SMOKING WATERS MOUNTAIN MAN RENDEZVOUS

Encampment at Smoking Waters

If you have ever wondered what the people who settled this country had to endure, if you want a firsthand look at what it might have been like back then, then include in your trip to our area a visit to the Smoking Waters Mountain Man Rendezvous.

This event takes place this year from August 2 through August 11. The location for the encampment is the Old Airport on the west end of the town of West Yellowstone.

Here you will find entertainment, demonstrations and seminars of many of the skills that our ancestors had to have in order to settle this country.

This encampment also includes Trader's Row with all of the vendors dressed in period costumes and demonstrating their individual crafts. Of course, they have items for sale from jewelry to hand made leather clothing and many other items.

There will be tomahawk and knife demonstrations, storytelling by mountain men, and musicians performing. On Saturday, August 10 there will be a Black Powder Shoot. Admission to the Rendezvous is free, however, if you wish to register and participate in the Black Powder Shoot there is a $10 shooter's fee. Registration for the Shoot is at 8 AM on Saturday and the Shoot begins at 9 AM.

 A trip to the Mountain Man Rendezvous would make a wonderful addition to your summer vacation. It is something you will not find everywhere you go.