Kit Carson ventured west as a teenager, looking to escape the drudgery of civilization by becoming a Rocky Mountain fur ...

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Back then, the fur companies set the date and place, and at the appointed time, trappers would converge on places like Pierre's Hole, Idaho; Sweet Lake, Utah; and a smattering of places on the Green ...

GREEN RIVER -- The Rocky Mountain fur trade was the topic this week at a special presentation hosted by the Sweetwater County Historical Museum. Over one hundred Wyoming History students from Green ...

Now mountain man researcher and aficionado Clay Landry, of Whitehall, has shed more light on Glass’ real-life demise with publication of an article he wrote for “ The Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal.

What’s on display: The museum tries to follow its mission statement -- the interpretation and education of the Rocky Mountain fur trade, the mountain men and the rendezvous system from 1820 to 1840.

What’s on display: The museum tries to follow its mission statement -- the interpretation and education of the Rocky Mountain fur trade, the mountain men and the rendezvous system from 1820 to 1840.