former actor, scout, lawman and profitable in the area. Through 1901, the Homestake produced gambler quickly began to frequent the Deadwood Saloons $100 million in gold. The mine is still in operation today. continuing his long-time habit of playing poker. Although the Manuels had been lucky, there were hundreds of On August 2, 1876, Hickok was playing poker at Nuttall & others that were not so fortunate. Though most of the early set- Mann’s Saloon. Ignoring his cautious habit of sitting with his tlers of Deadwood were gold miners, the lawless region natu- back to the wall, the table was already filled and he took a seat rally attracted a crowd of rough and shady characters. that exposed his back to an open door at the rear of the saloon. Like many towns of the American West, these particular in- Given the advantage of surprise, Jack “Broken Nose” McCall, dividuals made the early days of Deadwood rough and wild. A slipped from behind, shouted “Take that!” and fired a shot into mostly male population eagerly patronized the many saloons, the back of Hickok’s head. gambling estab- From Hickok’s fingers fell two aces, two eights and another lishments, dance card, a combination that has since been known as the dead halls, and broth- man’s hand. McCall, a drunken nobody trying to make a name els, which were for himself, later claimed that he was seeking revenge for the considered legiti- slaying of his brother in Abilene, Kansas by Hickok. mate businesses The very next day, Deadwood held a trial in Deadwood’s Bel- �� and were well la Union Theater, where McCall was acquitted on the grounds �� known through- that Hickok had killed his brother. McCall, fearing reprisal out the area. from members of the settlement fled to Wyoming, where he �� Ninety percent bragged about killing the fastest gunman in the West. Howev- �� of the female er, his cowardly triumph was short-lived. Because the first trial �� population of had taken place in Indian Territory, the it was not recognized �� Deadwood were and in October, 1876, McCall was charged for Hickok’s mur- �� prostitutes. The der. In December, McCall was tracked down in Fort Laramie, �� new mining town Wyoming and taken to Yankton, South Dakota for a second

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Today, the hangman’s noose still tied around his neck. a solitary stone memorial marks the site of the tragic Massacre Calamity Jane was renowned for her excellent marksmanship, at Wounded Knee. preference for men’s clothing, and bawdy behavior. Jane was In 1891, the railroad connected the town to the outside world. said to have been an Army scout, a bullwhacker, a nurse, a The Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad helped cook, a prostitute, a prospector and a gambler, a heavy drinker bring the community together as a civic entity. The railroad and one of the most foul-mouthed people in the West. In June also brought people to the area from various ethnic groups. of 1876, she had partnered with Wild Bill Hickok as an out- Chinese immigrants were among those building the railroad. rider for Colorado Charlie Utter’s wagon train, galloping into Hundreds of Chinese came to the Black Hills looking for work Deadwood with a shipment of prostitutes, fresh from Chey- in mines or commerce. Many settled in Deadwood, where they enne. For the remainder of her days, Calamity Jane claimed to sought work in restaurants, laundries and stores. By the end have been Hickok’s lover. But the record shows that Wild Bill of the 1880s, Deadwood had a Chinatown, which was at the had just recently married and his letters home from Deadwood northern end of present-day Main Street. The Chinese man- indicate that he was happily married. aged to establish a district and a fire department for themselves, As chance would have it, he never saw his wife again, and in but struggled in nearly every part of society. Often denied Deadwood’s Mount Moriah cemetery, it’s not Wild Bill’s wife equality in a dominantly Caucasian community, the members who occupies the grave next to his. Wild Bill shares his final of Chinatown strived for recognition as citizens of Deadwood. resting place, as well as his place in history -- by her decree, All too often they were subjected to the suspicion and hostility not his -- with the self-proclaimed Queen of the Wild West, of whites. Calamity Jane. Deadwood gradually evolved from a wild frontier town to a By 1877, Deadwood was evolving from a primitive mining prosperous commercial center, due, in part, to the construction camp to a community with a sense of order. The crude tents of the railroad. Although the community primarily focused on and shanties that had housed the early miners quickly gave way its gold mining industry, Deadwood became the place where to wood and brick buildings. The community organized a town people traveled in the Black Hills to conduct their business. government that relied on Sheriff Seth Bullock to keep law Deadwood moved forward into the twentieth century, but the and order. The gradual transition of Deadwood from a min- image of the Wild West town has lingered, due to past events ing camp to a civilized community nearly came to an abrupt and the individuals responsible for making the town into a legend. On Sept. 29, 1879, a fire started at a bakery on Sherman end. Street and rapidly spread to the business district of Deadwood. As Deadwood settled into the twentieth century, the gambling The fire damaged the business district of the town, but rather and prostitution establishments were still considered legitimate than give up, the community rebuilt itself. The fire made clear businesses. The new century brought new beliefs and ideas, the need for regulations preventing another fire. The local gov- and the gambling and prostitution came under attack from re- ernment enacted laws that would permit only certain building formers. The reformers believed that the two were partly re- materials for building construction. After the fire, Deadwood sponsible for causing social problems, such as drunkenness rebuilt itself in brick and stone rather than in lumber. and poverty. These reformers also supported the temperance To settlers coming to South Dakota in the 1880s, the atmo- movement that was sweeping the country. sphere was electric with prosperity and promise. New lands In 1919, the U.S. government had passed the Prohibition Act opened up to homesteaders, gold was harvested from the Black banning the sale and distribution of alcohol. During the roar- Hills, riverboats ran the rivers, and railroad tracks were laid to ing twenties, gaming became illegal but continued to operate new town sites. By 1889, the population of South Dakota was behind closed doors. With the repeal of the Prohibition Act large enough to warrant statehood and on November 2, 1889, in 1935, gambling once again flourished in Deadwood until the Dakota Territory became the states of North and South Dakota. On December 15, 1890, Sitting Bull was accidentally killed by tribal police and special agents as he attempted to leave the �� Standing Rock Reservation in north-central South Dakota. Big Foot, the hereditary chief of the Minniconjou Sioux of the �� Cheyenne Reservation, decided to move his band to the Pine Ridge Reservation to join Sioux Chief Red Cloud. 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1947, when it was ofﬁcially closed. 1964. mission established the Historic Preser- Prostitution remained a business until During the 1980s the question of gam- vation Commission in 1987 to oversee the 1950s when the state’s attorney shut ing resurfaced, and a petition was intro- the restoration of historic sites in the down many of the brothels. The last one duced to reinstate gaming in Deadwood. community. In 1988, the gaming issue to close was Pam’s Purple Door in 1980. In 1986, local business owners agreed initiative was put on the state ballot. It While gambling and prostitution estab- to lobby for legalized gaming to create passed with 64% of the vote and was au- lishments closed, Deadwood became economic development for the commu- thorized to begin on November 1, 1989. the only city in the United States to be nity. As gaming moved through the state The introduction of gaming has enabled named a National Historic Landmark in legislature, the Deadwood City Com- Deadwood to preserve its historic build- Reprinted By Permission: legendsofamerica.com ings and dramatically increase tourism. The lure of gaming is not the only draw to Deadwood; people are also fascinat- Orchard Creek Cottages ed by its unique, colorful history. Beautiful setting alongside The ownership of the Black Hills is Spearfish Creek. Three room still in question. The Supreme Court Availability up to Luxury Suites decision that attempted to settle the is- cottages with fully equipped Handicap Access sue by paying the Lakota tribes for kitchenettes, surrounded by one Non-Smoking In Some Rooms the land was not accepted by all of the acre of pines, yards, gardens, Cable TV tribes. Many of the Lakota are still try- picnic tables and a gas grill. Close Continental Breakfast ing to gain ownership of a land sacred to them. to all area attractions. Reunions, Truck Parking Plug-Ins Today, the historic old mining town is weddings and rallys welcome. Nightly Pets Welcome w/Permission a full service small community full of and weekly rates. No Smoking & Commercial, Senior, CDL Rates historic buildings and sites. With its tourist attractions, Deadwood is again No Pets. Exit 12 off I-90. Turn right Free Local Calls at third stoplight. Two blocks to booming, although on a quieter scale. Weekly & Monthly Rates Nearby Lead is home to the fabulous 514 Mason St. (866) 853-2431 Homestake Mine, America’s largest Spearfish, SD 57783 underground gold mine. It is still ac- (605) 853-2431 tive, and still dominates the economy of Toll Free 1-877-642-2400 NEW OWNERS Lead. Tours are available and are well www.orchardcreekcottages.com Jct. Hwys. 14 & 45 N. • Miller, SD 57362 worth the price. Rocky Mountain Edition Ritz Hospitality • 61

