Lander Area Chamber of Commerce 2014 Travel and Relocation Guide | Page 32

Dubois holds annual antler rendezvous The largest one of a kind gathering of antler buyers, sellers, brokers, builders and crafters from coast to coast met in Dubois. It was the 5 th annual Dubois Antler Rendezvous sponsored by the Dubois Lions Club and Boy Scout Troop 56. Woodworker’s Supply was a corporate sponsor (http:// woodworker.com). Located in the Dubois City Park, the Rendezvous was five days long. The event attracted antler dealers, brokers, wildlife enthusiasts, store owners and antler pickers. The public and dealers alike could choose from thousands of elk, deer, moose, red stag, and caribou antlers, plus heads, hides, horns, antler arts & crafts, furniture, chandeliers and skulls. Anything antler you can think of was on display and for sale at the rendezvous. Great buys for store owners and good prices for antler pickers. The event is a great place for buying or selling antler, for decorators and home owners to meet antler builders and see a variety of their work, or for builders and crafters to select first hand the antler they need for their projects during the year. Also just fun browsing for the family. All things antler were on display. “Sue” a life sized Bull Elk Statue made by Kurt Gordon of Dubois greeted tourists. The statue was on display at the rendezvous and is made entirely from antler including, mule deer, elk, moose and antelope. Other Rendezvous highlights included a variety of food venders, children’s games and a Budweiser wagon. The 14-inch Woodtek band saw donated by Woodworker’s Supply was won by Dan Williams of Dubois. The 50/50 raffle was won by Pam Wyant of Dubois. Visit the website for more details:http://www.duboisantlerrendezvous.com or contact Joe Brandl, president, Dubois Lions Club, 307 455-2440, email at awd@ dteworld.com or http://www. Swedish Smorgasbord celebrates heritage Everyone is invited to join the citizens of Dubois at the community’s annual Swedish Smorgasbord at the Dubois Headwaters Center on the second Saturday in June. The smorgasbord features traditional Scandinavian food and live entertainment. The buffet-style dinner is served at 5 and 6 p.m. The Swedish Smorgasbord celebrates the Scandinavian heritage 32 of the tie hacks (loggers) who cut railroad crossties in the national forest near Dubois for almost forty years. Each spring a smorgasbord was held to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of a one hundred mile “tie drive” (float) down the Wind River to the railroad terminal in Riverton. For more information, phone the Dubois Museum at 307-455-2284. www.landerchamber.com absarokawesterndesign.com or Kurt Gordon: 307-4552204 [email protected] or http://www.antlergallery.com push the hot button for “Sue’s Story.” “Sue” a life sized Bull Elk Statue made by Kurt Gordon of Dubois.