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WYOMING STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

2008 Annual Trek

WYOMING STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TREK

June 13-15, 2008

 

Tracks Across Wyoming – Part 3

Evanston – Green River 

Friday, June 13

This year, as last year, you will have to furnish your own transportation for the trek.  We will start in Evanston and end the trek in Green River Saturday.  Please make your motel/hotel arrangements accordingly.  

The first stop is Evanston, Wyoming. A block of rooms has been reserved under Wyoming State Historical Society at the Best Western Dunmar Inn. The address is 1601 Harrison Drive and the telephone number is (307) 789-3770. The conference room rate is $89.95. Forty-room block has been reserved for WSHS.  All the rooms are on the ground floor.  Rooms must be booked by May 12.  Other hotels and motels in Evanston include Days Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Comfort Inn, Howard Johnson, and Motel 6.  Best local motel is Prairie Inn, 264 Bear River Drive, 307/789-2920.  

Registration for the Trek will be at the Machine Shop in Evanston - 10 am to 5 pm.
2 - 4 pm - Guided tour of Roundhouse Complex, downtown, Museum and Depot Square or you may tours on your own. Maps of these self-guided tours will accompany the registration packets.
6 - 8 pm - Dinner at the Machine Shop and entertainment

Saturday, June 14 

7-8 am -- Breakfast at the Bear Pavilion
8:30 am -- Tour begins. Possible sites to be visited include: Eagle Rock, Piedmont, Muddy Crossing, scenic backway, oil springs, Oasis, Lincoln Highway tunnel, Aspen and Altamont tunnels, Bryan cemetery, Church Buttes, Nagy Station, Granger, location of original Little America
Break or early lunch at the Lyman barn; ice cream break at Little America, possibly with a presentation on the history of Little America
6-8 pm -- Dinner at Expedition Island Pavilion; Jim Ehernberger presentation.

The trek will end in Green River Staurady night.  Room may be reserved at the one of the following locations:
Sweet Dreams Inn
1420 Uinta Dr.
Green River
307-875-7554
Double (2 queens) $67 + tax
Single (1 queen) $57 + tax
Reserved until May 15--mention Wyoming State Historical Society
or
Oak Tree Inn
1170 W. Flaming Gorge Way
Green River
307-875-3500
Double (2 doubles) $55 + tax
Single (1 double) $50 + tax
Not reserved, book ASAP--mention Wyoming State Historical Society

Sunday, June 15

Breakfast, visit Sweetwater County Historical Museum
Information about room reservations in Rock Springs – Green River is not currently available.

For further information about the Trek, contact one of the following:
Barbara Allen Bogart
Uinta County Museum
36 Tenth Street
Evanston WY 82930
(307) 789-8248
museum@uintanet.com
or
Ruth Lauritzen
Sweetwater County Historical Museum
3 East Flaming Gorge Way
Green River WY 82935
(307) 872-6435
swchm@sweetwater.net

 

 

WSHS 2008 Annual Trek Registration Form

 Name(s) _______________________________________________________

 Address _________________________________ Phone ________________

 City __________________________ State ________________ Zip ______

  

Conference Activity

Fee

x Number of Registrations

Total

Full Trek (includes all meals and trek booklet)

$60.00


$
Additional Tickets




Friday Dinner at Evanston Machine Shop

$12.50



Saturday Breakfast at Historic Ice Ponds           

$5.50


$

Saturday Lunch in Lyman Heritage Farm

$7.00


$

Saturday Dinner at Green River Senior Center

$20.00


$

Sunday Breakfast at Sweetwater County Historical Museum

$6.50


$





Total Costs for Trek & Additional Meals



$


Please register by June 1, 2008 or earlier if possible. For registrations after June 1, please add 10% to the amounts listed.  Mail completed form with check for total amount to:

Sweetwater County Historical Society
3 East Flaming Gorge Way
Green River WY 82935
 
Schedule of Trek events will be sent when registration is received.