Finis Mitchell was a forester, mountaineer, outdoorsman and conservationist who came to Wyoming as a boy in 1906 with his parents. They arrived in Wyoming in a boxcar with all their possessions and some livestock. They settled on the west side of the Wind River...
The Lander Pioneer Museum has a new temporary Lobby exhibit on Lander and Wyoming tourist souvenirs. Spoons, plates, cups, postcards and more touting the areas tourist attractions are on display until the fall. Souvenir anyone? A souvenir, a memento, a keepsake, a...
Fremont County Museums are happy to welcome State Farm in Lander and Riverton to our great group of supporters. Tyler Watson (Riverton) and Justus Jacobs (Lander) are coming on board as the title sponsors for the First Friday program. “First Friday” is a...
Joanna Kail was raised in Lander, WY. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications & Marketing with a minor in International Relations from the University of Wyoming in 1997. She began her marketing career in Jackson, WY at St. John’s Hospital as a...
One of the pivotal lives among the Arapaho in the 19th century was a man named Friday. He spoke English and frequently acted as an intermediary between the Arapaho and the Whites. In 1869, Friday told the officers at Fort Fetterman there were 4 principal chiefs of...
