“… It should be remembered that from October to the end of May the weather in the desert is what babies cry for and old, rich people pay large sums of money to obtain.”
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44362 E. Main Street, P. O. Box 817

Bouse, AZ 85325-0817

At The Harp Shop, we are all about making the harp more accessible to everyone! We strive to provide more options to the harp world through access to more harp makers and by providing beautiful art and gifts made by and for harpists and musicians alike. Come visit and play with us!

465 Annis Hwy
Rigby, ID 83442

(208) 261-2066

Monday–Friday: 11:00am-2:00pm
Saturday: by appointment
Sunday: Closed

Eyegore's Curiosities and Monster Museum in Cawker City, Kansas indulges curiosity as you discover their one-of-a-kind collection of peculiar gifts and oddities.

Fort Concho is a former United States Army installation located in San Angelo, Texas. It was established in November 1867 at the confluence of the Concho Rivers and on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route and Goodnight–Loving Trail. At its height during the American Indian Wars, Fort Concho consisted of 40 buildings on 40 acres (16 ha) of land leased by the US Army. The fort was abandoned in June 1889 and fell into civilian hands. Over the next 20 years, its buildings were used as residences or recycled for their material in the nearby town of San Angelo. Beginning in the late 1920s, a serious effort has been made to preserve and restore Fort Concho by its eponymous museum organization, founded in 1929. The property has been owned and operated by the city of San Angelo since 1935. It was named a National Historic Landmark on 4 July 1961. Fort Concho is one of the best-preserved examples of the military installations built by the US Army in Texas.  Over its 22-year career as a US Army base, Fort Concho housed elements of 15 US Cavalry and Infantry regiments, most prominently the "Buffalo Soldiers" of the 9th and 10th Cavalry and 24th and 25th Infantry regiments. From its establishment in 1867 until 1875, Fort Concho was the principal base of the 4th Cavalry and then of the 10th Cavalry from 1875 to 1882. From 1878 to 1881, the fort was the headquarters of the short-lived District of the Pecos, and troops stationed at Fort Concho participated in Ranald S. Mackenzie's 1872 summer campaign, the Red River War in 1874, and the Victorio Campaign of 1879–1880.  

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On October 17, 1998, in conjunction with the Old Time Wooden Nickel Company’s 50th anniversary, the Wooden Nickel Historical Museum held its grand opening to further public awareness about the long history of, and San Antonio’s contribution to, Wooden Nickels. Wooden Nickels have been made in San Antonio since 1948.

The Wooden Nickel Museum was originally established as a "brick and mortar" institution with over 1 million wooden nickels on display dating back over 50 years.​

Sadly, the physical museum closed its doors to the public in 2018, but the virtual museum remains for all to enjoy. So sit back, relax, and take a virtual tour from the comfort of your living room. Admission is free and the dress code is optional!

Hill Country Motorheads, LLC is a vintage motorcycle museum located in Burnet, Texas – the “Bluebonnet Capital of Texas” in the beautiful Texas Hill Country and Highland Lakes area, just north of Austin.  Hill Country Motorheads joins just a handful of motorcycle museums operating in Texas and displays over 7000 square feet of vintage Street Bikes, Motocrossers, Trials, Flat Trackers, Drag Racers, Choppers, other genres of motorcycles and memorabilia mostly from the 1960’s – 1980’s. For the Harley diehards, we do have some cool old HD’s to enjoy!  Hill Country Motorheads is not your typical antique motorcycle museum. With over 200 motorcycles in the collection, the museum regularly showcases more than 70 bikes of many brands from around the world. Some pre-60’s bikes are on display and we welcome consignments if they are suitable to the museum theme. While you’re here, relax in the Man Cave, play some pool, watch the big screen TV and enjoy all the memorabilia on the walls and vintage bikes scattered throughout the facility. There is plenty of paved parking for all sizes of vehicles, trailers and bikes. The museum is pet friendly but all pets must be on leash while on the museum property.  Hill Country Motorheads is also a great “destination ride and drive” and is located in close proximity to Luckenbach, Llano, Austin, Fredericksburg, San Antonio and the famous and challenging “Twisted Sisters” highways.  Owners Pat & Janell Hanlon invite you to come spend some time at the museum to take a walk through time and experience the “history of the best days of motorcycling” .  

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Located on the Wyoming State Fairground in Douglas, WY, the Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum is dedicated to the documentation of the past. This fine western history museum houses one of the largest collections of historical memorabilia, which will stir your imagination and take you on a trip back through time to an era when buffalo roamed free, the Indians were the undisputed rulers and the pioneers struggled in a hostile and uncharted land.  HOURS:    September to November Tuesday- Saturday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.  November 1 thru April 1 Fridays & Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. or by pre-arranged appointments by calling 307-358-9288.  Memorial Day thru Labor Day Tuesday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.   PHONE NUMBER: 307-358-9288  LOCATION: 400 W Center St  Douglas, WY 82633  

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he History of Miss Hattie's: The building that houses Miss Hattie's was constructed in 1896. It is still the original ceiling, floors, and as you will hear, stairs that take you back in time.  The bordello began in 1902 after it was bought by the Hattons. They were a younger couple who bought the house as an upstairs and downstairs. Where the jewelry store is now (Legend Jewelers) was Mr. Hatton's business, a saloon, and they lived and entertained their guests upstairs.  Shortly after their marriage, the couple filed for divorce. In the divorce, it was decided they would split the house. Mrs. Hatton would live upstairs and Mr. Hatton would continue to run his business downstairs.  With all the extra room, and the booming business of the numerous other bordellos on Concho Avenue, it was only natural that Mrs. Hatton turned to the oldest of professions for women.  The bordello itself remained in operation until it was closed for the last time by the Texas Rangers in 1952.  In the 1970's the building was reopened as a museum. Some of the building's furnishings are original to the bordello, including all of the bedframes! Almost everything is original to the time period of the bordello (1902-1952).  For 50 years, soldiers, cowboys and travelers were attracted to a San Angelo institution, a brothel they knew simply as Miss Hatties.  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/ Baumgartner Ranch: ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net

U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66), also known as the Will Rogers Highway, the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was one of the original highways in the U.S. Highway System. US 66 was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km). It was recognized in popular culture by both the hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and the Route 66 television series, which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1964. In John Steinbeck's classic American novel, The Grapes of Wrath (1939), the road "Highway 66" symbolized escape and loss.  US 66 served as a primary route for those who migrated west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and the road supported the economies of the communities through which it passed. People doing business along the route became prosperous due to the growing popularity of the highway, and those same people later fought to keep the highway alive in the face of the growing threat of being bypassed by the new Interstate Highway System.  US 66 underwent many improvements and realignments over its lifetime, but was officially removed from the United States Highway System in 1985 after it had been replaced in its entirety by segments of the Interstate Highway System. Portions of the road that passed through Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, and Arizona have been communally designated a National Scenic Byway by the name "Historic Route 66", returning the name to some maps. Several states have adopted significant bypassed sections of the former US 66 into their state road networks as State Route 66. The corridor is also being redeveloped into U.S. Bicycle Route 66, a part of the United States Bicycle Route System that was developed in the 2010s.  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/ Baumgartner Ranch: ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net

