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Sheridan Travel and Tourism
CONTACT: Penny Becker
TEL: 307-673-7120
E-MAIL: stt@sheridanwyoming.org
WEBSITE: www.sheridanwyoming.org
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SHERIDAN, Wyo. ­­­­— Why pay to go on vacation when you can get one for free? Sheridan Travel and Tourism is holding a drawing to win a $1,000 getaway package for four people to Sheridan, Wyoming and the majestic Big Horn Mountains.

Voted #1 Western Town by True West Magazine, this is the perfect opportunity to experience the authentic ‘old west’.

The package is valid from February through April 2010 (excluding some blackout dates) and includes:

- Three nights lodging, breakfast daily at the Sheridan Holiday Inn

- $100 toward an evening of fine dining at their Sugarland Mining Company

- Two nights lodging at Bear Lodge and breakfast buffet 2 mornings

- Snowmobile the Big Horns with a 20% discount for 4 sleds

Travelers have the opportunity to embrace western history site seeing or get a breath of fresh air participating in the many outdoor activities Sheridan has to offer.

During the day, take a ride through the community and enjoy a leisurely walk to see the elk and buffalo that call Kendrick Park home.

Visit the Trail End State Historic Site, once the home of cowboy-turned-cattle-baron, John B. Kendrick, who became Wyoming’s governor and US Senator or examine cowboy memorabilia and Indian artifact collections at King’s Western Museum.

Enjoy the Flemish-style architecture of this grand structure. With its location on the Bozeman Trail, Sheridan was the center of turbulent 1800’s western expansion history. Today history buffs relive those war days through Fort Phil Kearny, the battle sites, museums and interpretive walking trails. Travelers can visit Fort Phil Kearny to explore the Indian war history on the Bloody Bozeman Trail.

Stopover at the Historic Sheridan Inn, home of the famous Buffalo Bill, and resident ghosts – a National Historic Landmark once known as the finest hotel west of the Mississippi and in Ripley’s Believe It or Not as the “House with 69 Gables”. To wet their whistle, Sheridan guests visit the Mint Bar, a 90-year watering hole displaying the area’s western paraphernalia and wild game trophy décor.

Sheridan has always been a cowboy town, but it is much more than that. Outdoor Life magazine selected it as #7 in its list of the Top 200 Towns for Sportsmen.

The magazine cited the hunting bounty, which includes prairie grouse, antelope on the plains and bears, elk and mule deer in the mountains and whitetails and turkeys along the Tongue River.

It also mentioned the alpine lakes, picturesque trout streams and Tongue River Reservoir for fishing. The upside to the new residents the area has been attracting are more retail outlets, a strong economy and amenities including a small college and live theatre and music.

Sheridan also was recently selected by Peter Greenberg as one of the Top 25 Towns with the Best American Values and was picked #3 Top Town for Hunters and Anglers.

If golf is your game, then look no further. With four mountain-view championship courses, it’s no wonder Sheridan is known as the Golf Capital of Wyoming.

Start with The Powder Horn, a 27-hole course rated in GolfWeek’s Top 100 in the Nation.

Its natural beauty features the Mountain Nine Scottish links course, the Stag Nine western target golf and the Eagle Nine’s surprising length and creative shot-making opportunities. Kendrick Golf Course is just three miles west of town and is rated in the top five courses in Wyoming by Golf Digest.

This 18-hole, par 72 course dates to 1935 and offers golf and practice facilities for all levels of play.

Sheridan is located on I-90 midway between Yellowstone Park and Mt. Rushmore! Scenic By-way 14 meanders through the Big Horn Mountains just 25 miles from Sheridan. Vehicle turnouts allow travelers to relax, enjoy abundant wildlife and world-class views. The by-way beckons explorers into beautiful Shell Canyon with must-stops at the cascading falls and self-guided nature paths, enlivened by incredible views, and moose in the wild!