Trails Center hosts Saturday matinee of "Meek's Cutoff"
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CASPER, Wyo. – Join the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center this Saturday, October 30 for a special showing of the movie “Meek’s Cutoff”.
The film will play at 10 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. A Trails Center staff member will introduce the film before each showing. “Meek’s Cutoff” is 104-minutes-long and is rated PG for some mild violence, language, and smoking.
Directed by acclaimed director Kelly Reichardt, “Meek’s Cutoff” is based on the true accounts of mountain man Stephen Meek and group of pioneers traversing the Cascade Mountains in 1845. Claiming to know a shortcut (cutoff) Meek leads the group on an unmarked path and becomes lost. Over several days, the emigrants face the scourges of hunger, thirst, and lack of faith in each other’s survival instincts. When a Native America wanderer crosses their path, the emigrants are torn between their unreliable guide and a man who has always been seen as the natural enemy.
For more information, please call the Trails Center at 307-261-7700.
The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center is open 7 days a week from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm MST.
1501 N Poplar St., Casper, WY 82601.
Admission is Free
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.