STAR VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORICAL BOOKS INVENTORY DETAILS

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1 STAR VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORICAL BOOKS INVENTORY DETAILS 1. Overview Title: Star Valley Wyoming: Little Switzerland of America" Author: Subject: Star Valley Publisher: Star Valley Chamber of Commerce Publishing Date: Number of Pages: 4 ID#: 258 Location: Website 2. Evaluation Evaluator^s Name(s): Kent and Polly Erickson Date of Evaluation: November 2014 Key Words: Included Names: 3. Svnopsis The Star Valley Chamber of Commerce published this brochure. It highlights the towns of Alpine, Thayne, Afton, and the Intermittent Spring. Color photos and a map make this brochure attractive and useful. 4. Other

2 Big Wonderful Wyoming The beauty begins in Star Valley Spring and summer octiuities include pack trips, boating, canoeing, float trips and much, much more!!! Young or old. Star Valley has From Idaho Falls Palisades Reservoir Snake River Canyon ALPINE From Jackson. Yellowstone Enjoi; a unique experience, join a llama trek. the perfect vacation for you. Freedom Tin Cup Mtn. ^JHAYNE Jedford Fish Hatcheries Grover INTERMITTENT

3 Alpine Thayne Afton Three rivers converge and form the beautiful PALISADES RESERVOIR. The area offers "BLUE RIBBON" trout fishing and is home of the legendary "GRAND SLAM." It is heaven for avid fishermen. H i-li ' - Afton is home of the "WORLD'S LARGEST ELKHORN ARCH," a favorite photo spot. Just a few miles east of Afton you will find the "WORLD'S LARGEST INTERMITTENT SPRING." This is one of nature's wonders, it is also called Periodic Spring. See the photos in this brochure for more details. In addition to three great rivers, Alpine is sur rounded by three National Forests. Thayne is the very first place that cutter races were held. It is now the home of the "ALL AMERICAN CUTTER RACES." BUTCH CASSIDY and his gang wintered at the Davis Ranch near Auburn. The large snowfalls made the Davis Ranch a safe place to "hole up." Butch Cassidy was eventually cap tured in April of 1892 and served about a year and a half in prison for horse theft. Visit Star Valley for more history on Butch Cassidy. Every summer Afton hosts the LINCOLN COUNTY FAIR. This is an old-fashioned country fair that provides fun and entertain ment for the whole family. Star Valley has been making history for years. Learn how the pioneers lived by visiting Afton's museum. To see history in the making, tour a factory. Star Valley produces the most power ful handgun in the world. The local airplane factory produces world famous aerobatics craft. Thayne is home for the CHEESE FACTORY. Public tours are offered as well as free samples. UBiS Alpine is abundant with wildlife and home for a NATIONAL ELK REFUGE. It is not uncom mon to see a thousand elk (wapiti) on the winter feeding grounds. Full grown cows ex ceed 500 pounds and bulls weigh up to 900 pounds. Vacation ranches are available for those who enjoy the country. Golfing, fishing, horseback riding, hiking and many other relaxing oppor tunities can be found by visiting one of these ranches. Intermittent Spring is a /oue/y spot for a /ami7y outing.

4 AFTON Smoot Elk Feeding Grounds Campground Highway Paved Road Trail From: Fossil Butte Nat. Monument, Evanston, Salt Lake City Star Valley offers excellent snowshoeing, ice skating, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and ice-fishing in the winter. The serene beauty of Star Valley lets you ex perience nature at its best. Whether you prefer active recreation or just relaxing in the sun, Star Valley has it all. From horseback riding dnd rodeo, to the arts and crafts fairs, you will love Star Valley!

5 WORLD'S LARGEST INTERMITTENT SPRING The Periodic Spring is considered to be one of only three known fluctuating springs in the world. Local legends suggest that Indians traveled great distances to cure their ills by bathing in "the spring that breathes." Visit Star Valley FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL Star Valley Wi;ommg "Little Switzerland of America" 12:20 p.m. Contact the Afton Forcjst Service Office at for more information on camp grounds, maps and public fishing. 12:17p.m. In late summer and fall, the spring is at the height of its cycling process, starting up and shutting down every 18 minutes. To the observer, it appears that the spring is manually being turned on and off. The Periodic Spring can be accessed by traveling east on 2nd Avenue in Afton and then driving 5 miles east along Swift Creek. Brochure produced by the STAR VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and the Lincoln-Uinta Association of Governments in cooperation vk^ith the State of Wyoming Division of Tourism. Star Valley's Snake River Canyon is ihe Scenic Gateway lo Yellowslone and Telon National Parks Visit Star Valley, located just 35 miles southwest of Jackson Hole.