The International UFO Museum & Research Center at Roswell, New Mexico was organized to inform the public about what has come to be known as "The Roswell Incident." The Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the collection and preservation of materials and information in written, audio and visual formats that are related to the 1947 Roswell Incident and other unexplained phenomena related to UFO research. The Museum endeavors to be the leading information source in history, science and research about UFO events worldwide. The International UFO Museum's constituents are committed to gathering and disbursing to all interested parties in the most qualified and up-to-date information available.   The Crash Near Roswell: An unidentified flying object crashed on a ranch northwest of Roswell, New Mexico, sometime during the first week of July 1947.  Rancher W.W. “Mack” Brazel said later he found debris from the crash as he and the son of Floyd and Loretta Proctor rode their horses out to check on sheep after a fierce thunderstorm the night before. Brazel said that as they rode along, he began to notice unusual pieces of what seemed to be metal debris scattered over a large area. Upon further inspection, he said, he saw a shallow trench several hundred feet long had been gouged into the ground.  Brazel said he was struck by the unusual properties of the debris and, after dragging large pieces of it to a shed, he took some of it over to show the Proctors.  Mrs. Proctor, who later moved from the ranch to a house closer to town, said she remembers Brazel showing up with the strange material.  The Proctors told Brazel he might be holding wreckage from an alien spacecraft — a number of UFO sightings had been reported in the United States that summer — or a government project, and that he should report the incident to Chaves County Sheriff George Wilcox.  A day or two later, Brazel drove into Roswell, the county seat, and reported the incident to Wilcox, who reported it to Maj. Jesse Marcel, intelligence officer for the 509th Bomb Group, stationed at Roswell Army Air Field.   In their book, A History of UFO Crashes, UFO researchers Don Schmitt and Kevin Randle say their research shows military radar had been tracking an unidentified flying object in the skies over southern New Mexico for four days. On the night of July 4, 1947, radar indicated the object had gone down about 30-40 miles northwest of Roswell.  The book says eyewitness William Woody, who lived east of Roswell, said he remembered being outside with his father the night of July 4, 1947, when he saw a brilliant object plunge to the ground.  The debris site was closed for several days while the wreckage was cleared, and Schmitt and Randle say that when Woody and his father tried to locate the area of the crash they had seen, Woody said they were stopped by military personnel who ordered them out of the area.

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After much work, the husband and wife team, Hans Kurth and Eva Szkultecki opened the Cody Dug Up Gun Museum in downtown Cody, Wyoming, just outside Yellowstone National Park, to the public in May of 2009, showcasing Hans’ life-long collection. After the past 38 years of collecting, the collection now has over 1300 items, including many types of weapons other than firearms, such as swords, bayonets and knives, as well as related items of interest. The museum has many rare relic firearms such as Model 1860 Henry Rifles, Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army Revolvers, and even a Musket found embedded in a tree.  The collection was started when Hans was just a kid going to gun shows, and grew from there. Gun shows, gun shops, antique stores and malls, yard sales and auctions were all favorite stops for him.  Over the years the collection grew and grew. Hans would find the relic guns just about anywhere and anyhow possible, even buying relics while in Iraq in 2006. The starting of a museum would see both of them move to Cody, Wyoming from their native Canada, just to make it all possible. Hans had been visiting the area for years previously, for the various Winchester Clubs gun shows and numerous auctions which the area is known for. The beautiful State of Wyoming attracted both Eva and Hans for many other reasons as well, such as the numerous parks and outdoors activities.  Eva is a proud member of the International Association of Women, NRA Business Alliance, American Alliance of Museums, and holds a College diploma in Business and Computer Science, while Hans is also an NRA Business Alliance member, Certified Firearms Expert and Curator of the Cody Dug Up Gun Museum. Over the past years Hans has also belonged to many Collectors Organizations throughout the US and Canada. The Cody Dug Up Gun Museum is honored to have been officially listed in the Blue Book of Gun Values, as well as the Blue Book of Antique American Firearms and Values, and has been featured in American Handgunner Magazine. The Cody Dug Up Gun Museum has also been featured on videos by ForgottenWeapons.com and Guns.com, on Youtube.  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/ Baumgartner Ranch: ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net

Oregon Coast

The Salt Creek Oil Field

Midwest sits on high ground above Salt Creek, in the middle of the Salt Creek Oil Field, an oval-shaped piece of central Wyoming 10 miles long and five miles wide. People had been extracting oil from the ground there since 1889: a trickle at first, and then a river, and now a flood. Midwest was booming. The crude oil was pumped out of the ground and piped to Casper, where it was refined into gasoline and other products. Then the oil was shipped out on the railroad.

No one knew it at the football game, but the flood of oil would gradually subside. In the mid-1920s there may have been as many as 10,000 people living in the orderly company town of Midwest and in the messier oil camps scattered nearby. Hard to imagine now, when Midwest has fewer than 500 people.

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The Pioneer City County Museum is a historic house museum in Sweetwater, Texas. Built in 1906, the home is decorated in the style of the Ragland family residence at the time.

In addition to the main house and a funeral chapel, the Ragland home houses permanent collections and an art gallery, leaving four additional levels to explore in this unique west Texas home.

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We’re the Nichols family. When we tell you that we treasure your support, we really mean it. You mean more to our family than you might realize. Thank you from our family to yours. Here is some info about our family… We moved to Joseph in 2016. We moved all the way across the country from Georgia. Every time we share that tidbit with a new friend they simply ask “Why?”. Well it’s generally a simple answer. Usually if we are outside we’ll turn and gesture at the magnificent Wallowa Mountains and point out the natural beauty of our area. But when we get down to brass tacks it really was because we were seeking a close-nit community to raise our children. We wanted to live somewhere where people have pride in their beliefs and their actions. With six children they generally are the driving force for most of our life decisions these days. Seeking those ideals is how we found Joseph.  Over the past decade Joseph’s economy has shifted to be primarily Tourism driven. A lot of places might not be super thrilled about that because sometimes some visitors don’t care much about taking care of places they visit because they’ll only be there for a short time. Unfortunately most major tourist areas show the result of this line of thinking and tend to be heavily littered and poorly taken care of. Joseph on the other hand has been lucky and sits on the opposite side of that norm. Joseph seems to have this magical effect on our visitors and it almost instantly earns the respect of anyone who steps foot on these grounds. Joseph just feels like home.  Robert started guiding for Joseph Branch Railriders in 2016 and by 2017 he was the manager.  There are a lot of amazing things to do in Wallowa county and scenic gems that many visitors miss out on when they visit our area. Railriders provides a one of a kind opportunity to sit back relax and have some good old-fashioned fun while exploring the areas that you can’t get to by car, the areas us locals hold dear.  We’re super stoked to offer this outing to our visitors and locals alike. We sincerely treasure each and every one of our customers. We understand what it takes to get to Joseph. We’re here to make you smile and to have a great time.  We look forward to hosting you and yours out on the rails!  -The Nichols Family- P.S.  We are the former owners of another unique Wallowa County business, it’s now owned by another great young family and they would love to meet you. You should definitely check them out!  JO Paddle – Glass Bottom Kayak Tours and Rentals  Looking for some more unique adventure? Visit JO Paddle www.jopaddle.com for a clearly amazing and unique adventure. They specialize in providing a one of a kind luxury recreational experience where our guests have the opportunity to explore our breathtaking beautiful Wallowa Lake above AND below the surface. It’s a fun peaceful activity great for everyone.  Choose from a variety of amazing special once in a lifetime tours, and awesome rental options. Spend some quality time breathing in the clean mountain air, soaking up the warm sun, or gasping at the stars on our majestic mountain lake. Seek out natural treasures, graceful fish, and enormous car-sized boulders hidden beneath the surface. JO Paddle is owned and operated by the Shoffner Family. www.jopaddle.com  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/  Baumgartner Ranch: ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net

