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Winner’s dream comes true, as highlighted in Ellen Lundquist’s excitement over their winning the summer’s $4,774 Sheridan Sweepstakes Package and their ensuing adventure in Sheridan and the Big Horn Mountains in August!

Visiting Wyoming has been one of my dreams for many years.  That dream came true when I won a 6-day get-a-way package from the Sheridan Travel & Tourism website.  I went on the site because I wanted to get back into leatherwork and they have a tradeshow in Sheridan once a year.  Well, I’ve never won anything, but decided what the heck, I’d put my name in . . .

 

At the end of May I got a call from Penny at Sheridan Travel and Tourism that I was a winner!  At first I thought it was a scam, but they were able to convince me and it turned out that I had won the 6-day get-a-way for 4 people including our accommodations, most meals, and entry to local attractions.  I was so excited!

My Mom and grandson were able to come, so it ended up being the 3 of us, for a great road trip!  We started from Lower Lake, CA and traveled by car reaching Sheridan on August 3.  This town is so beautiful!  We checked in first at the Information Center where I met Carlene, so it was great to put a face to the voice.  The Center was a terrific place to learn more about the area and get our trolley tokens and #1 Western Town in America pins so we could get busy first thing seeing everything.  We checked into the Wingate Inn’s beautiful Jacuzzi room and were delivered red roses, chocolates and champagne – feeling very pampered!

The Trolley ride was great, introducing us to the area and the first things we noticed were the beautiful statues positioned all over town!  After the ride, we visited Kings Saddlery and Museum.  The display of saddles and the Al & Ann Stohlman’s leather art was so awesome.  We shopped at the local bookstore and a number of places in town, finishing with dinner at the Landmark Sheridan Inn – a great place with wonderful food.

The second day we visited places we saw from the Trolley.  Starting with the Kendrick Estate, Trail End, and the park named after him, where we were lucky enough to get pictures of elk in the wildlife refuge.  Whitney Commons Park, included a meditation garden and labyrinth that was a joy!!

Since I’m a spinner we had to go the Fiber House . . .  What a great place and they were so pleasant and helpful.  We also spent time exploring the wonderful history in the Sheridan County Museum before heading up to the Big Horn’s.

The drive up the Big Horn Mountains was breathtaking and the next 3 days of our stay at Bear Lodge Resort was so enjoyable.  The accommodations were a log duplex, which was 2 stories and had a kitchen, dining room, living room and sleeping for 6 people!  My grandson loved having the loft all to himself!  And he granted them the best hamburgers of the trip, and believe me he knows his hamburgers!  Way too much food, but boy it was delicious!  The diet started as soon as I left Sheridan.

While at Bear Lodge we visited the Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark.  It was a great walk and words cannot describe the feeling you get when you are at 9,600 foot elevation seeing this 80 foot diameter Medicine Wheel . . .  You know that you are on sacred ground.

We also visited the Big Horn Visitor’s Center where we were able to identify an animal that we had seen on our walk as a marmot!  The staff was so friendly and helpful and we came away with books and souvenirs of the area.

We were so sad to leave but had to head home from one of my greatest trips ever!!

First time ever – two winning sweepstakes packages awarded! Over $9,000 between the two special vacation packages will be embraced later this summer, by Ellen Lundquist from California and Keith Reese of Oklahoma! 
These packages include many priceless items to allow each winner to fully immerse themselves into an authentic Western vacation, while still saving time to enjoy Wyoming’s Golf Capital and fine cuisine. As well as to take time to shop the Historic Downtown Sheridan, and experience the flavor of a true western hometown with its warm hospitality.

In July, the Reese’s will cowboy up and step back in time to feel the energy of Sheridan’s 80th rodeo community celebration. The Sheridan WYO Rodeo and Sheridan Travel and Tourism partnered to provide Keith and his family WYO Rodeo tickets, with VIP access for four to the members-only Gold Buckle Club both Friday and Saturday nights!  He also is receiving:

• $500 gift voucher at the WYO Rodeo Retail store
• Hotel accommodations at the Holiday Inn (two rooms, three nights), including Breakfast each morning, a dozen Prairie Flowers, M&M Chocolate Candies and Pendleton Whisky
• 2 rounds of golf at the Powder Horn Golf Club
• $1000 flight vouchers with Brittain World Travel
• Avis Rental Car for 4 days
• Reserved VIP seating during the Sheridan WYO Rodeo Parade OR ride in the WYO Rodeo wagon during the parade
• Personal tour of King’s Museum by a member of the King family
• Dinner at Remington’s

While Ellen and family will embrace our $4,774 Getaway Package for four to Sheridan, Wyoming – Voted #1 Western Town in America, and our majestic Big Horn Mountains, which have brought recognition to Sheridan as one of the Top Towns for Outdoorsmen for 3 consecutive years!   This sweepstakes package includes:

• 3 nights lodging in the Honeymoon Suite, at the luxurious Wingate Inn with pool, scenic mountain views, located in historic Sheridan, while enjoying a dozen roses, sparkling champagne & chocolate-dipped strawberries, as well as complimentary hot deluxe breakfast daily
• 3 nights lodging in the Big Horns at Bear Lodge Resort, Arrowhead Lodge; or Elk View Inn with breakfast and dinner  at any of the 3 lodges
• Round-trip airline tickets with Great Lakes Airlines from Denver to Sheridan
• Embrace western history via area battlesites and fort, Fort Phil Kearny, museums, Don King’s Western Museum, Bradford Brinton Memorial and Museum & Sheridan County Museum; and mansion, Trail End State Historic Site

And now you will want to register to Win the next exciting authentic Western stay in Sheridan, Wyoming

Dawn and Jeffrey Horns embraced their 5-night stay in the Big Horn Mountains and the #3 Town for Outdoorsmen – as designated by Outdoor Life magazine! As always, it is fun for us to know our sweepstakes winners had a grand time while in Sheridan, Wyoming, and to hear a ‘big thank you’ from them.

“As winners of the Winter Vacation Package, we would like to say how much we enjoyed the trip!” stated Dawn.  “Our first stop was the Holiday Inn in Sheridan, with a very nice, comfortable room, and excellent food and staff. We spent one day going through the fun shops and galleries uptown, where my husband bought me a beautiful necklace at one of the galleries!” 

The Horns enjoyed a visit to the King’s Museum, The Mint Bar, as well as the Trail End State Historic Site.  Then on the third day, they traveled into Montana for a day of exploration.  And then a stunning drive up into our Big Horn Mountains to stay, eat and fully enjoy the cozy Bear Lodge, just an hour from Sheridan, and yet another world of majestic scenery, wildlife, pristine waters and over 1 million acres of forest.

Our partners offering this year’s winter package all enjoyed this couple who traveled from Iowa to embrace each facet of Sheridan and their package winnings.  To see authentic ‘experiences’ captured by a variety of our guests’ explorations, visit our website Photo Gallery .

In the meantime, we in Sheridan look forward to our summer winners’ arrival next month, to start our fun times all over with yet another couple . . .  ones who have never experienced a rodeo!  Stay tuned for their vacation feature and for our future package offerings . . .