SWEEPSTAKES PACKAGE

Win a $2,025 ‘Sheridan Stay’ for four (4) in Sheridan, Wyoming and our majestic Bighorn Mountains – Voted #1 Western Town, #2 Distinctive Destination in the Nation  & and multiple years in the Top 10 Towns for Outdoorsmen in America!  

The warm and friendly locals will welcome you into our historic community where spectacular, snow-capped peaks of the Bighorn Mountains backdrop Sheridan’s rolling hills.  Visitors enjoy embracing The West at its Best . . .  where cowboys work and play!  One entry per household accepted, with vacation available from May – October 1, 2013, to include: 

• 3 nights lodging at the Holiday Inn, including lovely amenities of restaurants, lounge and pool, located in historic Sheridan, while enjoying
• Breakfast daily
• $100 credit toward dining at the elegant Sugarland Mining Co.
• 2 nights lodging at Elk View Inn with many amenities including restaurant, lounge and pool located in the Bighorns
• Breakfast buffet 2 mornings
• Dinner both nights
• ATV the Big Horns with 20% discount for 4 ATV’s
• Personal tour of remnants of the historic Tongue River Tie Flume in the Bighorn Mountains and admission to the Sheridan County Museum presenting our colorful cultures, commerce & characters.
• Enjoy an afternoon with the Sheridan County Museum Director – for a Museum tour and to develop your personalized field trip of authentic western history that appeals to your interests

Take time to tour and shop the Historic Downtown’s 46 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.  Attend one of 30 rodeos or a polo match, visit a mansion and museums, ride a trolley, relax in parks with an elk and buffalo refuge, and explore the city-wide walking paths.  The pristine Bighorns offer a paradise of outdoor adventures, ranging from grand slam fishing to wildlife and wildflower viewing!Wyoming’s ‘Golf Capital’ offers 4 challenging courses, with distinctive options and majestic views.

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Enjoy exploring The Sheridan Channel’s “real”showcase of what the Sheridan area has to offer to visitors with the many and varied tourism attractions in the King of Cowboy Towns!

The Sheridan Channel is dedicated to providing viewers with information about current events, activities and attractions available in Sheridan, Wyoming. The channel really focuses the spotlight on the many rich experiences awaiting visitors, as well as area residents who haven’t yet experienced these attractions offered.

Here is a sampling of the videos pertaining to a variety of popular activity interests located throughout the Sheridan Travel and Tourism’s Web Site in the videos section under ‘Additional Information‘:

To further promote our community, The Sheridan Channel was launched by the City of Sheridan, Optimum and Wayward Films – along with Sheridan Travel and Tourism, the Sheridan County Chamber, Downtown Association, and Forward Sheridan.

This year leave the hustle and bustle of the city and travel to a less complicated time and place. The friendly folks of Sheridan look forward to sharing their holiday traditions and winter adventures with you.

Strolling With the Elves Does your Christmas shopping begin with fireworks, carolers, musicians, a beautifully decorated downtown, pictures with Santa and homemade chili? How about rides on a trolley, carriage, hay wagon or miniature train? No? Then you need to come to Sheridan, the day after Thanksgiving for the 17th anniversary of the Christmas Stroll, Friday, November 23rd.

Snow Play Speed across alpine meadows on a snowmobile, take a leisurely snowshoe trek on mountain trails, or try a bit of ice fishing with a local outfitter. Just outside of town, the majestic Bighorn Mountains offer endless snow adventures during the winter months.

Warm Up Visit some of the sites in the Historic Main Street District such as the internationally famous Kings Museum and Saddlery where the artistry of Don King’s leather work and saddles is displayed.

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SHERIDAN, WYOMING has a new reason to celebrate thanks to a new ranking by Livability.com. The King of Cowboy towns was named in Livability.com’s Top 10 Small Towns.

Livability.com narrowed down the original list of 500 Best Places to Live using a range of factors. Population, median household income, crime rate, and unemployment were a few of the first categories considered. Once the initial selections, the next set of criteria evaluated lifestyle amenities like outdoor activities, museums, art galleries, community events, and performance venues.

