The following are some updates from the Wind River Visitors Council.
Celebration: Powwow on the Wind River Indian Reservation
The Wind River Visitors Council, in partnership with the Eastern Shoshone Tribe and the Northern Arapaho Tribe, is thrilled to announce the release of “Celebration: Powwow on the Wind River Indian Reservation.” This informative and fun video dives into the powwow circuit, focusing specifically on the powwows and the people of the Wind River Indian Reservation. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo2FILOVa1g&t=3s
Discover Dubois
The Wind River Visitors Council has also released “Discover Dubois,” a TravelStorys audio tour consisting of 10 locations, most of which can be walked to from the downtown Dubois area. Each site has a three-minute recording. Check out the tour HERE.
Resident Sentiment Survey
The Wind River Visitors Council is working in partnership with the University of Wyoming to release a resident sentiment survey for Wind River Country. This survey will examine public perceptions of tourism, including the positives and negatives of economic development, environmental impacts, over-tourism, quality of life and other areas. The survey will launch during National Travel and Tourism Week, which takes place from May 4 to 10.
Podcast
The most recent episode of Wyoming’s Wind River Country: Yellowstone’s Unique Neighbor travels to Dubois for the Pedigree Stage Stop Race. March’s episode takes listeners to the National Bighorn Sheep Center for its 31st Annual Bighorn Bash, followed by an eco-tour around the Dubois area. New episodes air on the fourth Thursday of every month.
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 summer 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.
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; the Self-Guided Map of the Wind River Indian Reservation; and the Wind River Indian Reservation and Discover Dubois self-guided mobile audio tour rack cards), as well as provide you with the Wind River Visitors Council’s calendar of events for distribution in your newsletter, publication, news source, etc.
Board Meeting
The next Wind River Visitors Council Board Meeting is Thursday, March 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Headwaters Arts and Conference Center, 20 Stalnaker Street, Dubois. Wind River Visitors Council meetings are open to the public.
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.