Erl McLaughlin has a love of agricultural bordering on obsession. He has been collecting antique tractors since 1983, restoring them to their original glory and storing them in a 40’ x 220’ metal shop on his property. If people hear about his antique tractor and farm implement collection, and they want to see it, they call Erl on his cell phone. They will likely catch him farming his fields. When he receives a call, Erl jumps down from his tractor, the one he uses to farm today, and he brushes the dirt and the dust from his jeans, and he meets you at his showroom, if you can call it that, because really is just a big metal shop off a dirt road. But it contains an incredible collection of agricultural history.With over 35 antique tractors and as many farm implements dating from as far back as 1835 -- many pieces are extremely rare -- it is one man’s monumental tribute to the agricultural heritage of North America in the 1800’s and 1900’s. The collection includes four hard rubber tire trucks from 1918, a number of horse drawn wagons, original cast iron tractor seats, and authentic vintage signs.   Because  Erl  is  driven  by  passion,  you  will  find  his  showroom  without  some  common  things  that  you  might  expect  from  such  a one-of-a-kind  display.  The  showroom  sits  just  off  a  dirt  road.  There  is  no  formal  parking  lot.  There  is  no  lobby,  no  place  to buy  a  ticket,  no  kitschy  museum  gift  shop  selling  cheap  Oregon  Trail  themed  key  chains  and  other  souvenirs.  There  is  only one  man’s  commitment  to  finding,  restoring  and  celebrating  antique  tractors  in  one  of  the  nicest  privately  owned  facilities  in the Pacific Northwest.  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/  Baumgartner Ranch: ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net

Hoofprints of the Past Museum was founded in 1989 by a group of Kaycee volunteers in order to preserve the unique local cultural heritage of Kaycee and the surrounding countryside. That heritage includes Native Americans, the Bozeman Trail, Trappers, Traders, and Pioneers, Fort Reno, German Missionaries settlement, and the Portuguese Houses site, conflicts with natives such as the Dull Knife Battle, the Cattle Boom, Cattle Barons and Frewen Castle, the Johnson County War, the Outlaw Era, the Hole in the Wall Gang, Butch Cassidy, Sundance Kid, Kid Curry, and other local outlaws  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/  Baumgartner Ranch: ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net

Wallowa County Museum is located in the Heart of Joseph, Oregon. Our beautiful building was built in 1888. It was called the First Bank of Joseph. Next time you are in Joseph Oregon please stop by, say hi, and take a tour.  

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In 1942, the U.S. Navy began construction of 17 wooden hangars to house K-class airships that would be used for  anti-submarine patrol and convoy escort. Two of these hangars were built at Naval Air Station Tilllamook, which was commissioned in December 1942 to serve the Oregon-Washington-California coastal areas.

With WW II well under way, construction of the two hangars was rushed to completion. Hangar "B" was the first one built and was completed in August of 1943. Hangar  "A" which was destroyed in a 1992 fire, was completed in only 27 working days! Amazingly, there were no serious injuries or deaths on the whole project.

Stationed at NAS  Tillamook was Squadron ZP-33 with a complement of eight K-Class airships. The K-ships were 252 feet long, 80 feet in diameter, and filled with 425,000 cu. ft. of Helium. With a range of 2,000 miles and an ability  to stay aloft for three days, they were well suited for coastal patrol and convoy escort. With the surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945 and the Japanese submarine threat eliminated, Naval Air Station Tillamook was reduced to functional status. In 1948, Naval Air Station Tillamook was decommissioned for good, ending a long and proud tradition.

In the 1890s, efforts to form an association of salmon packers on the lower Columbia River failed. In 1898, however, businessman A.B. Hammond (for whom the town of Hammond, Oregon, is named) built a railroad from Goble west to Astoria. This connection with Northern Pacific Railway provided the Astoria salmon packers with a link to Portland and eastern markets, and they began shipping canned salmon east. Hammond recognized that the salmon industry was over-capitalized and in 1899 began buying, organizing, and consolidating packing companies into the Columbia River Packers Association (CRPA), sometimes known as "The Combine."

Hammond's agent, Edwin Stone, acquired the Aberdeen Packing Company, Eureka and Epicure, Columbia River Canneries Company, Astoria Packing Co., Fishermen's Packing Co., and the J.W. and V. Cook and the Samuel Elmore facilities, as well as trap and seine sites, cans, labels, and trademarks. The first board of directors consisted of Samuel Elmore, George H. George, J.O. Hanthorn, B.A. Seaborg, J.W. Cook, M.J. Kinney, A.B. Hammond, T.B. McGovern, Edwin Stone, C.W. Fulton, G.C. Fulton, and William Gosselin. William Barker was named superintendent of canneries, with Samuel Elmore as company manager. From 1899 to 1924, the company expanded upriver and into Alaska. When Elmore died in 1910, George H. George became manager. Fred Barker, William Barker's brother, became manager in 1913.

In 1924, the company reorganized as the Columbia River Packers Association, Inc., with William L. "Tule" Thompson, W.A. Tyler, and A.B. Thompson as the incorporating officers. In the early years of the Great Depression, several Alaska salmon runs that the company depended on failed and there was a drastic drop in market prices, which resulted in serious financial losses for the company. In 1935, CRPA obtained a loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and other reorganization strategies began to pay off. By 1937, the company was showing favorable balances, and a year later the company began canning albacore tuna. By mid-twentieth century, the company had diversified into crab, bottomfish, and other species.

In 1946, Transamerica Corporation acquired a controlling interest in CRPA, Inc. Tom Sandoz became president of the company in 1950, beginning a period of rapid expansion in both markets and packing facilities. With a partnership with Wards Cove Packing Company in 1959, the firm became the world's largest salmon packer. Castle and Cooke acquired the company by merger in 1961 and changed its name to Bumble Bee Seafoods, Inc., taking advantage of its most famous brand name. Tom Sandoz became chairman of the board in 1963, with John S. McGowan as president.