Sheridan is cradled in the majestic Bighorn Mountains, a popular destination for sportsmen and outdoor recreation enthusiasts. Sheridan has worked to share its frontier roots while simultaneously looking ahead. In Sheridan’s Historic Main Street District there are more than 46 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. The King’s Museum, Bradford Brinton Memorial and Museum, Trail End State Historic Site, and Mandel Cabin are a few of the museums and historic sites in Sheridan where residents and visitors can look back through the town’s wild west past. Just outside of town, there are living history displays and reenactments at forts and battle sites.

While history is preserved in Sheridan, the new west can be seen here as well. Modern parks, downtown sculptures, summer street festivals and concerts, and championship golf courses are just a few new west additions. Seasonal festivals such as the Big West Arts Festival and WYO Rodeo highlight some of Sheridan’s cultural attractions. Residents also enjoy a low unemployment rate and diverse business climate. All of these were considered in Liveability.com’s decision.

Sheridan’s warm, small town atmosphere, rich history, and varied recreational opportunities have attracted notice for years. Sheridan was named one of the 2011 Dozen Distinctive Destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the King of Cowboy Towns by Western Horseman Magazine.

To learn more about Sheridan, Wyoming visit www.sheridanwyoming.org or contact Penny Becker at Stt@sheridanwyoming.org.

HOWDY PARTNER,

While big cities are full of crowds, this holiday season escape to the tranquility and hospitality of the ‘West at its Best’. Just named in the Top 10 Small Towns by livability.com, Sheridan, Wyoming is rich in frontier heritage, American art, and adventure.

Explore these varied and fun events while in Sheridan:

• OCTOBER  25-28, Winner of three 2011 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, Cole Porter’s classic stars your favorite local talent in an unforgettably fun and willfully silly musical at the WYO Theater!
• NOVEMBER 23 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS STROLL – Regionally acclaimed kickoff to the Christmas season in Historic Downtown Sheridan, encompassing horse-drawn wagon and trolley rides, prize giveaways, live entertainers, lighting contest, refreshments, Santa Claus visits, shopping & fireworks!
• NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 23 BRADFORD BRINTON MEMORIAL & MUSEUM 22nd ANNUAL HOLIDAY SHOW-Exquisite art in an ideal scenic foothills setting.
• DECEMBER 7-9 TRAIL END STATE HISTORIC SITE HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE – Sheridan’s popular historic museum comes alive with the sights, sounds and scents of Christmas all rolled into one three-day event, featuring nine performances by local musicians.
• DECEMBER 21 146th FETTERMAN BATTLEFIELD TOUR– Living history uniforms and weapons demonstration. followed by walking tour of the battlefield where Captain Fetterman and command of 80 were defeated by Warriors.

This year leave the hustle and bustle of the city and travel to a less complicated time and place. The friendly folks of Sheridan look forward to sharing their holiday traditions.

Penny L. Becker, Executive Director

Sheridan Travel and Tourism

Sheridan, Wyoming – Voted #1 Western Town in America!

307-673-7120 -stt@sheridanwyoming.org

www.sheridanwyoming.org

Experience History at the Sheridan County Museum

 Located in the shadow of the Bighorn Mountains, the Sheridan County Museum interprets a regional perspective on the history of the American West. The Museum’s exhibits investigate the culture, industry, communities, agriculture, and geography that shaped the region’s rich historic and cultural heritage. Throughout the Museum’s exhibit gallery, visitors have the opportunity to experience history through artifacts, historic photographs, maps, and interactive exhibits.

One of the Museum’s most popular exhibits is “Crazy Horse, Crook, and the Battle on Rosebud Creek”. This exhibit explores the Battle of the Rosebud, which occurred on June 17, 1876, just eight days prior to Custer’s defeat on the Little Bighorn. According to historian and author Neil Mangum, “One cannot fully understand the Battle of the Little Bighorn without having a firm foundation of knowledge about the Rosebud fight and its aftermath.” The Rosebud exhibit, currently the only of its kind, features a touch screen kiosk filled with photos, narration, animated maps, lists of participants, and accounts of the battle, as well as details of Crook’s activities at “Camp Cloud Peak” in Sheridan and Big Horn. Two life-sized and life-like museum figures show a typical Lakota warrior and one of Crook’s sergeants. Bernard Thomas’ studio and historical art is featured, along with illustrations of the Crook campaign by Robert C. Wilson. Artifacts from Mark Badgett’s Bozeman Trail collection round out the exhibit and highlight the trail’s use by the military and local Indians.

