Meet Wyatt Earp, Lillie Langtry, Buffalo Bill Cody, and Wild Bill Hickok in Old Frontier Town while Native Americans showcase their culture with storytelling, a large market of Native American crafts and traditional dances by the Little Sun Drum and Dance Group based on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.Ĭhow down with the Chuckwagon Experience and Cookoff where authentically restored chuckwagons and cast-iron equipment provide a glimpse into life more than a century ago. Did you know Wyoming granted women the right to vote and hold office in 1869 - a full 50 years before the rest of the country, earning the moniker the Equality State, and 20 years before it became a state? (Visit The Wyoming Women’s History House in Laramie near where Louisa Swain cast that first ballot in 1870 in a general election.)Ĭheyenne Frontier Days – this 10-day event is always the last week in July – showcases its long-held traditions at the Old West Museum adjacent to Frontier Park.Įnjoy plenty of free Western music, including at the pancake breakfasts, during the day at The Garden and in the evening, at the Buckin’ A Saloon for those 21 and older (got your dancing boots on?) Less than two hours from Denver, Cheyenne is home to 60,000 and a gateway to all Wyoming has to offer (Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, hot springs, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and Fossil Butte National Monument, among them).
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