Continued globalization of the fish industry sometimes resulted in the sale of corporate assets. The company downsized by selling its physical plants and fishing fleets, putting its emphasis on its brand name and reputation for quality. In 1975, the company headquarters moved from Astoria to San Francisco and later to San Diego. The Astoria canning facility closed in 1980. The company, now known as Bumble Bee Seafoods, LLC, is currently owned by Connors Brothers of Toronto, Canada.

CRPA employees and managers established the Hanthorn Cannery Foundation in 2003. This organization seeks to preserve canning industry history and establish an interpretive center in Astoria. The foundation also maintains the Hanthorn Cannery building, the oldest extant waterfront structure in Oregon (built 1875), and the last original CRPA cannery.

You and your group will go on a self-guided tour of Astoria's Underground. It is a walking tour along clear pathways on one level where you will safely tour through the underground with pre-recorded narration providing stories of entertainment and history. This tour has been created with you in mind with a tour guide giving you an introduction to the tour and then sending you off for your adventure and then available for any questions.  We can accommodate groups of 6-10 people for private bookings. Please call us to discuss times and availability.  415-713-4141

There is no shortage of things to see and do above ground on the Oregon Coast. But what about below ground? That is where the Astoria Underground Tour comes in, sharing the history and mystery of part of the abandoned tunnel system beneath the streets of Astoria.

Safely escorted through a rehabilitated section of the tunnels by guides Chad Gallup and Jeff Daly, the tour provides guests with a glimpse into the history of Astoria and the people who occupied this subterranean maze.

The tour features artifacts and fully restored rooms where people used to live. Add in a little smoke and colorful lights and you have an experience unlike any other in the region. The tours will thrill young and old with plenty of cultural import for the history buffs and a few surprises for young visitors. There are a few spots where you might have to duck your head enroute to discovery, but the tour is largely accessible to almost all explorers.

The tour, which takes about 45 minutes, is complete with historical accounts of the origin and purpose of the tunnels and the role the system played in shaping Astoria. And while most of the tunnels are closed off to the public, proprietor Daly has painstakingly recreated a small section of the original tunnels enhanced with visual effects to provide a unique perspective into a place not often seen and, until recently, largely forgotten.  — Colin Murphey  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/  Baumgartner Ranch: ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net

The 50,000 Silver Dollar is conveniently accessible just off I-90, with ample parking space. We feature the state's largest gift shop, a family style restaurant, two bars, two casinos, a gas station, and a convenience store

Located in the middle of the Lolo National Forest, the 50,000 Silver Dollar is a great home base for many recreational opportunities. There are hundreds of miles of forest roads for ATV, Jeep, or Snowmobile travel, and many single track trails for hiking, biking, or motorcycling. Nearby attractions include the historic Savanac tree nursery, Lookout Pass ski area (16 miles), the route of the Hiawatha bike trail (10 miles), and the Silver Mountain ski area and bike park (40 miles). We're also not too far from Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. So if you find yourself traveling through beautiful western Montana, the 50,000 Silver Dollar is a great place to find unique souvenirs, a cold drink, a bite to eat, and a friendly face.

50,000 Silver Dollar
P.O. box 42000W
Exit 16, Interstate 90
Haugan, MT 59842

(406) 678-4242

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Silver Dollar Bar, casino, gift shop, and restaurant

Open every day 6:00am to 11:00pm MST closed Christmas and Thanksgiving

Silver Dollar Inn

Open 24 hours year round

Silver Express Gas Station and Convenience store

Open 24 hours year round

Silver Express Bar and Casino

Flexible hours depending on season

"The Northwest Tattoo Museum and Tattooing houses over 800 artifacts and offers a look into the last 140+ years of Electric Tattooings history. We also feature, World Renowned Award Winning Tattooing. The NTM has exhibits of famous tattoo persons, tattoo machines, design sheets from 1910 - present, acetate stencils, vintage photographs, handpieces, needle building tools, inks, power supplies and much more!!! Admission to the Museum is Free, and Free Tours are available. If you are tattooed or not tattooed and are curious about tattooings past and history, or just to get tattooed, stop by and see us, Walk Ins are always welcome. Preserving Tattoo History One Artifact at a Time, Where Pride in Workmanship Still Exists!!"  

Address: 2934 N Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815 

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The Hall of Flame Museum, located in Phoenix, Arizona, is home to the National Firefighting Hall of Heroes and has almost an acre of fire history exhibits, over 100 fully restored pieces of fire apparatus on display (dating from 1725 to 2004), a children’s area, and museum gift shop. While most of our collection focuses on the American firefighting experience, we also have fire apparatus and related artifacts from England, France, Austria, Germany, and Japan. The Hall of Flame Museum is sponsored by the National Historical Fire Foundation.  George F. Getz, Jr. founded the Hall of Flame Museum in 1961. He organized the National Historical Fire Foundation as a 501(c) non profit organization to promote the programs of a museum which he named the Hall of Flame.  Contact Details: Phone: (602) 275-3473 Fax: (602) 275-0896 email: webmaster@HallofFlame.org Address: 6101 East Van Buren St. Phoenix, AZ 85008  Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday Closed  Monday - Open for tours of 8 or more by reservation  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/  Baumgartner Ranch: ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net

A reconstructed 1865 military post located at a major river crossing on the Oregon, Mormon Pioneer, California, Pony Express, and transcontinental telegraph trail corridor. Explore central Wyoming’s regional history museum, featuring exhibits on prehistoric peoples, Plains Indians, ranching, the energy industry, and the City of Casper as well as the western emigrant trails and frontier army.Fort Caspar Museum collects, preserves and exhibits materials related to the history of Fort Caspar, the City of Caspar, Natrona County, and central Wyoming.

Fort Caspar Museum

4001 Fort Caspar Rd

Casper, WY 82604

307-235-8462

Arizona National Guard Historical Society

The Arizona Military Museum is operated by the Arizona National Guard Historical Society, a private non-profit corporation. The officers and directors serve as docents, and they perform other necessary functions in conjunction with National Guard support to operate and maintain the museum.

The Historical Society’s purposes are: “To enhance the appreciation of the military history of Arizona and the contributions of the Militia of Arizona and the Arizona National Guard to the State of Arizona and to the Nation…” (Bylaws, Article I, Section 1). To accomplish its purposes, the Historical Society shall strive: “…to discover and memorialize the history of the Military of Arizona, the Arizona National Guard, and the general military history of Arizona, and to establish and maintain a museum on land leased, owned, or otherwise controlled by the Society.” (Id.). The policy statement states that the Historical Society is “…to portray events, persons, and other historical information relating to…the military service of Arizonans in wars and other military actions in Arizona and around the world”.