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s your Mother Road journey peer down from above. Immediately, impassible during rains and otherwise, begins to cross Arizona you you are surrounded by a number of trad- is a rough ride. Awill travel through Navajo ing posts at the base of the cliff, selling As you head on through Sanders and country, the Painted Desert, past the all manner of Indian treasures. Several Chambers to Navajo, you begin to see Petrifi ed Forest, and more than a dozen of these have been in business since the signs of the Painted Desert, with its small towns, of which, many are little birth of Route 66, including the Tee-Pee multi-colored sand formations and tre- more than a trading post, and of others, Trading Post. mendous views. The Painted Desert nothing but a ghost town. It is through covers almost 100,000 acres, stretching this section that you can truly get a feel from the Petrifi ed Forest to the Grand of what Route 66 might have been like Canyon. There are times that even the long ago -- the small towns are still sky above this colorful park glows small towns, many of the Indians with the pink and purple hues of the continue to make their living from the desert. trading posts, and though not always in It is just beyond Navajo that you can very good shape, original sections of the view the ruins of the Painted Desert old pavement lie intact upon this section Trading Post by taking exit #320 from of Arizona’s high desert. I-40. Soon you will reach the Petri- Beautiful vermilion cliffs surround fi ed Forest where hundreds of ancient you on both side of the highway as trees lay scattered upon the mile high you enter Arizona, setting the tone desert. for the highly colored drive you are As you head on down the interstate about to take. to Holbrook, you will begin to spy di- The original road from Lupton to nosaurs of every size, shape and form Chambers closely follows I-40, mostly enticing you to stop at The International to the north of the interstate. There are Petrifi ed Forest Museum and Dinosaur pieces through here where the road is Soon you pass through Al- Park. Though it presents itself as if it is in bad shape and turns to gravel or dirt. lentown on your way to Houck, where related to the National Park Service, it is From Chambers to Holbrook, the old you can stop for a moment at Fort Cour- not. And, don’t try to take a photograph road simply disappears or is on private age, a mock-up fort inspired by the old without paying the ten dollar fee. No property. There are exits from the in- television show F-Troop. Just past $10, no photograph. terstate to the sites you may want to see Houck at the Pine Springs Exit #346, through the Painted Desert, so your best you can follow an old alignment on the bet might be to stay on I-40 from Lupton north frontage road, which crosses the west to Holbrook. box canyon, passes by the ruins of the Beginning your drive in Lupton, Ari- Old Querino Canyon Trading Post and zona, a hardy welcome invites you from over the Querino Canyon Bridge. How- �� the high sandstone bluffs, where statu- ever, be aware that the north frontage esque fi gures of deer, bear, and eagles road soon turns to dirt and can become �� Reprinted By Permission: legendsofamerica.com �� Essence of Tranquility �� Hot Spring / Touch Therapy / Camping �� 6074 S. Lebanon Loop �� Safford, AZ �� 928-428-9312 �� 877-895-6810 (toll free) �� www.members.tripod.com/azhotspring �� 64 • Ritz Hospitality www.ritzfamilypublishing.com

Santa Rosa, NM - City of Natural Lakes anta Rosa, New Mexico, known de Luna as the county seat. Santa Rosa service stations that lined the highway as the “City of Natural Lakes,” is remained a minor community until the through town. Scalled thus due the many natural Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad The old road ran into town past the lakes and streams of the area. Situated steamed into town in 1901, then became 81-foot-deep Blue Hole and Park Lake, where the Great Plains rise up to meet an important transportation hub of the a motorist campground and source of the Rockies, lies this startling oasis, area. Just two years later, Santa Rosa water during the Depression. Scenes in amid the red mesas of the plains. became the Guadalupe County seat. Rudolfo Anaya’s award-winning novel Founded in 1865, the town began as When Route 66 was completed Bless Me, and John Steinbeck’s Grapes nothing more than a large Spanish Ran- through Santa Rosa in 1930, transporta- of Wrath took place on Santa Rosa’s cho, and was called Aqua Negro Chiq- tion services again increased in the city. Route 66 at the Pecos River Bridge. uita. Sometime around 1890, it took a During the days of early Route 66, after In the early days of Route 66, 1926 new name honoring a chapel built by travelers had tired of the long, hot, dusty through 1937, the old alignment of Don Celso Baco who named it for his miles, Santa Rosa became known as a Route 66 left Santa Rosa to continue on wife and Saint Rose of Lima, the first welcome and well-known oasis in the towards Santa Fe, the capitol of New canonized Saint of the “New World.” desert. Travelers arrived in Santa Rosa Mexico then drop back down to Albu- Guadalupe County was created by the to eat, rest, and perform car repairs if querque and Los Lunas. In late 1937 territorial legislature in 1891 with Puerto necessary at the many motels, cafes and Route 66 was straightened out to go directly to Albuquerque and bypassed Santa Fe completely. Valley Of The Sun In 1935 Phillip Craig and Floyd Shaw Zuni Village built their new Club Café with the smil- MH/RV Park ing, satisfied face of the Fat Man. For �� more than fifty years, thousands of hun- RV Park �� gry Route 66 travelers would stop to Committed to �� enjoy a tasty home cooked meal. The Quality & Service logo of the Fat Man soon became syn- �� onymous with Route 66 in Santa Rosa. 928-692-6202 �� In 1940, when Steinbeck’s epic novel Grapes of Wrath, was made into a mov- 866-887-9864 �� ie, director John Ford used Santa Rosa 2840 Airway Ave. for the memorable train scene. Tom Kingman, AZ 86401 �� Joad (Henry Fonda) watches a freight

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Community Contact Information Arizona

