South-Forty RV Park (Marysvale, Utah) and Rose Ranch Resort (Marysvale, Utah) are hosting the 1st annual Beaver Creek Mountain Man Rendezvous. It takes place Memorial Weekend and starts on Friday, May 28th and runs through Monday, May 31st. Real live, authentic Mountain Man Camp at the Rose Ranch Resort along with all the other activities. Events include Black-Smithing, Quill Work, Arrowhead Knappers, Pistol Shoots, Tomahawk Throws, Rifle Range, Cannon Wars, Tennis Ball Shoot and Much More! There will be tons of Food, the Rose Ranch will do BBQ’s Friday and Saturday nights and will serve daily lunch specials. The South-Forty RV Park will be hosting a BBQ with live music Sunday Night.
If you need an RV Rental to take in the Beaver Creek Mountain Man Rendezvous, try our Salt Lake City RV Rentals location.
Given the mention of the fur trade and mountain men in your blog, I wanted to let you know about my upcoming book, FUR, FORTUNE, AND EMPIRE: THE EPIC HISTORY OF THE FUR TRADE IN AMERICA (W. W. Norton, July 2010). A video that gives an overview of the book can be found on YouTube at,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSNNoeUf4bA
You can also find out more about the book at my website: http://www.ericjaydolin.com.