On September 30, 2006, the Arizona Military Museum celebrated its 25th anniversary. The museum building is a significant part of Arizona's military history. The raw adobe building was constructed in 1936 as a Depression-era public works project. It served as a National Guard arsenal until World War II, when it was converted into a maintenance shop for German prisoners of war confined at a nearby POW camp.

Arizona Military Museum

5636 E. McDowell Road

Phoenix, AZ 85008-3495

Phone: (602) 267-2676 | (602) 509-8762

Hit-and-Miss Engine or Hit-N-Miss

Walk into an awesome 75,000 sq. ft complex of excitement, education and inspiration for the whole family. While most museums have a single subject focus this one is far, far from that —clean dominates the value of everything that effects life. Our museum goal is to touch as many dimensions as we can—in display, art items, slate, and participation. So come prepared to do and get more than just see… remembering this is not a cleaning museum, it is a museum of clean.  

At the Museum of Clean we want to protect your health. As such, we are diligently cleaning areas that are frequently touched such as door handles, faucets, light switches, etc. Hand sanitizer stations are located throughout the museum, including the main entryway. We encourage social distancing while you are enjoying the museum exhibits. Some interactive aspects of the museum are temporarily closed. Please call the museum or stop by for more information. We look forward to seeing you soon!  

Although the concept of the Museum was initially Don Aslett’s pursuit, it was quickly realized that any hope for greatness, and for perpetuity, would need to come from YOU, the patrons. The vision needs to be shared. And growth is a group effort! “I am inviting you to be a part of the great work here.” —Don Aslett

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Deer Lodge was  once an important railroad town, serving as a division headquarters for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (“The Milwaukee Road”) before the railroad’s local abandonment in 1980’s. In remembrance of the many years of history with the railroad through the valley, the Museum is bringing back the model trains that represent the days gone by. Yesterday’s Playthings has been updated for the 2017 season and the trains are running strong and are going to be a great addition to the collection of toys that bring back memories of your youth. North, South, East and West all offer spectacular views of the mountains and are accompanied by the incredible feeling of stepping back into another time where the Railroad ruled, mining was a way of life & outlaws lived across the street. Montana’s foremost doll and toy  museum features the collection of Harriet Free. Antique Jumeaus and reproduction dolls done by Mrs Free, play with mohair teddy bears, Jeri dolls in full-body porcelain, dolls of Lee Middleton and much more. There is a cabbage patch with children of cloth, porcelain, and composition with Lady Liberty overseeing her domain. Rotraut Schrott is represented with four full body dolls.  Dating back to 1835, the collect  ion of doll carriages, prams, and a bed are in pristine condition. Furniture, dishes and accessories round out the displays.  The Curator and crew have spent countless hours revamping old cases, bringing in new cases and decorating all to show off this great collection. The Imagination Tree is prominent as you enter the museum doors. Stop by and add a leaf to our tree!  Also in the collection is a case full of antique Hot Wheel Cars. Toys of yesterday are on display for all to enjoy a trip down memory lane.  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/  Baumgartner Ranch: ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net

Known as “rock gongs” they were rocks which could be struck and produce a melodious resonant sound and were used in Africa. In Vietnam, they built a form of “Lithophones” or musical instrument built from rocks, and some of these instruments date back nearly 2000 years.

In Korea, they built Pyeongyeong, while prehistoric lithophone stones have been found in Orissa, India. All of which points to the fact that when humans find stones that can make music, they tend to take note.

Near Butte, just such stones exist. Part of the edge of the Boulder Batholith, and found in a large jumbled pile of boulders, the rocks in this unique geologic formation chime melodically when tapped lightly with a crescent wrench or mallet.

It is believed that the ringing is a combination of the composition of the rock and the way the joining patterns have developed as the rocks have eroded away, though ultimately a concrete scientific explanation has yet to be arrived at. Curiously, if a boulder is removed from the pile, it no longer rings.

Slightly different pitches and timbres emanate from thousands of rocks in the formation, and in theory, Butte’s Ringing Rocks could form the basic ostinato for the “Music of the Spheres.”(Musica Universalis)

This unique geological formation is located approximately 18 miles east of Butte and north of I-90 on BLM land just beyond the Pipestone trailhead. The rocks in this unique geologic area chime when tapped with a hammer.

Take Exit 241 (Pipestone) from I-90 and travel east on a gravel road (parallels interstate) for about three-fourths of a mile, then turn north on a gravel road, cross the railroad tracks and continue north for approximately 3 miles. A high-clearance, 4WD vehicle is essential, as the last mile is on a steep, very irregular road.

Where Am I To Go - Podcast #15 - Old Montana Territory Museum

Too many to list, but too much to miss, is a visit to the car museum in the Old Prison Museum Complex. Over 160 cars are on display from classic Chevys and muscle cars to a Schacht high wheeler. Listed by USA Today as one of the Top 10 Car Museums in the country (read story here), the Montana Auto Museum offers a splendid display of automotive history.

Founded in May of 1990 by visionary collector George Keremedjiev, the American Computer & Robotics Museum inspires visitors of all ages to explore the past and imagine the future of the Information Age through thought-provoking exhibits, innovative storytelling, and the bold exchange of ideas.

Our exhibits span 4,000 years of human history, from original cuneiform tablets to the first personal computers, and include topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, the Space Race, Cracking the Enigma Code, and more.

ACRM turns 30 in 2020, and we’re making plans to ensure that the next 30 years are even better. Find out more in our latest Strategic Plan.

The American Computer & Robotics Museum has earned a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor for six years running, and is rated  the #1 Thing to Do in Bozeman. Visit us, and you’ll see why distinguished Harvard scientist Edward O. Wilson calls us, “Inch for inch, the best museum in the world.”

