Annual Fur Trade Rendezvous At Fort Bridger
The Fort Bridger Rendezvous is a celebration of the fur trade era that existed in the 19th century. The rendezvous at Fort Bridger has been an annual event since the mid-1970s. It is now one of the largest rendezvous in the west drawing hundreds of merchants and several thousand visitors each year. The rendezvous is run by the Fort Bridger Rendezvous Association, a non-profit organization. Events include primitive demonstrations, cook offs, black powder rifle shooting, knife throwing and hawk contests, candy cannon, native American Indian dancing, story telling, magic shows and more. A large portion of the rendezvous is commerce. All products sold within the fort during the rendezvous must pre-date or be a replicate of something that pre-dates 1840.
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