Events this weekend around the Cowboy State
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Sawdust and the sound of chainsaws will fill the air in Encampment this weekend as the town hosts its 59th annual Woodchoppers Jamboree and Rodeo.
The event, to run Saturday and Sunday, will feature a number of woodcutting competitions — involving both hand tools and chainsaws — as competitors battle for the title of Rocky Mountain Champion Lumberjack or Lumberjill.
Activities begin with a pancake breakfast at 7 a.m. Saturday, followed by a parade and contests, which will also include an axe throwing competition. In the afternoon, a Wyoming Rodeo Association-sanctioned rodeo will be held.
On Sunday, activities will continue with more logging competitions and the rodeo.
Other events scheduled for the weekend include:
Jake Clark’s Mule Days in Ralston on Friday, Saturday and Sunday;
An Indian Nationals Finals Qualifying Rodeo and Northern Arapaho Tour and Youth Rodeo Friday and Saturday in Riverton;
The College National Finals Rodeo through Saturday in Casper;
A performance by country singer Jake Maurer at the Casper Events Center on Friday;
The Rebel Junk Vintage Market in Cheyenne on Friday;
The Hardhats and Stetson auction in Marbleton on Friday;
The Dubois Friday Night Rodeo will begin its season on Friday;
The Plains Indian Museum Powwow Saturday and Sunday at Cody’s Buffalo Bill Center of the West;
The Sublette County Gem and Mineral Show Friday through Sunday in Big Piney;
The 34th annual Chugwater Chili Cookoff on Saturday;
Hudson Daze Festival, Craft Fair and Car Show on Saturday;
An “Atlantic City Cemetery Trek” beginning in Lander on Saturday;
Casper’s Downtown Hoedown on Saturday, and
A concert by Jalan Crossland in Ten Sleep on Saturday.
For more information on these and other events, please visit the Wyoming Tourism Division’s website at TravelWyoming.com.