About the Montana Territorial State Prison Museum: Guided and self-guided tours lead you through the intimidating Cell House and into the chilling slide bar cells and black box of Maximum Security. See what it was like to live amongst the turreted stone towers and iron gates at the “Prison Life” photo exhibit, then view the galloping gallows, currently located in the Clark Theater.  Stout iron bars slammed shut and locked for the first time on July 2, 1871. On that day, Montana’s Territorial Prison in Deer Lodge incarcerated its first occupant. Guards no longer occupy the turrets set in each corner of the The Wall. The thud of heavy footsteps marching along the topmost barbed-wire- enclosed walkway is no longer heard. Emptied of prisoners in the late 1970s, the buildings stand now as silent sentinels to justice, a museum complex dedicated to law enforcement. Now open to the public for most of the year, this museum presents a chilling, bleak glimpse at life behind bars. A pamphlet distributed by the museum interprets each building and how it was used. Guideposts state the facts in a few brief sentences.  Guns and shackles and restraints can be viewed behind mesh partitions, along with artwork prepared by former inmates, and lethal weapons fashioned from kitchen forks and simple tools. Daily log sheets, in glass cases, describe in detail how guards and prisoners alike spent their days. Permission had to be granted by state authorities to grow mustaches, and there were written guidelines as to permissible length and care.  One display shows sturdy work shoes with concrete soles instead of leather ones. These shoes, weighing 20 pounds each, were ordered to be worn by convicts thought to be potential escapees. Convict labor built large portions of the prison compound. Over time, inmates fashioned 1.2 million bricks by hand for use in erecting the original 1896 cell house and other buildings. Stone was quarried nearby and hauled to the site. Convicts cut the timbers and dug the lime for use in cement.  Inside the cell blocks are corridors painted a drab industrial gray, a broad yellow stripe along the floor defining the prisoner’s walkway. The basement shower room is cold and damp, a dripping spigot the only sound. Heavy metal doors in the solitary confinement cells block out all light and sound. These doors insulate the guards on duty inside steel mesh cages from the rage of the isolated men.  Not all the memorabilia is without humor or humanity. Cell No.1 was occupied by Paul “Turkey Pete” Eitner. Convicted of murder and sentenced to life in 1918, Turkey Pete became a model prisoner and was placed in charge of the prison turkey flock. Losing touch with reality, at one point he “Sold” the entire flock for the sum of 25 cents per bird, beginning a new career as the prison entrepreneur. Humoring his mental condition, inmates were allowed to print Eitner checks in the prison print shop and he was permitted to “purchase” the prison and run it from his cell. He “paid” all prison expenses and “paid” the guards salaries. At age 89, Turkey Pete died in 1967 after 49 years behind bars. At his death, Cell No 1 was retired from use. His was the only funeral ever held within the walls of the prison.  During its tenure, visitors entered the compound from Main Street, passing through arched doorways cut in the solid, high walls, into a small inner room. Here, a hole cut in the ceiling could open and the guard would pass down a key on a long rope. The key could open only the second door into the grounds of the prison. Surrounded by chain link, steel mesh, brick, concrete and barbed wire, it is a relief to conclude the tour and step into the grassy center yard. Scratched into the bricks in one sheltered corner are names, dates and prison numbers, a reminder of men serving out their time.  

IDAHO'S LARGEST BUTTERFLY HOUSE! OPEN JULY 4TH 10AM - 4PM! 1462 W 200 S, Pingree, ID 83262 https://thebutterflyhaven.com/#  The Butterfly Haven started as a dream for us about 15 years ago. We have grown tomatoes and fresh herbs in our greenhouses for 31 years supplying grocery store chains in the intermountain region. We were not using all of our greenhouse space and decided to turn our dream into reality. Butterflies are important in our world. Butterflies and bees are necessary to pollinate about 75% of the flowering plants. But butterflies are slowly declining because of all of the pesticides we apply to get rid of bugs we don’t want. We hope you will come and enjoy a visit among the Idaho butterflies supported by their host and nectar plants. Listen to the murmur of the waterfall and the song of the canaries. We hope your visit will encourage you to support the need to protect and cultivate butterflies in our communities. Learn about host plants to support the caterpillars and nectar plants to feed the butterflies in your own neighborhood. We are a family owned and operated business. We raised our four children here and our two daughters are still an integral part of our business. Say “hi” to Sarah and Susannah when you see them! ~ Randy & Karen  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/  Baumgartner Ranch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net

Welcometo the National Historic Trails Center Foundation! We are a nonprofit organization and all exhibits are owned, maintained and upgraded by the foundation. Come see us today!Our Mission

Promote and preserve the heritage surrounding the pathways to the West, and to foster appreciation, insight, and understanding.

Our VisionBe dedicated to providing archival and educational programs, to increase public awareness of the historic trails, to enrich cultural lives of residents and visitors, and to encourage tourism.

The National Historic Trails Center Foundation represents the non-profit side in a Congressionally mandated partnership with the federal government through the Bureau of Land Management. The BLM owns this amazing facility and staffs the highly trained interpreters. The Foundation created and owns the world-class exhibits you find inside the Center!

The Foundation's role is to maintain these exhibits, updating and improving them as needed. These exhibits have seen many, visitors young and old. They have been touched by thousands of hands and enjoyed by guests from all over the world and especially by Wyoming school children!

It is the Foundation's mission to promote and preserve the heritage surrounding the pathways to the West and to foster appreciation, insight and understanding of the greatest voluntary human migration in the history of the world. Across the Mormon Pioneer, the Oregon, the California Goldrush and the Pony Express Trails, an estimated 500,000 American emigrants traveled seeking their various destinies.

We celebrate these historic trails aiming to enrich the cultural and intellectual lives of tourists as well as the residents of our local community. The Foundation Board of the Directors and I hope you will bring your family to the Trails Center soon! We are thankful for your continued support of the Foundation and ask that you consider contributing financially to the legacy we are preserving. Your general donation and/or participation in our Write Your Name in History project provides for the future and protects the heritage of Wyoming history! If you would like to know more about having your name or the name of a loved one engraved upon our rock wall, please inquire at director@NHTCF.org or call at 307-265-8030.

WIND RIVER HERITAGE CENTER - Wyoming Wildlife and Wax Museum  SEE WYOMING WILDLIFE AND WESTERN HISTORY STARTING FROM THE 1800’S AT Wind River Heritage Center 1075 S FEDERAL BLVD. RIVERTON, WY MAILING ADDRESS: PO BOX 206, RIVERTON, WY 82501  MISSION STATEMENT: TO PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE WESTERN HERITAGE, TO CHRONICLE HISTORY IN THE AREA, AND TO HONOR WYOMING WILDLIFE.  We are a non-profit, self-perpetuating organization that aims to entertain and educate visitors of all ages through museums of wax figures, full body animal mounts, trap collections, antique saddles, 1900’s-era farm equipment, a trapper’s cabin, arrowhead collections, and Western artwork. We offer patrons guided tours, films, living history reenactments, symposiums, a history book library, and programs year round.  We offer guided tours, school class field trips, and community events. We would love to see you!  Admission Information: Our winter hours are 10:00 am-3:00 pm Monday through Saturday.  However, hours do change seasonally. We are happy to host group events.  Please call 307-856-0706 to confirm hours or schedule your event. Admission is $5 per person or $10 per family. Additional donations of any amount are encouraged. We are not funded by county or state contributions, so any amount helps us keep our doors open for your enjoyment.  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/  Baumgartner Ranch: ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net