Arizona Chamber of Commerce: (602) 248-9172 • www.azchamber.com Marana Chamber Of Commerce: (520) 682-4314 Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce: (480) 982-3141 www.maranachamber.com www.apachejunctioncoc.com Mesa Chamber of Commerce: (920) 969-1307 Arizona Chamber of Commerce: (602) 248-9172 • www.azchamber.com www.mesachamber.org Bullhead Area Chamber Of Commerce: (928) 754-4121 Northern Pima County Chamber Of Commerce: (520) 297-2191 www.bullheadchamber.com Parker Area Chamber of Commerce: (928) 669-2174 Chandler Chamber of Commerce: (480) 963-4571 www.parkerareachamberofcommerce.com www.chandlerchamber.com Peoria Chamber of Commerce: (602) 979-3601 Eloy Chamber of Commerce: (520) 466-3411 • www.eloychamber.com www.peoriachamber.com Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce: (928) 774-4505 Pinetop Lakeside Chamber Of Commerce: (928) 367-4290 www.flagstaffchamber.com www.pinetoplakesidechamber.com Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce: (602) 837-1654 Prescott Chamber of Commerce: (520) 445-2000 • www.prescott.org www.fountainhillschamber.com/fhchamber Rim County Regional Chamber of Commerce: (928) 474-4515 Gilbert Chamber of Commerce: (480) 892-0056 • www.gilbertaz.com www.rimcountrychamber.com Glendale Chamber Of Commerce: (623) 937-4754 Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce: (480) 945-8481 www.glendaleazchamber.org www.scottsdalechamber.com Globe Miami Chamber Of Commerce & Econ. Dev, Corp. Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Chamber of Commerce: (520) 204-1123 (928) 425-4495 • www.globemiamichamber.com www.sedonachamber.com Graham County Chamber Of Commerce: (520) 428-2511 Show Low Chamber Of Commerce: (928) 537-2326 www.graham-chamber.com www.showlowchamberofcommerce.com Greater Casa Grande Chamber of Commerce: (520) 836-2125 Springerville-Eagar Regional Chamber of Commerce: (928) 333-2123 www.casagrandechamber.org www.springerville-eagar.com Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce: (602) 495-2195 Tempe Chamber of Commerce: (480) 967-7891 • www.tempechamber.org www.phoenixchamber.com Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce: (520) 792-2250 Greater Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Commerce: (520) 458-6940 www.tucsonchamber.org www.sierravistachamber.org/ Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce: (928) 684-5479 Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce: (928) 753-6253 www.wickenburgchamber.com www.kingmanchamber.org Willcox Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture: (520) 384-2272 Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce: 928) 855-4115 Williams-Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce: (520) 635-1418 www.havasuchamber.com www.williamschamber.com

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I-70 Corridor Chamber: (303) 644-4607 Boulder Convention & Visitors Bureau: (303) 442-2911 Akron Chamber: (970) 345-2624 Breckenridge Resort Activities: (877) 864-8068 • (800) 221-1091 • (888) 796-2822 Alamosa Chamber: (719) 589-3681 • www.alamosachamber.com Breckenridge Resort Chamber: (970) 453-2913 • www.gobreck.com Alamosa Visitor Center: (719) 589-4840 • (800) BLU-SKYS • www.alamosa.org Brighton Area Chamber: (303) 959-0223 • www.brightonchamber.com ANada Chamber: (303) 424-0313 • www.aNadachamber.org Broomfield Area Chamber: (303) 466-1775 • www.broomfieldchamber.org Antonito / Conejos County Chamber: (719) 376-2277 Brush Chamber: (970) 842-2666 or (800) 354-8659 • www.brushchamber.org Aspen Chamber Resort Assoc.: (970) 925-1940 • (800) 262-7736 BuenaVista Chamber: (719) 395-6612 • www.buenavistacolorado.org www.aspenchamber.org Burlington Chamber: (719) 346-8070 • www.burlingtoncolo.com Aurora Chamber: (303) 344-1500 • www.aurorachamber.org Canon City Chamber: (719) 275-2331 • (800) 876-7922 Basalt Area Chamber: (970) 927-4031 • www.basaltchamber.com www.canoncitychamber.com Bennett City Hall: (303) 644-3249 • www.townofbennett.org Carbondale Chamber: (970) 963-1890 • www.carbondale.com Berthoud Chamber: (970) 532-4200 • www.berthoudcolorado.com Castle Rock Chamber: (303) 688-4597• www.caslerock.org Boulder Chamber: (303) 442-1044 •www.boulderchamber.com Cedaredge Chamber: (970) 856-6961 • www.cedaredgecolorado.com Rocky Mountain Edition Ritz Hospitality • 67

