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The second annual Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal is now complete and will be available during Green River Rendezvous Days in July 2008. Deadline for the third annual Journal is January 2, 2009. more information

The Museum presents a visual and interpretative experience into the romantic era of the Mountain man and provides a comprehensive overview of the Western Fur Trade's historical significance. Situated in the heart of the country that was once the hub of the Rocky Mountain Rendezvous system (six of the   rendezvous of the early 1800s were held in the Green River Valley near present day Pinedale, Wyoming), the Museum stands as a monument to the men and the commerce that opened the West.

Dr. Fred Gowans

2008 Green River Rendezvous
July 10-13, 2008

Events held at the Museum of the Mountain Man, Pinedale Rendezvous Grounds and downtown Pinedale.

2008 Schedules: Full Schedule, Journal/Forum Only, Michael Terry Only, American Mountain Men (AMM) Only, Children's Programs Only

Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal & Forum, The second annual Journal introduced with lectures by authors and discussion panels. Thursday evening will be a special reception and journal signing (Journal/Forum Schedule).
Journal featured speakers include:

• “The Trapper’s Cache” by Clay Landry
• “The Legend of Jed Smith: Fact, Fantasy and Opinion” by James C. Auld
• “Sheltering the Fur Trade” by Doyle Reid
• “Mountain Man as Mountaineer” by Terrance Ian Dunn
• “Antonio Montero and the Portuguese Houses” by Gary Petersen
• “The Mountain Man and the Honeybee” by Gage Skinner
• “To Preserve Peace on the Frontiers” by Brad Tennant

Dr. Fred Gowans, "Historian in Residence" for the Museum will give a lecture Thursday evening on “The Mystery Trails: Andrew Henry and the St. Louis Fur Company’s Controversial Routes of 1809, 1810, and 1811” to open the Fur Trade Forum. Then on Saturday morning Dr. Gowans will lead a tour of the Rendezvous Grounds at the confluence of the Green River and Horse Creek.

Michael Terry, Native American Historian and Ethnologist, Plains Indian Encampment. His lectures are FREE to the public and give an overview of life of the Plains Indians in the 1800s. New for 2007, Michael's 20-foot buffalo hide tipi now on display permanently. This exhibit is a donation from Gayle McMurry Kinnison through her Wyoming Community Donor Advised Endowment.

Lapita Frewin, heads up our Children's Programs with morning and afternoon sessions, free to all kids.

The American Mountain Men Trapper's camp, north of the Museum at the amphitheater. Live lectures and demonstrations throughout Rendezvous weekend will include firearms, sign language, beaver trapping, clothes, tools, fire making, horse tack, packing, and stories & songs.

Friday & Saturday, July 11& 12: Buffalo Burger Lunch Presented by the Sublette County Historical Society Board, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Museum.

Museum Gallery & Gift Shop Open 9 am to 5 pm, and in the evening during Rendezvous.

The Sublette County Chamber of Commerce Rendezvous Parade is held on Saturday morning at 11:00 am down main street in Pinedale. The Green River Rendezvous Pageant is on Sunday at 1:00 pm at the Rendezvous Grounds just south of Pinedale adjacent to the rodeo grounds.

As part of Pinedale's Green River Rendezvous weekend, the Society and Museum are excited to offer a variety of great programs for 2008. For other weekend events see the Pinedale Online Rendezvous Calendar and the Green River Rendezvous Pageant website.