Merlin’s Hide Out was established in 1999, and we’ve been selling our hand made crafts worldwide ever since! The majority of our products are tanned and hand made at our facility. We pride ourselves in using eco-friendly chemicals to tan our hides and maintain the highest standards for quality control.  What makes your hides so special? At Merlin’s Hide Out each hide is treated individually from beginning to end. This way we have complete control of the quality. We only get buffalo hides that are in their prime. This limits the time frame to about 30 days per year. When we receive a buffalo hide it is immediately inspected for any imperfections. Then the process starts. It takes approximately 45 days to complete the process from the inspection to when the hide is ready to ship. During this time it is, fleshed, salted, re-hydrated, shaved (twice), tanned, oiled, dried, tumbled, brushed, tumbled again, brushed again, inspected, sized and graded. Only one person is in charge of the final inspections, sizing and grading which allows us to provide you with the consistency of a great product that our customers have come to expect.  Merlin grew up in Thermopolis, Wyoming, and has been an avid hunter all of his life. He had a passion for sewing leather since a youngster in 4-H and FFA. In 1997 he started learning how to tan hair on hides. His first project took place in our spare bedroom when he decided, in the middle of a Wyoming winter, to tan a couple of beaver hides to make a new pair of gators for himself. As it often happens, “a couple” beaver hides turned into “many”. The following winter when a good friend asked him to tan a buffalo hide, I put my foot down and said not in the spare bedroom! Our first tannery building consisted of a 9’ X 15” log shed that he could work in during the cold Wyoming winters.  Never being able to locate him at supper time, the building got named Merlin’s Hide Out and the name stuck!Once he started tanning buffalo hides, he knew what his life passion was.  In 2005 we opened at our first location and within 3 months were turning work away. We’re proud to say that our buffalo hides are regarded as the best in the industry. In 2013 we expanded to a larger facility for the tannery with a retail showroom in the front of the building. The majority of the items (hats, mittens, pillows, etc.) you see on the website and in our showroom are handcrafted at our facility.  As they say “when you are able to do your life’s passion, work is no longer work”.  Sincerely, Merlin & Barb Heinze – Owners  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/  Baumgartner Ranch: ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net

Museum of the Mountain Man is a museum located in Pinedale, Wyoming, US that exhibits western historical pieces relating to the mountain men who explored the region in the early to middle part of the 19th century. The museum is typically open during the summer months.  Visitor Information Museum of the Mountain Man Sublette Co. Historical Society Inc.  PO Box 909 | 700 E. Hennick Pinedale, WY 82941 » Click here for Google Map  Toll-Free: 1-877-686-6266 | Local: 307-367-4101  Web: www.mmmuseum.com E-mail: info@mmmuseum.com  HOURS Summer Hours: May 1 – Oct. 31 Mon. – Sun. 9 am-5 pm Winter Hours: November 1 – April 30 by advance appointment  ADMISSION $10 Adults (13 yrs and up)| $8 Senior Citizens Children Free (0-12 years old)  

The Smith Sherlock General Store is operated by the Friends of South Pass, a non-profit organization that supports programs at SPC.  Revenue from store sales help us make tours like yours possible.  Without those sales, SPC would not be able to provide this programming.  South Pass City was born in the summer of 1867. Unlike hundreds of other Western boom towns, this one endures to the present day. A rare blend of hard work, circumstance, & foresight has resulted in one of the best preserved towns & gold mills in the West.  Rumors of earlier gold discoveries along the Sweetwater River date to the 1840s, but the promise of greater reward involving less risk had led gold seekers to focus elsewhere. Beginning in the 1860s, scattered handfuls of frontier military personnel were assigned to protect telegraph lines, Pony Express stations, & emigrant trails in the South Pass area. The first sizable gold excitement in the South Pass region took place when a party of men out of Fort Bridger located the Cariso Lode (later called the Carissa) in June 1867. The local region hosted the Shoshonie & the California Mining Districts.  The first boom only lasted a couple of seasons, but helped establish mining as the foundation for Wyoming’s economy.  The initial gold rush was followed quickly by a prolonged bust as eager miners & investors were rudely acquainted with the realities of profitably working the Sweetwater Mines. Many early boomers instead sought their fortunes through agriculture on the tracts of nearby public land open to homesteading. Others saw opportunity as merchants, professionals, & government workers.  Always though, there were those committed to a belief in the future of the mines. Their fidelity was rewarded as cycles of national prosperity & optimism resulted in the periodic revival of dormant mine properties. Local men obtained regular work, support industries like timber cutting & freighting surged, & the anticipation of lasting good times ahead convinced even discouraged old timers to hold on a bit longer.

South Pass City has a variety of interesting and educational activities for visitors throughout the summer. When the presence of volunteer staff permits, not only can you walk through each of the 17 restored and exhibited original structures, you can enjoy an ice cold sarsaparilla and a game of billiards on a restored 1860s period table, as well as hear the ring of a hammer on steel when the blacksmith shapes hot iron. Each day, one can shop in the historic Smith-Sherlock General Store or pan for gold in the clear waters of Willow Creek. In the Interpretive Center, you can also learn about other gold producing methods that have been used around South Pass City throughout its history.

For folks with as much interest in nature as history, South Pass City is home to a three-mile Volksmarch Trail where you can enjoy viewing some of the area's wide array of wildlife. mule deer, antelope, moose and beaver are just a few of the animals that can be seen. For birders, many species call this area home at different times of the year, including mountain blue birds, finches, hawks and eagles. Anglers will enjoy blue ribbon fishing for brook, rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout in many of the area's streams and lakes.

The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail also passes through town. Popular among serious hikers and mountain bikers, the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail runs the length of the Rocky Mountains from Canada to Mexico. Each year, numerous bikers and hikers utilizing this trail visit the site. Many use the general delivery at the General Store's post office for re-supply, and enjoy a tour through town before continuing on their journey.

Ithaka

As you set out for Ithaka

hope your road is a long one,

full of adventure, full of discovery.

Laistrygonians, Cyclops,

angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them:

you’ll never find things like that on your way

as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,

as long as a rare excitement

stirs your spirit and your body.

Laistrygonians, Cyclops,

wild Poseidon—you won’t encounter them

unless you bring them along inside your soul,

unless your soul sets them up in front of you.

Hope your road is a long one.

May there be many summer mornings when,

with what pleasure, what joy,

you enter harbors you’re seeing for the first time;

may you stop at Phoenician trading stations

to buy fine things,

mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,

sensual perfume of every kind—

as many sensual perfumes as you can;

and may you visit many Egyptian cities

to learn and go on learning from their scholars.

Keep Ithaka always in your mind.

Arriving there is what you’re destined for.

But don’t hurry the journey at all.

Better if it lasts for years,

so you’re old by the time you reach the island,

wealthy with all you’ve gained on the way,

not expecting Ithaka to make you rich.

Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey.

Without her you wouldn’t have set out.

She has nothing left to give you now.

And if you find her poor, Ithaka won’t have fooled you.

Wise as you will have become, so full of experience,

you’ll have understood by then what these Ithakas mean.

The Wyoming Dinosaur Center is a 501c(3) non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of education, outreach and research. We provide outstanding hands-on geologic and paleontological experiences that are engaging and enjoyable for visitors of all ages. This world-class facility displays one of the largest and most unique fossil collections in the world and our dig sites have some of the richest fossil-bearing strata in the western United States.  The Wyoming Dinosaur Center is dedicated to preserving and protecting Wyoming’s natural history treasures for future generations, ensuring that they are available in a public venue for scientific and educational study and preservation..  