Central City Hall & Public Information: (800) 542-2999 www.coloradohistory.org Cherry Creek Chamber: (303) 388-6022 Fort Lupton Chamber: (303) 857-4474 Colorado City Chamber (719) 676-3000 Fountain Valley Chamber: (719) 382-3190 • www.ci.fountain.co.us/chamber Colorado City Metropolitan District: (719) 676-3396 Fraser Visitor Info. Center: (970) 726-8312 • www.frasercolorado.com Colorado Springs Chamber: (719) 635-1551 Frisco Town Hall: (970) 668-5276 • (800) 424-1554 • www.townoffrisco.com Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau: (719) 635-7506 Fruita Chamber: (970) 858-3894 • www.frulta.org (800) DO-VISIT • www.coloradosprings-travel.com Ft. Morgan Area Chamber: (970) 867-6702 • (800) 354-8660 Colorado Welcome Center at Burlington: (719) 346-5554 www.fortmorganchamber.org Colorado Welcome Center At Cortez: (970) 565-4048 • www.mesaverdecountry.com Genoa Town Hall: (719) 763-2313 Colorado Welcome Center At Dinosaur: (970) 374-2205 Georgetown Chamber & Visitor Center: (303) 569-2888 • (800) 472-8230 www.colorado-go-west.com/dinosaur.html www georgetowncolorado.com Colorado Welcome Center At Fruita: (970) 858-9335 Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Assoc.: (970) 945-6589 • (888) 445-3696 Colorado Welcome Center at Julesburg: (970) 474-2054 www.glenwoodchamber.com Conejos County Tourist Welcome Center: (719) 376-2049 Golden Chamber & Visitors Center: (303) 279-3113 • (800) 590-3113 Conifer Chamber: (303) 697-2181 • www.coniferchamber.org www.goldencochamber.org Cooper Mountain Resort Chamber: (970) 968-6477 • www.coppercolorado.com Granby Chamber: (970) 887-2311 • (800) 325-1661 • www.granbychamber.com Cortez Chamber: (970) 565-3414 • www.swcolo.org Grand Junction Area Chamber: (970) 242-3214 • (800) 352-5286 Creede-Mineral County Chamber: (719) 658-2374 • (800) 327-2102 www.gjchamber.org www.creede.com Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau: (970) 244-1480 • (800) 962-2547 Craig Area Chamber: (970) 824-5689 • (800) 864-4405 • www.craig-chamber.com www.grand-junction.net Crawford Area Chamber: (970) 921-4000 • www.crawfordcountry.org Grand Lake Chamber & Visitor Center: (970) 627-3402 • (800) 531-1019 Creede-Mineral County Chamber: (719) 658-2374 www.grandlakechamber.com Crested Butte Chamber: (970) 349-6438 • (800) 545-4505 Greeley / Weld Chamber: (970) 352-3566 • www.greeleychamber.com www.crestedbuttechamber.com Greeley Convention & Visitor’s Bureau: (800) 449-3866 • www.greeleycvb.com Cripple Creek Chamber: (719) 689-2169 Gunnison Country Chamber: (970) 641-1501 • (800) 274-7580 Cripple Creek Welcome Center: (877) 858-GOLD • www.cripple-creek.co.us www.gunnisonchamber.com Custer County Chamber: (719) 783-9163 • (877) 793-3170 • www.custercountyco.com Haxtun Chamber: (970) 774-6104 DeBeque Town Hall: (970) 283-5475 Hayden Chamber: (970) 276-3737 Deer Trail Town Hall: (303) 769-4464 Heart Of The Rockies: (Salida) (719) 539-2068 • (877) 772-5432 Del Norte Chamber: (719) 657-2845 • (888) 616-4638 www.salidachamber.org Delta Chamber: (970) 874-8616 • www.deltacolorado.org Holyoke Chamber: (970) 854-3517 • www.holyokechamber.org Denver Metro Chamber: (303) 534-8500 • www.denverchamber.org Hotchkiss Community Chamber: (970) 872-3226 • www.lakecityco.com Denver Metro CVB: (303) 892-1112 • (800) 645-3446 • www denver.org Huerfano County Chamber: (719) 738-1065 Divide Chamber: (719) 687-7375 Hugo Town Hall: (719) 743-2485 Dolores Chamber: (970) 882-4018 • (800) 807-4712 Idaho Springs Visitor Information Center: (303) 567-4382 • (800) 882-5278 www.swcolo.org/tourism.dolores.html www.idahospringchamber.com Dove Creek Chamber: (970) 677-2245 Johnstown / Milliken Chamber: (970) 587-7042 Durango Chamber: (970) 247-0312 • (800) 525-8855 • www.durango.org www.johnstownmillikenchamber.com Eagle Valley Chamber: (970) 328-5220 • www.eaglevalley.org Julesburg Chamber: (970) 474-3504 • (800) 226-0069 Eagle Valley Visitor’s Center: (970) 328-6464 Kremming Area Chamber: (970) 724-3472 • (877) KREMMLING Elizabeth Chamber: (303) 646-4287 www.kremmlingchamber.com Englewood Chamber: (303) 789-4473 • www.greatenglewoodchamber.com La Jara Town Hall: (719) 274-5363 l Erie Chamber: (303) 828-3440 • www.eriechamber.org La Veta/Cuchara Chamber of Commerce: (719) 742-3676 Estes Park Area Chamber: (970) 586-4431 • (800) 44-ESTES www.laveta/cucharachamber.com www.estesparkresort.com Lafayette Chamber: (303) 666-9555 • www.lafayettecolorado.com Evergreen Area Chamber: (303) 674-3412 • www.evergreenchamber.org Lake City/Hinsdale County Chamber: (970) 944-2527 • (800) 569-1874 Flagler Town Hall: (719) 765-4571 www.hinsdale-county.com Florence Chamber: (719) 784-3544 Leadville Chamber: (719) 486-3900 • (800) 933-3901 • www.leadvilleusa.com Fort Collins Area Chamber: (970) 482-3746 • www.fortcollinschamber.com Limon Chamber: (719) 775-9418 Fort Collins Convention & Visitors Bureau: (970) 491-3388 • (800) 274 FORT Logan County Chamber: (970) 522-5070 • (800) 544-8609 www.ftcollins.com www.logancountychamber.com Fort Garland Museum & Visitor’s Center: (719) 379-3512 Longmont Area Chamber: (303) 776-5295 • www.longmontchamber.org 68 • Ritz Hospitality www.ritzfamilypublishing.com

Louisville Chamber: (303) 666-5747 • www.louisvillechamber.com Saguache Chamber: (719) 655-2232 Loveland Chamber: (970) 667-6311 • www.loveland.org Salida Chamber: (719) 539-2068 • www.salidachamber.org Loveland Visitors Center: (9700 667-5728 San Luis Valley Information Center: (719) 852-0660 • (800) 214-2140 Lyons Chamber: (303) 823-5215 • www.lyons-colorado.com Silver Plume Town Hall: (303) 569-2363 Mancos Visitors Center: (970) 533-7434 • www.mancos.org Silverton Chamber: (970) 387-5654 or (800) 752-4494 • www.silverton.org Manitou Springs Chamber: (719) 685-5089 • (800) 642-2567 Snowmass Village Resort Assn.: (970) 923-2000 • www.snowmassvillage.com www.manitousprings.org South Fork Chamber & Visitor Center: (719) 873-5512 • (800) 571-0881 Meeker Chamber: (970) 878-5510 • www.colorado-west.com www.southfork.org Metro North Chamber (Westminster): (303) 288-1000 South Metro Denver Chamber: (303) 795-0142 • www.bestchamber.com www.metronorthchamber.com South Park Chamber: (719) 836-3410 • www.parkchamberofcommerce.org Monte Vista Chamber: (719) 852-2731 • www.monte-vista.org Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Assn.: (970) 879-0880 Montrose Chamber of Commerce: (970) 249-5000 • (800) 923-5515 www.steamboat-chamber.com www.montrose.org/chamber Summit County Chamber: (970) 262-0817 • www.summitchamber.org Montrose Visitor’s Bureau: (970) 240-1414 • www.visitmontrose.net Telluride.com: (970) 728-4431 • www.telluride.com Montrose Visitors & Convention Bureau: (970) 240-1429 • (970) 249-5000 Telluride Visitor Services: (970) 728-3041x6 • www.visittelluride.com Morrison Town Office: (303) 697-8749 • www.town.morrison.co.us Triangle Chamber: (800) 780-9667 Nederland Visitors Center: (303) 258-3936 • www.nederlandchamber.org Town of Crook: (970) 886-2222 New Castle Chamber: (970)984-0744 Town of Manassa: (719) 843-5207 North Park Chamber: (970) 723-4600 Town of San luis: (719) 672-3321 Norwood Chamber: (970) 327-4288 Town of Simla: (719) 541-2468 Nucla/Naturita Area Chamber: (970) 865-2350 Tri-lakes Chamber: (719) 481-3282 • www.trilakes.net Oak Creek Town Hall: (970) 736-8231 Trinidad/Las Animas County Chamber: (719) 846-9285 • www.trinidadco.com Ouray Visitor Center: (970) 325-4746 • www.ouraycolorado.com Ute Pass Triangle Chamber: (719) 684-9165 • www.utepasspikespeak.org Pagosa Springs Chamber: (970) 264-2360 • (800) 252-2204 Vail Valley Chamber: (970) 949-5189 • www.vailvalleychamber.com www.pagosaspringschamber.com Vail Valley Tourism & Convention Bureau: (970) 476-1000 • www.vail.net Paonia Chamber: (970) 527-3886 • www.paoniachamber.com Vallecito Lake Chamber: (970) 247-1573 • www.vallecitolakechamber.com Palisade Chamber: (970) 464-7458 • www.palisadecoc.com Victor Chamber: (719) 689-4044 • www.rmi.netltellercounty Park County Tourism Office: (719) 836-2771 • (719) 836-4279 West Chamber: (303) 233-5555 Parker Chamber: (3030 841-4268 • www.parkchamber.org West Yuma County Chamber: (970) 848-2704 Peetz Town Hall: (970) 334-2473 Windsor Chamber: (970) 686-7189 • www.windsorchamber.net Plateau Valley Chamber: (Collbran) (970) 487-3402 Winter Park / Fraser Valley Chamber: (303) 422-0666 • (800) 903-7275 Pueblo Chamber: (719) 542-1704 • (800) 233-3446 • www.pueblochamber.org www.winterpark-info.com Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce: (970) 675-5290 • www.rangely.com Woodland Park Chamber: (719) 687-9885 or (800) 551-7886 Rico Town Hall: (970) 967-2861 www.woodlandparkchamber.com Rifle Area Chamber: (970) 625-2085 • (800) 842-2085 • www.riflechamber.com Wray Chamber: (970) 332-3484

