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.

As the air turns cool and the trees show their colors, it’s a reminder that autumn is the perfect time to visit one of American Cowboy’s “Best Places to Live in the West.” In northern Wyoming, the historic town of Sheridan has an adventure for every taste.

Lovers of history and western culture will enjoy a trolley tour through the Historic Main Street District. There are 46 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places including the Sheridan Inn, which was once co-owned by Buffalo Bill.

Just outside of town, the majestic Big Horn Mountains call to campers, hikers, hang gliders, horseback riders,photographers, and outdoorsmen. A multi-time winner in Outdoor Life’s “Top 200 Towns for Sportsmen.”

Patrons of the arts will have plenty to see between Vaudeville-style shows at the WYO Theater, 30 sites of public art on the self-guided ‘Art on Display’ tour, and the paintings from famous American artists at the Bradford Brinton Memorial Museum. Of course the beauty of the area during the fall may inspire travelers to pickup paintbrushes and cameras themselves.

Autumn kicks off with the final third Thursday street festival September 20^th. This fall take a trip to this historic, adventurous, artistic, and award-winning destination. Sheridan offers a variety of accommodations for quaint cottages and rustic camp sites to larger hotels and cozy B and Bs.

 

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Come see hundreds of saddles, wagons, chaps, spurs, antique guns, Indian artifacts and collections from every facet of the western life-style, as well as a variety of wild game animals.

Truly a must-see, Don King’s Museum showcases all of this and More . . .  And King’s still offer the personal touch, whether serving visitors of great notoriety and fame, or the working cowboy right off the ranch!

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

Truly a must-see, Don King’s Museum is one of the best western museums in the nation, showcasing a fabulous collection of cowboy memorabilia gathered during the many years of Don’s interest and business in saddle making. The collection is comprised of hundreds of saddles, wagons, chaps, spurs, antique guns, Indian artifacts and collections from every facet of the western life-style, as well as a variety of wild game animals.

King’s Saddlery began in 1947 after Don King learned leather tooling from his father, a working cowboy. King’s holds an international reputation in their field. Don is famous for the trophy saddles he built for the Rodeo Cowboys Association, and their rope business developed in 1963, houses lariats, floor-to-ceiling, coiled in all sizes, weights and colors. When visiting King’s; be sure to enjoy seeing the production of their ropes and custom leather products.

King’s still offer the personal touch, whether serving visitors of great notoriety and fame, or the working cowboy right off the ranch. The museum, located at 184 North Main Street in Sheridan, is open Monday-Saturday from 8 AM – 5 PM.

What was it like to live on a 1920s gentleman’s working ranch surrounded by art produced by many of the finest Western artists including Charlie Russell, Frederic Remington and Edward Borein?

Join us for a guided tour of the Quarter Circle A Ranch House and enjoy the genteel surroundings complete with meticulously tended grounds and flower gardens featuring heirloom plants and massive old cottonwoods.  Take time for a walk around the outbuildings (Milk House, Carriage Barn, Saddle Barn, etc.) and Little Goose Creek Lodge.

The Bradford Brinton Memorial & Museum opens its doors earlier this year with a free day on Sunday, May 13, Mother’s Day. No need to wait until Memorial Day weekend to check out this year’s summer exhibition in the Reception Gallery: Kelsey and Oriet Circling the Globe featuring bronzes by T.D. Kelsey and pastels, watercolors, oils and drawings by Julie Oriet.  Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday to Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

According to Ken Schuster, Director “this show is so powerful that it literally cannot be restrained within the walls of this gallery, it has escaped these confines and is out holding forth on the grounds of the museum. All joking aside, isn’t that what we get when we visit an engaging exhibition, doesn’t a bit of it go home with us and conjure us back to that special moment in time? T. D. Kelsey and Julie Oriet have given us a show that enthralls us with foreign lands, populated with intriguing animals and engaging individuals. It is sure to draw us back countless times to their magic web spun from bronze, pastel and oil.”

Now hailed as one of the most talented contemporary sculptors in the West, T.D. Kelsey has received no formal art training.  He instead relies on observation and firsthand knowledge and draws his subjects from familiar topics, such as the rodeo, ranch life, and his travels. He is best known for his animal subjects, and much of his work is inspired by his passions for Africa and its wildlife, and a concern for conservation of wildlife worldwide. Kelsey’s passion for creating art is fueled by the many other passions in life, some of which include his Texas ranch: it “gives me the experience that enables me to do Western subjects while enjoying the ranch at the same time.  Wildlife subjects have sent me all over the world for research.  With that comes seeing new country and other cultures that spark new work.  A lot of it requires flying, another passion.”

Julie Oriet is among the West’s most highly respected women artists. She tries to capture the colors and shapes of Western life in her paintings and is best known for her sky-scapes. She also finds inspiration in her travels around the world, with many of her subjects originating from her travels to Africa, Alaska, Italy, Mexico, and Spain. She now resides in Cody, has won the 2002 Artist’s Choice Award at the Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale and has been featured in Art of the West, Southwest Art, Western Art & Architecture, and Western Art Collector.  She states that “this show is created from years of travel and the excitement of endless ideas gathered far and near.”

The exhibition will be on display from May 13 throughout the summer until Labor Day, September 3, museum open daily.  For more information please call the Museum at 672-3173 or check the website at www.BBMandM.org.

Explore the Past. Discover the West.

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.

Located in the shadow of the Bighorn Mountains, the Sheridan County Museum presents a local perspective on the history of the American West through a variety of exhibits. These exhibits investigate the culture, industry, communities, agriculture, preservation, and geography of Sheridan County through artifacts, historic photographs, maps, and interactive kiosks.

New to the Museum this season is “Ranching & Roughstock: The Western Lifestyle Through Art and Photography”. “Ranching & Roughstock” explores Sheridan County’s ranching and rodeo history through art and photography. The exhibit includes works by area artists and photographers including Bill Gollings, Don Diers, Jessamine Spear Johnson, Bernard Thomas, Hans Kleiber, Elsa Spear Byron, 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. The Battle of the Rosebud exhibit, drawing Western history enthusiasts from far and wide, remains in place.

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. A new education program this year will be Young Archaeologist, 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 Archaeologist is open to children entering grades 4 through 7. For more information on the Young Archaeologist program, including dates and fees, contact the Museum or visit the website at www.SheridanCountyHistory.org.

In addition to their exhibits and children’s education programs, the Museum offers a variety of special events. This summer’s events include:
June 4: Community Appreciation Day at the Sheridan County Museum with free admission, discounts in the Merc, and refreshments.
June 8: Casual Conversations in History at the Sheridan Senior Center, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.
July 13: Casual Conversations in History at the Sheridan Senior Center, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.
July 13-17: Rodeo Reduced Admission Days. $2 Museum admission or bring your 2011 Sheridan WYO Rodeo ticket/stub for a free admission.
August 5: Sheridan County Museum’s 4th Annual Brewing Up History Beer Tasting.
August 10: Casual Conversations in History at the Sheridan Senior Center, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.
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 1st through August 31st, and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. daily September 1st until December 24th. 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 and military, while children twelve and under are admitted free.

Owned and operated by the Sheridan County Historical Society, the Mission of the Sheridan County 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