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WWII JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT SITE - Forced Removal “ASSEMBLY CENTERS”: A RUDE AWAKENING President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, authorizing the military to designate “military zones,” General John L. DeWitt subsequently issued “Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Ancestry” on March 2, 1942. The instructions, posted in prominent places throughout the Japanese American community, indicated where and when the Issei and Nisei were to report with their belongings.  Unprepared for the mass removal of 120,000 men, women, and children, the U.S. Government looked for large sites that could be converted to secured facilities. Seventeen makeshift detention facilities, which became known as “assembly centers,” were converted from racetracks and fairgrounds. These sites were rarely fit for human use, putting the incarcerees in former horse stalls and hastily constructed shacks. Even Army experts conceded that conditions were “not up to the Army’s standards of cleanliness.”   Most of the incarcerees who lived at Heart Mountain were originally sent to facilities at the Santa Anita Racetrack, the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, or the Livestock Exposition Pavilion in Portland, Oregon. They faced a cadre of soldiers as they arrived. Those forced into “assembly centers” were there for three to four months until more permanent facilities were established by the War Relocation Authority.  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/  Baumgartner Ranch: ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net

In the spring of 1900, Pharmacist Theodore James Gatchell, better known as Jim, opened the first drugstore in Johnson County. The Buffalo Pharmacy became a popular stopping place for cowboys, lawmen, settlers, cattle barons, and famous Army scouts. Jim became a trusted friend to the region’s Native Americans, local residents, and those that passed through town. Many of those that befriended Jim brought him several gifts over the years. From guns to medicine bags, bow and arrows to clothing, those gifts now help tell Jim’s incredible story inside the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum. When Jim Gatchell opened The Buffalo Pharmacy in 1900, the drugstore had an immediate impact on the Johnson County community. Bringing in people from far and wide, Jim enjoyed getting to know his customers and befriended many. Famous Army scouts, cowboys, settlers, cattle barons, and lawmen would all frequent the pharmacy sharing with Jim their stories of life, work, and war. Before landing in Buffalo, Wyoming, Jim had grown up on a Lakota reservation and was fluent in the Lakota language. Through this and his caring nature, he became a trusted friend of the region’s Native Americans. They brought him many gifts throughout the years including guns, war bonnets, tools, medicine bags, bows, arrows, and clothing. As word about the gifts got out, local residents began donating mementos of historic names, places, and events from Johnson County. All of the artifacts Jim received have a unique role in telling of the culture and history of Johnson County. After Jim Gatchell’s death in 1954, his family generously donated his vast collection to the people of Johnson County with the provision that a museum be built to house it. After three years of fundraising, the museum was established in 1957. Nearly forty years later in the early 1990s, the museum came upon hard times financially as Johnson County struggled with a declining economy. In an effort to keep the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum in operation, a group of community-minded individuals formed the Gatchell Museum Association, Inc. The GMA made it their mission to raise money for future support of the museum and they have been building an endowment fund and supporting many museum projects ever since.  https://anchor.fm/loren-alberts  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  Baumgartner Ranch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net  https://anchor.fm/loren-alberts  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  Baumgartner Ranch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net  https://anchor.fm/loren-alberts  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  Baumgartner Ranch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net

King’s Saddlery is a complete Western tack store. We have a large inventory of merchandise for the cowboy, cowgirl and city-slicker! We carry a wide selection of saddles, ropes, bridles, bits, headstalls, reins, halters, roping equipment, barrel racing equipment, saddle bags, saddle blankets and slickers... to just name a few of our items.

Stop in and check out our huge selection of Western gift items including jewelry, dishes, frames, knickknacks, many horse related instructional video tapes and books!

Visiting Sheridan, Wyoming? Be sure to put The Don King Museum on your list of GREAT things to see and experience! The Don King Museum is truly a must see!

If you are looking for a specific item don’t hesitate to call. We will be happy to help you with your horse, rope, tack and gift needs...

The Don King Museum

Visitors are invited to browse and linger in the Don King Museum located off the Rope Shop.

The museum houses over three decades of the King family’s dedication to collecting Western and cowboy memorabilia from all over the world.

In addition to the hundreds of saddles that line the walls, the Don King Museum also showcases perfectly preserved wagons, coaches, Indian artifacts, guns, Western tack and original artwork.

8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Monday-Saturday
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We have been buying and selling antiquarian and out of print books since 1990. We have over 70,000 titles in stock in our open bookshop.
You may call or text any day to schedule an appointment or you may catch us by chance.
307-330-4127.wyomingshepherdess@me.com

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Caves have provided shelters for humans and animals for thousands of years. Archeologists have identified and excavated many inhabited caves and rock shelters within the Bighorn Basin, including Natural Trap Cave, which yielded fossils dating from 20,000 years ago.  Animals of Natural Trap Cave Natural Trap Cave, an 80-foot-deep sinkhole-type pit with a 15 foot wide entry, is virtually impossible to see until it is directly underfoot. This cave, located on Bureau of Land Management land, became a deadly trap for prehistoric animals. Excavations have revealed fossils buried beneath the sediments here, including mammoth, short-faced bear, collared lemming, lion, cheetah, and camel. Over 30,000 specimens have been collected from the cave over the years, mostly from extinct animals.  Migratory Corridor Scientists doubt that humans played a role in forcing wildlife into Natural Trap Cave. The bell-shaped cave, nearly impossible for humans to safely enter and exit, never yielded any evidence of human occupations. Scientists believe instead that the cave was located within a major wildlife migratory corridor. The cave is closed to protect paleontological resources.  Ancient Shelters Rock shelters made excellent living places for ancient people, who often left evidence of their presence in the form of projectile points, beads, pottery, or other artifacts. Several rock shelters within the park have been studied and excavated by archaeologists. Two Moon shelter, located near Black Mountain, has produced 10,900-year old projectile points.  Ancient Climate The sediments within Natural Trap Cave are stratified meaning that the layers were formed in chronological order, with the newest layer on top. Armed with this knowledge and additional research, scientists have identified not only how old the bones and fossils are, but also what kind of environments the extinct animals lived in. Evidence from the cave reveals that within a span of just 500 years, the region's climate went from glacial to the current high desert.

The Old West comes to life at the Hot Springs County Museum & Cultural Center!

Belly up to the original Hole In The Wall bar where outlaws from the Hole-In-The-Wall gang once sat, including the infamous Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid! Though spirits are no longer served to patrons, it is a great place to sit and imagine the sights, sounds and smells that once surrounded this icon from the past.

Walk through an old town setting where you can peer through the doors and windows of an old general store, doctor and dentist offices, a reconstructed jail, a newspaper and print shop, barber shop and much more.

Explore one of the largest arrowhead collection. Also in the collection is an original petroglyph carved by early Native Americans.

Do paleontology and geology strike your fancy? The museum also houses several prehistoric artifacts consisting of plant and animal fossils, as well as part of a leg bone from a wooly mammoth. If the geology of this region interests you, we have an amazing display of rocks and minerals from the area including a very large quartz geode.

This history of Hot Springs County would not be complete without honoring our veterans. We have cases full of artifacts from area soldiers who served in several conflicts over the years.

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