Montana

Anaconda: (406) 563-2400 • www.anacondamt.org Carter County: (406) 775-6294 Baker: (406) 778-2266 Chinook: (406) 357-3198 Beaverhead Chamber (Dillon): (406) 683-5511 • www.bmt.net/~chamber/ Choteau: (406) 466-5316 • (800) 823-3866 • www.choteaumontana.com Belgrade: (406) 388-1616 • http://belgradechamber.avicom.net Circle (406) 485-2690 • http://circle.visitmt.com Big Sandy: (406) 378-2492 • www.bigsandymt.com Columbia Falls: (406) 892-2072 • www.columbiafallschamber.com Big Sky: (406) 995-3000 • (800) 943-4111 • www.bigskychamber.com Conrad: (406) 278-7791 • www.conradmt.com Big Timber (Sweet Grass County): (406) 932-5131 • www.bigtimber.com Cooke City: (406) 838-2495 Bigfork: (406) 837-5888 • www.bigfork.org Cow County: (406) 846-2094 Billings Visitor’s Center: (406) 245-4111 • (800) 735-2635 Culbertson: (406) 787-5821 www.billingscvb.visitmt.com Cutbank: (406) 873-4041 • www.cutbankchamber.com Bitterroot Valley: (406) 363-2400 • www.bvchamber.com East Glacier: (406) 226-4403 Bozeman: (406) 586-5421 • (800) 228-4224 • www.bozemanchamber.com Ennis: (406) 682-4388 • www.ennischamber.com Bridger Chamber: (406) 662-3728 Fairfield: (406) 467 -2531 Butte: (406) 723-3177 • (800) 735-6814 • www.butteinfo.org Fairview: (406) 742-5259 Rocky Mountain Edition Ritz Hospitality • 69

Flathead Convention & Visitor’s Bureau: (406) 756-9091 • (800) 543-3105 Philipsburg: (406) 859-3388 www.fcvb.org Plains / Paradise: (406) 826-3662 Forsyth Toll Free: (877) 454-THMT Polson: (406) 883-5969 • www.polsonchamber.com Fort Benton: (406) 622-3864 Powder River: (406) 436-2778 Gardiner: (406) 848-7971 • www.gardinerchamber.com Powell County (Deer Lodge): (406) 846-2094 • www.powellpost.com Garfield County: (406) 557-2248 • www.garfieldcounty.com Red Lodge: (406) 446-1718 • (888) 281-0625 • www.redlodge.com Glasgow: (406) 228-2222 • (877) 228-2223 Ronan: (406) 676-8300 Glendive: (406) 365-5601 • (800) 859-0824 • www.midrivers.com/~chamber/ Roundup: (406) 323-1966 • www.midrivers.com/~roundupc Great Falls: (406) 761-4434 • (800) 735-8535 • www.greatfallschamber.org Saco: (406) 527-3361 Greater Stillwater: (406) 322-4505 • www.stillwater-chamber.org/main/ Scobey (Daniels County): (406) 487-5502 Hardin: (406) 665-1672 Seeley Lake: (406) 677-2880 • www.seeleylakechamber.com Harlowton: (406) 632-4694 Shelby: (406) 434-7184 Havre: (406) 265-4383 • www.havremt.com Sheridan County: (406) 765-1733 Helena: (406) 442-4120 • (800) 7-HELENA • www.helenamt.com Sidney: (406)433-1916 • www.sidneymt.com Hot Springs: (406) 741-2662 St. Ignatius: (406) 745-4884 Jordan (Garfield County): (406) 557-2248 Superior: (406) 822-4891 Kalispell: (406) 758-2800 • www.kalispellchamber.com Terry: (406) 637-5782 Lakeside / Somers: (406) 844-3715 • www.lakesidechamber.com Thompson Falls: (406) 827-4930 • www.thompsonfalls.net www.somerschamber.com Three Forks: (406) 285-4753 • www.threeforksmontana.com Laurel: (406) 628-8105 • www.laurelmontana.org Tobacco Valley Chamber: (406) 297-2221 Lewistown: (406) 538-5436 • (800) 216-5436 • www.lewistownchamber.com Townsend: (406) 266-4101 • www.townsendstar.com Libby: (406) 293-4167 • www.libby.org Virginia City: (406) 843-5220 • (800) 829-2969 Liberty County (Chester): (406) 759-5415 www.virginiacitychamber.com Lincoln Valley: (406) 362-4949 Shelby: (406) 434-7184 Livingston: (406) 222-0850 • www.livingston.avicom.net West Yellowstone: (406) 646-7701 Malta: (406) 654-1776 www.westyellowstonechamber.com Manhattan Area Chamber: (406) 284-4162 • www.manhattanmontana.com Whitefish: (406) 862-3501 • (877) 862-3548 • www.whitefishchamber.org Miles City: (406) 232-2890 • www.mcchamber.com Whitehall: (406) 287-2260 Missoula Chamber & Visitors Bureau: (406) 543-6623 • (800) 526-3465 Wibaux: (406) 796-2412 www.missoulachamber.com Wolf Point: (406) 653-2012 • www.wolfpoint

Nebraska

Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry: (402) 474-4422 Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce: (402) 346-5000 www.nechamber.com www.omahachamber.net Aurora Area Chamber & Development: (402) 694-6911 Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce: (402) 462-4159 www.auroracofc.org www.hastingschamber.com Beatrice Chamber of Commerce: (402) 223-2338 • www.beatrice-ne.com Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce: (308) 237-3101 • www.kearneycoc.org Bellevue Chamber Of Commerce: (402) 898-3000 Lincoln Chamber of Commerce: (402) 436-2350 • www.lcoc.com www.bellevuenebraska.com Mccook Area Chamber Of Commerce: (308) 345-3200 Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce:(308) 254-5851 www.aboutmccook.com www.sidney-nebraska.com Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry: (402) 474-4422 Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce: (402) 564-2769 www.nechamber.com www.ci.columbus.ne.us Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce: (402) 371-4862 • www.norfolk.ne.us Crete Chamber of Commerce: (402) 826-2136 North Platte Chamber of Commerce: (308) 532-4966 www.crete-ne.com/community/chamber www.northplattechamber.com Fairbury Chamber of Commerce: (402) 729-3000 • www.visitoregontrail.org Ogallala Chamber of Commerce: (308) 284-4066 • www.ogallala.com Fremont Chamber of Commerce: (402) 721-2641 • www.fremontne.org Sarpy County Chamber of Commerce: (402) 339-3050 Gothenburg Area Chamber of Commerce: (308) 537-3505 www.sarpychamber.org www.ci.gothenburg.ne.us Seward Chamber of Commerce: (402) 643-4189 • www.sewardne.org Grand Island Area Chamber of Commerce: (308) 382-9210 South Sioux City Chamber of Commerce: (402) 494-1626 www.gichamber.com York Chamber of Commerce: (402) 362-5531 • www.yorkchamber.org 70 • Ritz Hospitality www.ritzfamilypublishing.com North Dakota

