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Trails Center welcomes back blacksmithing demonstration and civilian pioneer camp

Wyoming
High Plains DO
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CASPER, Wyo. – Visit the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center August 10 and 11 for an exciting weekend featuring blacksmithing demonstrations and a civilian living history encampment.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Wyoming blacksmith Dave Osmundsen will demonstrate the ingenuity and skill of 19th century blacksmiths. Osmundsen will showcase various blacksmithing techniques by making cooking utensils and tomahawks.

Both days, the Merchant family will be back at the Trails Center to portray civilian life on the pioneer trails with a wagon, games, and music.

Event Schedule

  • Saturday, August 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • 10 a.m. – Cooking Utensils (blacksmithing)
    • 11 a.m. – Pioneer Music
    • 2 p.m. – Tomahawk-making (blacksmithing)
    • 3 p.m. – Life on the Trail with Pioneer Games
       
  • Saturday, August 10 at 11 a.m. – Gold Rush! (Junior Ranger Program)
     
  • Sunday, August 11 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    • 10 a.m. – Cooking Utensils (blacksmithing)
    • 11 a.m. – Pioneer Music
    • 1 p.m. – Primitive Fire Starting (blacksmithing)
    • 2 p.m. – Life on the Trail with Pioneer Games

To stay up to date on summer programs at the Trails Center, follow BLM Wyoming on Facebook or X, or visit the BLM’s Trails Center website at https://www.blm.gov/learn/interpretive-centers/national-historic-trails-interpretive-center.

For questions, call the Trails Center at 307-261-7780.

The Trails Center is open 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MST.
1501 N. Poplar St., Casper, WY 82601
Admission is Free

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