Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site
Courtesy photoWyoming State Parks is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site with a bid of events during 2023.
Throughout the coming twelvemonth respective programs and peculiar events person been planned with the main solemnisation lawsuit taking spot connected June 26, 2023. Event details volition beryllium posted at wyoparks.org and via societal media.
In January 1973, what is present known arsenic Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site became portion of the Wyoming Recreation Commission (now Wyoming State Parks) done a cooperative statement with the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. The Wyoming Recreation Commission was tasked with protecting the archaeological resources wrong the tract and establishing a nationalist recreation country for nationalist enjoyment.
Over the past 50 years, the parkland has developed campsites, installed restrooms, improved nationalist equine corrals, and astir precocious constructed an summation to parkland office that volition go the Medicine Lodge Cultural Experience, opening summertime 2023.
Ongoing mentation of the site’s taste resources has helped the nationalist admit the value of protecting these resources for aboriginal generations.
“As we observe 50 years of Medicine Lodge arsenic a State Park it’s important to retrieve that radical person been surviving present for much than 10,000 years”, says Park Superintendent Heather Jolley. “Medicine Lodge continues to beryllium committed to improving communities and enriching lives”, she adds.
In solemnisation of 50 years, Medicine Lodge volition beryllium hosting a photograph contention passim the twelvemonth culminating successful a 2024 tract circumstantial calendar. Photo winners selected volition person a escaped transcript of the calendar and person photograph credit. Photographers of each levels are invited to enactment successful this contest. Additional calendars volition beryllium printed and disposable for acquisition astatine the parkland headquarters/gift store (price TBD).
Photo Contest Rules:
· The contention volition tally from December 2022 – November 2023 (to let clip for printing).
· Photos indispensable beryllium submitted by the 5th of each month.
· Photos submitted should coincide with the period oregon play the photograph is being submitted.
· Photos should not incorporate immoderate disposable faces of people.
· Top 3 finalists volition beryllium selected by parkland unit and posted connected societal media for nationalist voting (open for 1 week).
· Monthly victor announced by the 15th of each month.
· Please taxable precocious solution photos via email to heather.jolley@wyo.gov
· Disclaimer: By submitting a photo, you are agreeing that the photograph whitethorn beryllium utilized successful the 2024 Medicine Lodge calendar and posted connected societal media (photo recognition volition beryllium given).
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