80TH ANNUAL
GREEN RIVER RENDEZVOUS
July 9-12, Pinedale
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By Pinedale Chamber & Green River Rendezvous Pageant Association
Image courtesy Pinedale Chamber
ome for the 80th Annual Green River Rendezvous, Pinedale’s most
notable cultural event since 1936. Over the course of the four days
from July 9th – 12th, 2015, 100+ vendors will close streets and fill
parks with food, live music, beer, entertainment and more to celebrate the
mountain men, legendary explorers, and Native Americans who opened
commerce in the American West. From visits to the Museum of the
Mountain Man that bestows Jim Bridger’s rifle to the return of the “Green
River Rendezvous” historical re-enactment and nightly rodeos, cultural
events will be in high supply. Plan your rendezvous at visitpinedale.org.
From the Green River Rendezvous Pageant Association, meetmeonthegreen.com…
The first Green River Rendezvous in our area was held in 1833 near where the town of
Daniel stands today. During the fur trade era of the 1820s-1840s, six of these summer
gatherings were held near this locale. The cry “Meet me on the Green!” was a reminder
and a reassurance to trappers, who spent isolated winters gathering beaver pelts, and
to traders, who traveled many miles on hazardous trails. Mountain men, explorers
and {Native Americans} all gathered “below the Green” to barter, sell and swipe items
such as skins, pelts, guns, trinkets and necessary provisions for the coming winter.
The Rendezvous lasted anywhere from a few days to several months and was a time
for trappers to cash in hard-earned furs, renew acquaintances with old friends, tell tall
tales, and celebrate another year of survival with plenty of rowdy fun.