Ashley Chamber : (701)-288-3275 (ext 21) • www.ashley-nd.com Hettinger Area Chamber: (701)-567-2531 • www.hettingernd.com Beach Area Chamber : (701)-872-4342 Jamestown Area Chamber: (701)-252-4830 • www.jamestownchamber.com Beulah Chamber: (701)-873-4585 • www.beulahnd.org Kenmare Association: (701)-385-4249 Bismarck-Mandan Area Chamber: (701)-223-5660 • www.bismarckmandan.com Langdon Chamber: (701)-256-3079 • www.langdoncc.org Bottineau Chamber: (701)-228-3922 • www.bottineau.com Linton Chamber: (701) 254-4294 Bowman Area Chamber: (701)-523-5880• www.bowmannd.com Lisbon Civic & Commerce Association: (701)-683-5680 Cando Area Chamber: (701)968-3383 • www.candond.com Medora Chamber: (701)-623-4910 • www.dakotawestadventures.com Carrington Area Chamber: (701)-652-2524 • www.carringtonnd.com Minot Area Chamber: (701)-852-6000 • www.minotchamber.org www.cgtn-nd.com Mott Area Chamber: (701)-824-2591 Cavalier Area Chamber: (701)-265-8188 • www.cavaliernd.com New Rockford Chamber: (701)-947-5626 Chamber of Commerce of Fargo Moorhead: (218) 233-1100 New Town Chamber: (701)-627-3500 • www.newtownnd.com www.fmchamber.com Oakes Area Chamber: (701) 742-3508 • www.oakesnd.com Crosby Area Chamber: (701) 965-6367 Ray Association of Commerce: (701)-568-3315 Devils Lake Area Chamber: (701)-662-4903 • www.devilslakend.com Rolla Chamber: (701) 477-5470 • http:\\rolla.nd.utma.com Dickinson Area Chamber: (701)-225-5115 • www.dickinsonchamber.org Rugby Chamber: (701)-776-5846 • www.rugbynorthdakota.com Drayton Community Chamber: (701)-454-3474 • www.draytonnd.com Tioga Chamber: (701)-664-2807 Garrison Chamber: (701)-463-2600 • www.garrisonnd.com Valley City Area Chamber: (701)-845-1891 • www.hellovalley.com Geographical Center of North America Chamber: (701)-776-5846 Velva Association: (701)-338-2029 Grafton Area Chamber: (701)-352-0781 • www.graftonchamber.org Wahpeton Area Chamber: (701)-642-8744 • www.wahpchamber.com Grand Forks Chamber: (701)-772-7271 • www.gfchamber.com Walhalla Area Chamber: (701)-549-3931 Greater Bottineau Area Chamber: (701)-772-7271 • www.bottineau.com Watford City Area Chamber: (701)-444-2526 • www.watfordcitychamber.com Greater North Dakota Association: (701)-222-0929 • www.gnda.com West Fargo Chamber: (701)-282-4444 • www.westfargochamber.com Harvey Area Chamber: (701)-324-2604 • www.harveynd.com Williston Area Chamber: (701)-577-6000 • www.willistonchamber.net Hazen Chamber: (701)-748-6848 • www.hazennd.org Wishek Association: (701)-452-2893

South Dakota

Aberdeen Chamber: (605) 225-2860 • www.aberdeensd.com www.hotsprings-sd.com Aberdeen CVB: (605) 225-2414 • (800) 645-3851 • www.aberdeencvb.com Huron Chamber: (605) 352-8775 • www.huronsd.com/chamber Badland’s National Park Visitor Center: (605) 433-5361 Huron CVB: (605) 352-0000 • (800) 487-6673 • www.huronsd.com Belle Fourche Chamber: (605) 892-2676 • (888) 345-5859 • www.bellefourche.org Keystone Chamber: (605) 666-4896 • (800) 456-3345 • www.keystonechamber.com Beresford Phone: (605) 763-2021 • bmtc.net/~chamber/ Kodoka Community Association: (605) 837-2229 • (800) 467-9217 Black Hills Visitor Information Center: (605) 355-3700 Lead Area Chamber: (605) 584-1100 • www.lead.sd.us Brandon Valley Area: (605) 582-7400 • www.brandonsd.com Lemmon Area Chamber: (605) 374-5716 Brookings Chamber & Convention Bureau: (605) 692-6125 • (800) 699-6125 Madison: (605) 256-2454 • www.madison.sd.us/chamber www.brookings.com/chamber/ Milbank Chamber: (605) 432-6656 • (800) 675-6656 • www.milbanksd.com Britton Chamber: (605) 448-5323 • www.brittonsd.com/~chamber Miller Civic & Commerce Assn: (605) 853-3098 Burke: (605) 775-3014 Mitchell Area Chamber & Convention Visitors Bureau: (605) 996-6223 Canton: (605) 987-5728 • www.cantonsouthdakota.com (800) 257-2676 • www.cornpalace.org Centerville: (605) 563-2345 Mobridge Chamber: (605) 845-2387 • (888) 614-3474 • www.mobridge.org Chamberlain/Oacoma Area Chamber: (605) 734-6541 • www.chamberlainsd.org Murdo Chamber: (605) 669-3333 • www.wcenet.com Clark Area Chamber • www.clarksd.com Newell Community Club: (605) 456-2737 Custer County Chamber: (605) 673-2244 • (800) 992-9818 • www.custersd.com North Sioux City: (605) 232-4276 Deadwood Chamber & Visitors Bureau: (605) 578-1876 • (800) 999-1876 Pierre Area Chamber: (605) 224-7361 • (800) 962-2034 • www.pierrechamber.com www.deadwood.org Platte Chamber: (605) 337-2275 • (800) 510-3272 Dell Rapids: (605) 428-4167 Rapid City Area Chamber: (605) 343-1744 • www.rapidcitychamber.com Eureka: (605) 284-2130 • (800) 387-3527 • www.eurekasd.com Rapid City Convention & Visitors Bureau: (800) 487-3223 • www.rapidcitycvb.com Faith Chamber: (605) 967-2001 Redfield Chamber: (605) 472-0965 • www.nsu-cc.northern.edu/redfield Flandreau Civic & Commerce Assn: (605) 997-2353 • www.flandreau.net Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau: (605) 336-1620 • (800) 333-2072 Fort Pierre Chamber: (605) 925-4444 www.siouxfallscvb.com Freeman: (605) 925-4444 • www.freemansd.com Sisseton Chamber & Visitor’s Bureau: (605) 698-7261 Garretson: (605) 594-6721 South Dakota Chamber Of Commerce & Industry: (605) 224-6161 Hill City Chamber: (605) 574-2368 • (800) 888-1798 • www.hillcitysd.com www.sdakchamber.com Homestake Visitor Center: (605) 584-3110 • www.homestaketour.com South Dakota Visitor’s Assoc: (888) 336-2602 Hot Springs Area Chamber: (605) 325-6991 • (800) 325-6991 Spearfish Chamber/CVB: (605) 642-2626 • (800) 626-8013 • www.spearfish.sd.us Rocky Mountain Edition Ritz Hospitality • 71

