Fall is in the air, and there’s a lot going on at the Wind River Visitors Council.
Kiosk on the Wind River Indian Reservation
The Wind River Visitors Council worked with the Wind River Development Fund to put an informational kiosk under the gazebo at the Frank B. Wise Business Center in Fort Washakie on the Wind River Indian Reservation. The kiosk includes must-visit locations, a section about the Wind River Indian Reservation, a section about attending a powwow, access to the TravelStorys Wind River Indian Reservation audio tour and a link to the Wind River Visitors Council’s event calendar. The kiosk is up and running and well worth a visit.
Podcast
Have you listened to the Wind River Visitors Council’s podcast, Wyoming’s Wind River Country: Yellowstone’s Unique Neighbor? The most recent episode features the Boulder Choke Cave in Sinks Canyon State Park. New episodes air on the fourth Thursday of every month. October’s episode takes the listener on a tour of Riverton’s haunted history with well-known tour guide, Alma Law.
Powwow Video
The Wind River Visitors Council is creating a video about powwows. This informative and fun video dives into the powwow circuit, focusing specifically on the powwows and the people of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The video will be released this fall.
Wayfinding Signage in Dubois, Lander and Riverton
This Destination Development Program project puts attractive signage throughout Dubois, Lander and Riverton. A committee of 10 people, with representation from each community, worked with a contractor to create a strategic plan for this signage. The signage will have a unified look, while also representing each community’s unique personality. The project will be completed in the summer of 2025.
An Expansion of the Art Banner Project in Hudson and Riverton
This is another Destination Development Program project. Several new art banners are now on display in Hudson and Riverton. Keep an eye out as additional banners are put up.
Upcoming Wind River Visitors Council Retreat and Board Meeting
The Wind River Visitors Council has scheduled a planning retreat, which will include the creation of its new five-year strategic plan. This retreat takes place on Friday, October 11 from 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in room 206 of the Health & Science Center at Central Wyoming College, 2660 Peck Avenue, Riverton.
The next Wind River Visitors Council Board Meeting is Thursday, November 21 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Shoshoni Senior Center, 214 E 2nd Street, Shoshoni. Wind River Visitors Council meetings are open to the public.
Events
Do you have events that you’d like posted to the Wind River Visitors Council’s website, which automatically posts to the Wyoming Office of Tourism website? Please send any events or packages to community@windriver.org. We can also get you Wind River Visitors Council publications (the Vacation Guide, 7 Self-Guided Driving Tours, a self-guided map of the Wind River Indian Reservation and the Wind River Indian Reservation self-guided mobile audio tour rack card), as well as provide you with the Wind River Visitors Council’s calendar of events for distribution in your newsletter, publication, news source, etc.
About the Wind River Visitors Council
The Wind River Visitors Council, a Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), is charged with the responsibility of investing lodging tax revenues to facilitate wider promotion and marketing of Fremont County and the Wind River Indian Reservation (branded as Wind River Country) as a tourist and visitor destination.
Tourism Asset Development (TAD) Program
The TAD program is a voluntary program that is unique to Wind River Country. The Wind River Visitors Council gives 25% of the local lodging tax back to the communities in the percentage that they contribute to the lodging tax. Depending on occupancy rates, these numbers are constantly changing. These funds are distributed by the Lander Chamber of Commerce; the City of Riverton; and the Towns of Dubois, Hudson and Shoshoni to market the communities. Marketing efforts may include events, grants, educational programs and more.
The Wind River Visitors Council’s mission is to stimulate tourism by increasing awareness of and encouraging visitation to, the unique destinations, activities and events in Wind River Country.
