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Cheyenne Frontier Days
Cheyenne Frontier DaysLast full week of JulyWhat began in 1897 as an attempt to keep alive the sports and customs of the Old West has grown into a week-long festival that regularly attracts over 300,000 visitors. Cheyenne, Wyoming, was one of the wealthiest cattle-raising cities in the world in the 1880s, and now it celebrates its colorful history by staging one of the world's largest outdoor rodeos. The festival also includes parades of covered wagons, stagecoaches, and other old-time vehicles; ceremonial Indian dances; the crowning of a "Miss Frontier" queen; and pageants recreating events from Cheyenne's past. Cheyenne residents make pancakes for all with batter mixed in a concrete mixer. CONTACTS: Cheyenne Frontier Days P.O. Box 2477 Cheyenne, WY 82003 800-227-6336 or 307-778-7200; fax: 307-778-7213 www.cfdrodeo.com SOURCES: AnnivHol-2000, p. 127 BkHolWrld-1986, Jul 28 DictDays-1988, p. 45 GdUSFest-1984, p. 215 AcronymsSeeCFD |