Visitors to the Museum can also explore the regions ranching and rodeo history in the exhibit “Ranching & Roughstock: The Western Lifestyle Through Art and Photography”. The exhibit includes works by area and regional artists and photographers including Bill Gollings, Don Diers, Jessamine Spear Johnson, Bernard Thomas, Hans Kleiber, Elsa Spear Byron, George Ostrom, and J.W. Winingar Jr. Other exhibits interpret the colorful commerce of the area including the 68-year story of the Sheridan Brewing Company plus the history of moonshine production in the area, the role of the railroad, the unique industry of the Tongue River Tie Flume, and the once prosperous underground coal mines.

Children and families are encouraged to explore the museum through the Junior Curator program with a free children’s museum guide and activity book. The program offers children a unique opportunity to visit the exhibits and complete a variety of fun activities. Children who participate in the program become a Sheridan County Museum Junior Curator and receive their choice of a Junior Curator patch or bookmark. Tidbit Tuesday, another very popular children’s program at the Museum, is a free summer program that provides children and their families with an opportunity to explore history together. The program offers participants a chance to enjoy a read aloud story followed by a fun project on the Museum’s porch. Tidbit Tuesdays are recommended for children ages 5 to 10, though children both younger and older are welcome. All participating children, however, must be accompanied by an adult or responsible teenaged sibling or babysitter. The Museum also offers Young Archaeologists, a weeklong history camp that explores the past and provides participants with an opportunity to apply archaeological concepts as they investigate Plains Indian shelters using primary data sources such as maps, artifact illustrations, historic photographs, and oral histories. Young Archaeologists is open to children entering grades 4 through 7. For more information on any of the Museum’s education programs, including dates and fees, contact the Museum or visit the website at www.SheridanCountyHistory.org.

In addition to their exhibits and education programs, the Museum offers a variety of special events. This summer’s events include:

June 2-3: Community Appreciation Weekend at the Sheridan County Museum with free admission, discounts in the Museum store, and refreshments.

July 11-15: Rodeo Reduced Admission Days. $2 Museum admission or bring your 2012 Sheridan WYO Rodeo ticket/stub for a free admission.

August 3: Sheridan County Museum’s 5th Annual Brewing Up History Beer Tasting.

More details about each of these and other special events can be found on the Museum’s website.

The Sheridan County Museum is open from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. daily in May, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. June 1^st through Labor Day, and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. daily September 1 through December 24^th. The Museum is located at 850 Sibley Circle in Sheridan, Wyoming, just off I-90 at Exit 23. Admission fees are: $4.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors (60 and over), $2.00 for students. Veterans, active military, Blue Star families, and children are free.

The Sheridan County Museum is owned and operated by the Sheridan County Historical Society. The mission of the Museum is to: maintain the collections and exhibits pertaining to the history of Sheridan County and the closely related surrounding area and communities; to develop and implement education plans for both children and adults to help educate our citizens on the rich historic and cultural heritage of our area; and to responsibly care for the artifact collections which are held in trust for the benefit of the present and future citizens of Sheridan County.

For more information, phone the Sheridan County Museum at 307-675-1150 or visit the Museum’s website at www.SheridanCountyHistory.org.

This year’s show will be held on May 18th – 19th – 20th, 2012, in the Holiday Inn.  The show is open 9 to 5 on Friday and Saturday and 9 to 2 on Sunday.  FREE ADMISSION!  See – Compare – Buy!  Meet company owners, representatives and dealers in person selling leather and leather-related products.

42 different workshops are being offered for all skill levels starting Monday, May 14 through Sunday, May 20th.  Registration and fees apply.  The annual Free Leathercrafting Workshop for Kids (for those under 19 years of age) is offered on Saturday morning, 9 to 12:30 in the Holiday Inn’s Chaparral Room.  The free Trade Show Information Booklet contains all you need to know about the trade show, workshops, awards reception and other events.

