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The Meeteetse Museums invites the public to a tour of the historic Double Dee Ranch on July 22. Participants will meet at the Museums on 1947 State Street in Meeteetse at 9 a.m. before following …
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The Meeteetse Museums invites the public to a tour of the historic Double Dee Ranch on July 22. Participants will meet at the Museums on 1947 State Street in Meeteetse at 9 a.m. before following museum staff to the historic ranch. Staff will leave promptly at 9:30 a.m. for the Double Dee. The tour begins on site at 10 a.m.
When meeting at the Meeteetse Museums, staff ask visitors to avoid walking in the newly planted native plant flower bed on the south side of the building facing the Wea Market. Guests are encouraged to park along the First National Bank Museum for the brief time spent at the Museums.
The Double Dee Ranch was owned and operated by Carl Dunrud from 1931 until 1945. Guest ranches like the Double Dee offered “dudes” from the city to experience the Western way of life. The Double Dee offered hunting, fishing, hiking, horseback riding and more in the scenic Absaroka Mountains. Guests to the ranch included author Hubbard Hutchinson; illustrator Wallace Smith; and pilot Amelia Earhart. After Dunrud, subsequent owners included Basil Bennett, Duke Wilson and AMAX. Today the ranch is part of the Shoshone National Forest.
After a brief presentation on the history of the ranch, the Shoshone National Forest pack string will also be on site for the tour, demonstrating a skill integral to the operating of the dude ranch in its heyday.
Finally, participants will join in a press conference held by “Amelia Earhart” portrayed by Miss V the Gypsy Cowbelle. Amelia will address the crowd in front of the cabin she stayed at while visiting the ranch and give some insight into her life.
Guests are encouraged to bring water, camp chairs and a lunch. They are recommended to carpool, when possible, in high-clearance, four-wheel drive vehicles. As always, the tour takes place in bear country and guests are asked to be bear aware during and after the tour. The tour will last approximately three hours. No registration is required for this program, though guests are asked to donate to support similar programming next year. This programming was made possible by the Wyoming Humanities and Wyoming Arts Council.