Sturgis Area Chamber: (605) 347-2556 • www.sturgis-sd.org www.watertownsd.com Vermillion: (605) 624-5571 • (800) 809-2071 • www.vermillionchamber.com Webster Chamber: (605) 345-4668 • (888)-571-7582 • www.webstersd.com Volga Chamber: (605) 627-9113 Wessington Springs: (605) 539-1929 • www.wessingtonsprings.com Wagner Chamber: (605) 384-3654 Winner Chamber: (605) 842-1533 • (800) 658-3079 • www.winnersd.org Wall Chamber: (605) 279-2665 • (888) 852-9255 • www.wall-badlands.com Woonsocket: www.woonsocketsd.com Watertown Convention & Visitor’s Bureau: (605) 886-5814 • (800) 658-4505 Yankton: (605) 665-3636 • (800) 888-1460 • www.yanktonsd.com

New Mexico

Association of Commerce & Industry of New Mexico: (505) 842-0644 Hobbs Chamber Of Commerce: (505) 397-3202 • hobbschamber.org www.aci.nm.org Los Alamos Chamber Of Commerce: (505) 662-8105 • www.vla.com Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce: (505) 437-6120 Lovington Chamber of Commerce: (505) 396-5311 • www.lovington.net/ www.alamogordo.com Rio Rancho Chamber of Commerce: (505) 892-1533 • www.rrchamber.org Angel Fire Chamber of Commerce: (505) 377-6661 Roosevelt County Chamber Of Commerce: (505) 356-8541 www.angelfirechamber.org/ www.portales.com Association of Commerce & Industry of New Mexico: (505) 842-0644 Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce: (505) 257-7395 • www.ruidoso.net www.aci.nm.org Santa Fe County Chamber of Commerce: (505) 988-3279 Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce: (505) 764-3700 • www.gacc.org www.santafechamber.com Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce: (505) 524-1968 Taos County Chamber Of Commerce: (505) 737-2930 www.lascruces.org www.taoschamber.com

Wyoming

Albany County Tourism Board: (307) 745-4195 • (307) 755-4703 Lander Chamber: (307) 332-3892 • (800) 433-0662 • www.landchamber.org (800) 445-5303 Laramie: (307) 745-7339 • www.laramie.org Basin: (307) 568-3055 Lovell Chamber: (307) 548-7552 • www.lovellchamber.com Bear River Visitor’s Center: (307) 789-6540 Lusk: (307) 334-2950 • (800) 223-LUSK • www.luskwyoming.com Big Horn Canyon Visitor’s Center: (307) 548-2251 • www.bighorns.com Lyman: (307) 787-6738 Big Piney/Marbleton Chamber: (307) 276-3815 Meeteetse Tourist Info Center: (307) 868-2423 Buffalo Chamber: (307) 684-5544 • (800) 227-5122 • www.buffalowyo.com Meeteetse Visitor Center: (307) 868-2454 • www.meeteetsewy.com Campbell County Visitor’s Bureau: (307) 682-3673 • www.gillettechamber.com Newcastle: (307) 746-2739 • (800) 835-0157 • www.newcastlewyo.com Casper Area Chamber: (307) 234-5311 • www.casperwyoming.org Park County Travel Council: (307) 587-2297 or (307) 527-6228 Casper Area CVB: (307) 234-5362 • (800) 852-1889 • www.casperchamber.info Pine Bluffs: (307) 245-3695 • www.pinebluffs.org Cheyenne Chamber: (307) 638-3388 • www.cheyennechamber.org Pinedale: (307) 367-2242 • www.pinedalechamber.com Cheyenne Visitor’s Bureau: (307) 778-3133 • (800) 426-5009 Platte County Chamber: (307) 322-2322 • www.plattechamber.com www.cheyenne.org Powell Chamber: (307) 754-3494 • (800) 325-4278 • www.powellchamber.org Cody Chamber: (307) 587-2777 • (307) 527-6228 • www.codychamber.org Rawlins-Carbon County: (307) 324-4111 • (800) 228-3547 • www.oldwestfun.com Cokeville: (307) 279-3200 Riverton Chamber: (307) 856-4801 • (800) 325-2732 • www.rivertonchamber.org Devil’s Tower: (307) 467-5430 Rock Springs Chamber: (307) 362-3771 • (800) 463-8637 Douglas: (307) 358-2950 • www.jackalope.org www.tourwyoming.com Dubois: (307) 455-2556 • www.duboiswyoming.org Saratoga: (307) 326-8855 • (866) 828-8855 • www.saratogachamber.info East Yellowstone Valley: (307) 587-9595 • www.yellowstone-lodging.com Sheridan Chamber: (307) 672-2485 • (800) 453-3650 Elk Mountain: (307) 348-7387 www.sheridanwyomingchamber.org Evanston Chamber: (307) 783-0370 • (800) 328-9708 • www.etownchamber.com Sheridan Visitor’s Bureau (307) 673-7120 • (888) 596-6787 Fort Bridger Visitor’s Center: (307) 782-3842 www.sheridanwyoming.org Gillette (307) 682-3673 • www.visitgillette.net Shoshoni: (307) 876-2556 Gillette Visitor’s Center: (307) 686-0040 • (800) 544-6136 • www.gillettewyoming.net Star Valley: (307) 883-2759 • www.starvalleychamber.com Glenrock: (307) 436-5652 Sundance: (307) 283-1000 • (800) 477-9340 Greater Bridger Valley: (307) 787-6738 Thermopolis Chamber: (307) 864-3192 • (800) 786-6772 • www.thermopolis.com Green River Chamber: (307) 875-5711 • (800) 354-6743 • www.grchamber.com Torrington: (307) 532-3879 • (800) 577-3555 • www.torringtonterritory.com Greybull Chamber: (307) 765-2100 • (877) 765-2100 • www.greybull.com Upton: (307) 468-2228 Hulett Chamber: (307) 467-5430 • www.hulett.org Wheatland: (307) 322-2322 Jackson: (307) 733-3316 • www.jacksonholechamber.com Wind River Visitor Council: (307) 856-7566 • (800) 645-6233 Kaycee Chamber: (307) 738-2444 • www.kayceewyoming.com www.wind-river.org Kemmerer Chamber: (307) 877-9761 • (888) 300-3413 • www.kemmerer.org Worland Chamber: (307) 347-3226 • www.worlandchamber.com LaBarge: (307) 386-2676 Wright Chamber: (307) 464-1312 • www.wrightrareachamber.com 72 • Ritz Hospitality www.ritzfamilypublishing.com

