Trails Center announces events calendar for August

CASPER, Wyo. – Visit the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in August for fun, free programs for all ages.

The list of events is as follows:

• August 2
  • Jr. Ranger Program – Rag Dolls for the Trail (11 a.m.)
  • Frontier Basketmaking with local historian Jean Smart (10-3 p.m.)
• August 9
  • Jr. Ranger Program – The Ferocious Fur Trade (11 a.m.)
  • John Colter’s Run for His Life presented by NHTIC volunteer Eric Johnson (1 p.m.)
• August 15 and 16
  • Frontier Military and Pioneer Civilian Encampment
    featuring local reenactment group The Platte Bridge Company 
    (FRI: 9:30-5 p.m.; SAT: 9:30-3:30 p.m.)
• August 16
  • Jr. Ranger Program – Talking Fast on the Telegraph (11 a.m.)
  • Buffalo Soldiers in Wyoming and the West
    featuring local historian Tom Rea (1 p.m.)
• August 22 and 23
  • Blacksmithing Demonstrations featuring David Osmundsen and Pioneer Civilian Encampment with local reenactors the Merchant Family.
    (FRI: 10-5 p.m.; SAT: 9:30-3 p.m.)
• August 23
  • Jr. Ranger Program – Laundry Day! (11 a.m.)
• August 30
  • The Grave of 1852 Pioneer Mary Elizabeth Homsley
    featuring local historian Kyle McCormick (1 p.m.)

For more information about individual programs, or to view the Trails Center’s entire summer program lineup, visit the Trails Center website or follow BLM Wyoming on Facebook or X.

The Trails Center is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1501 N. Poplar St., Casper, WY 82601
Admission is free