The 11th World Leather Debut gallery will again take place in the Sugarland Dining Room (located in the Holiday Inn) for your enjoyment and amazement.  It gets bigger every year!  The public is invited and there is no cost to view the gallery.

While in Sheridan, have an unforgettable western experience in an area that is rich in history with forts, museums, and the best golf courses Wyoming has to offer, surrounded by the majestic Big Horn Mountains.  Take time for western shopping in Sheridan’s unique shops. You can also visit www.sheridanwyoming.org.

To order a Trade Show Information Booklet, contact The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal, toll free 888-289-6409 or 715-362-5393 or visit the website at www.leathercraftersjournal.com.

The WYO Theater has provided entertainment with a vast spectrum of performers across the globe – ranging from B J Thomas to Kathy Mattea and Garth Brooks. Located in Sheridan’s historic downtown district, the theater offers live performances and a variety of shows… something to make you laugh, sing, warm your heart or take your breath away.

Throughout the years the WYO underwent changes in name, décor or use and has always remained an integral part of the community of Sheridan. When the dream became reality in 1989, the newly renovated art deco WYO Theater opened its doors to once again serve the residents of the community as the oldest operating Vaudeville Theater in Wyoming.

Special live performance events abound at the WYO Theater  in Sheridan during the 2011 – 2012 season, including many returning artists, local talent and children’s educational  and family series.

For details on the full schedule visit the WYO Theater at www.wyotheater.com  .

Oct.4, 2011 – Children/Family Series Soul Street
Oct. 22, 2011 – Gala: How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying
Oct. 27-30, 2011 – Encores: How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying
Nov. 5, 2011 – Vienna Boys Choir
Nov. 11, 2011 – McManus: Poor Again Dagnabbit
Nov. 17, 2011 – No Frills Theatre
Nov. 25, 2011 – Warren Miller’s Like There’s No Tomorrow
Dec. 7, 2011 – Children’s Chorale
Dec. 10, 2011 – Dave Munsick
Dec. 15-18, 2011 – WYO Theater’s Holiday Revue
Jan. 13, 2012 – URDT: Time Capsule
Jan. 25, 2012 – Toying with Science
Jan. 31, 2012 – Tuba Quartet
Feb. 7, 2012 – Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
March 6, 2012 – Aquila Theatre: Macbeth
March 17, 2012 – St Paddy’s Day Celebration
March 23-25, 2012 – The Great American Trailer Park Musical
March 30- April 1 – The Great American Trailer Park Musical
April 19, 2012 – Twinkle Twonkle
April 24, 2012 – BANFF Mountain Film Festival
April 30, 2012 – Stuart Little
May 5, 2012 – 5 WY Plays the WYO Theater

This event gives people a rare opportunity to meet and interact with the artists, as well as view and purchase their original creations.  Additionally, the Arts Festival offers artist demonstrations, educational art activities for children and adults, live performances, special curated exhibitions and high-quality outdoor food vending.

This festival will delight the senses as the canopied campus becomes a stage for exciting artwork, fun children activities, delicious fine culinary faire and lively entertainment for the two days in the #1 Western Town in America.

The juried event takes place from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on August 1st and 2nd and features the work of 50 selected visual artists, six teams of welders in the welding rodeo, and over 20 live musical performances.

The event is free to the public, who are invited to come view the artwork, get a taste of culinary specialties and enjoy live musical and dance entertainment.

“It’s really a positive thing for Sheridan College to show our support for art by hosting the Big West Arts Festival,” President of Sheridan College Dr. Kevin Drumm said. “Sheridan College is invested in all aspects of art, and this event is our way of bringing together local and national artists in an entertaining and active setting.”  Drumm hopes to see the Big West Arts Festival grow into one of the premier annual arts shows in the west.

Those who are interested in learning more about the event or artists interested in submitting an application for admission into the Big West Arts Festival,  visit the Big West Arts Festival web site at: www.bigwestartsfestival.com or contact Rod Dugal at 674-6446, ext. 3508.