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7th Ranch RV Camp ...... 53 D & K Outpost ...... 61 Lazy B Motel ...... 45 A & A Historic Trails Stables ...... 24 Dakota Tackle ...... 58 Lazy River Cantina ...... 51 Academy Riding Stables ...... 24 Dakota Territorial Museum ...... 61 Little Coyote Colorado Ranch ...... 19 Adams County Museum ...... 15 Days Inn ...... 25 Logger Lane Townhomes, LLC ...... 5 Alt Fashion Barbershop ...... 62 Deer Haven RV Park ...... 51 Lollypops ...... 51 Alys’ Fireside Cafe ...... 23 Desert Swing ...... 62 Lolo Peak Winery Inc...... 29 Amado Territory Inn ...... 62 Dew Drop Inn ...... 60 Lone Wolf Lodge ...... 17 American Kennel Club/ Doggie Dude Ranch ...... 62 Madison Hotel & Gift Shop ...... 26 Museum of the Dog ...... 10 Dornan’s ...... 43 Medicine Bow Museum ...... 45 Annbriar Golf Course ...... 54 Dory’s Antique Auto Museum ...... 56 Meeker Park Lodge ...... 17 Antique Acres ...... 29 Eagle Ranch ...... 52 Miller Creek Ranch B & B ...... 38 Armstead Campground / Emily’s Family Restaurant ...... 58 Missouri River Expeditions ...... 61 Repair Shop ...... 31 Energy Inn ...... 46 Missouri River Lodge ...... 8 Arvada Antique Emporium ...... 22 Ennis RV Village ...... 31 Monster Lake ...... 40 Back Country Realty ...... 53 Essence of Tranquility ...... 63 Moose Creek Ranch Inc...... 42 Bad River Bucks & Birds, LLC ...... 61 Festival of the Arts ...... 51 Motel 61 ...... 54 Battle Mountain Design ...... 51 First Street Cafe ...... 52 Mountain Valley Lodge ...... 65 Bear Creek Realty ...... 43 Fort Morgan Museum ...... 22 Mrs. Murphy’s Irish Gifts ...... 61 Bear Essentials Interiors ...... 53 Four Pines at Dayton Bed and Breakfast .... 42 Murdock Realty ...... 28 Bear Lodge Motel ...... 52 Francisca’s Restaurant & Cantina ...... 52 Mustang Motel ...... 52 Bear Lodge Resort ...... 33 Ft. Bowie Vineyards ...... 65 National Buffalo Museum ...... 13 Bearadise Cabins & RV Park ...... 17 Gates Of The Mountains ...... 26 Navajo Village ...... 62 Bennett House Country Inn ...... 27 Gator’s Travelyn Motel ...... 37 Nelson’s Cottages ...... 32 Bible Studies By Mail ...... 64 Glen Isle Resort ...... 15 North Country Inn & Suites ...... 61 Big 5 Motel ...... 27 Golden Pioneer Museum ...... 22 O’Fallon Museum ...... 29 Big Sky Motel ...... 52 Grand and Sierra Bed & Breakfast ...... 46 Old Time Butcher Shop ...... 63 Bit O’ Country Inn ...... 61 Grapevine Canyon Ranch ...... 65 Orchard Creek Cottages ...... 60 Blair Hotels ...... 5 Great Divide Wildlands ...... 30 Overland Trail Museum ...... 23 Blue & White Motel ...... 27 Green Creek Inn & RV Park ...... 53 Pagosa Riverside Campground ...... 53 Boulder Lake Lodge ...... 41 Greybull Chamber of Commerce ...... 38 Parkston Rainbow Motel & Campground .... 61 Bradford Brinton Memorial ...... 33 Grizzly Trails Ranch ...... 28 Peter Yegen Jr./ Bridger Valley Buffalo Co ...... 43 H & H Antiques & Pawn Shop ...... 56 Yellowstone Country Museum ...... 52 Broadway Burger Station ...... 44 H.R. Hartsook Photography ...... 32 Phoenix Gold Mine ...... 21 Buckaroo’s Family Restaurant ...... 44 Happy Days Cafe ...... 25 Pioneer Museum ...... 25 Buckboard Inn ...... 58 Hastings Campground ...... 11 Powder River Taxidermy ...... 53 Budget Inn ...... 7 Havre Budget Inn Motel ...... 52 Powder River Tours ...... 7 Budget Lodge ...... 19 Hell’s Half Acre ...... 52 Pumpernick’s Restaurant ...... 47 Buffalo Bill’s Irma Hotel ...... 33 Hidden Rest Resort ...... 64 Quarter Circle U-Bar Stable ...... 24 Campbell County Rockpile Museum ...... 47 Hideout Cabins ...... 17 Red Lion Hotel - Boise Downtowner ...... 74 Candlewycke Inn B & B ...... 25 Historic Log Cabin Motel ...... 55 Red Lion River Inn ...... 32 Carroll’s Trailerland ...... 46 Hitching Post Bed & Breakfast ...... 16 Red River Inn ...... 52 Carter Mountain Motel ...... 44 Hiwan Homestead Museum ...... 22 Rio Cucharas Inn ...... 17 Casper East RV Park & Campground/ Hole In The Wall Campground ...... 45 Riverside RV Park ...... 53 Deer Ck. Village RV Park ...... 34 Homestead Inn ...... 25 Riviera Lodge ...... 50 Cat Coulee Beds N Birds ...... 26 Hood House Bed & Breakfast Inn ...... 48 Rocky Mountain Carriage Company ...... 18 Cheyenne Frontier Days ...... 39 Horseshoe “K” Ranch ...... 56 Rosebud Motel ...... 52 Chief Washakie Plunge ...... 34 Howdy Hotel & Lounge ...... 28 Rosemount Museum ...... 52 City of Gold State Historic Site ...... 45 Hysham Motel ...... 26 Roundup Motel ...... 17 Clyde Park Tavern & Dining ...... 29 Jellystone RV Park/Resort ...... 31 RV Service Pro ...... 30 Cody Lodging Company ...... 47 Jenny’s Restaurant ...... 23 Ryken’s 8th St RV & Market ...... 59 Cody Nite Rodeo ...... 42 John G Neihardt State Historical Site ...... 13 Sage & Sand Motel LLC ...... 50 Colorado Alpenglow Lodging ...... 52 Jost House B & B ...... 38 Saratoga-Platte Valley/ Colorado Railroad Museum ...... 21 Juniper Inn ...... 25 Chamber of Commerce ...... 49 Colossal Cave Mountain Park ...... 62 Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center ...... 55 Sarpy County Historical Museum ...... 54 Comfort Inn ...... 52 Ken’s Tire Service ...... 30 Sherwood Lodge ...... 61 Corner Bar & Cafe ...... 61 Kingfisher House ...... 48 Shoshone Tribal Service & Food Mart ...... 44 Cornerstone Realty/Century 21 ...... 48 L.S Adventures ...... 53 Sky Ute Casino ...... 3 Cottonwood Cabins ...... 50 Lake View Bed & Breakfast ...... 17 Sonny Todd Real Estate ...... 29 Cover to Cover Books & Things ...... 50 Lamarsh Guest House ...... 12 South Park City ...... 20 Cross (+) A Guest Ranch B & B ...... 52 Las Fuentes Restaurant ...... 34 South Sioux City C & V Bureau ...... 11 Rocky Mountain Edition Ritz Hospitality • 73

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