2024's Top Events and Anniversaries

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An exciting range of events of all types happen year round in the Great Amerian West, celebrating music, art, cowboy and Native American rodeo skills, community and marking the milestones of historic events that took place in the region's colourful past. Here's a few of the best happening throughout 2024.

The Great American West is an awe-inspiring region of the USA including the beautiful states of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

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MONTANA

Big Sky Resort ‘Transformed Tram Experience' coming this winter. Follow the construction of the new Lone Peak Tram to open winter 2023:
Lone Peak Tram Construction | Big Sky Resort, Montana

Opening in winter 2024/25: The One and Only Moonlight Basin coming to Big Sky is the first O&O in the U.S.A. It will include a lodge with 73 rooms and suites, 19 detached villas within the resort, a separate ski lodge and a chenot spa.
http://www.VisitMT.com

NORTH DAKOTA

THEODORE ROOSEVELT PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY coming to Medora, North Dakota soon! The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library will show more of what we can learn from, than about, the United State’s 26th president. Learn to think boldly, dare greatly, live passionately and care deeply.
More: www.travelnorthdakota.com

SOUTH DAKOTA

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SOUTH DAKOTA GREAT FINDS PASSPORT: Discover the hidden gems of South Dakota with the free, mobile-exclusive ”South Dakota Great Finds” digital passport. The pass helps you discover new restaurants, retail businesses, outdoor activities and more. Check in during your stops for discounts, prizes and more. From unique overnight experiences to mom-and-pop restaurants, these are places locals swear by: www.travelsouthdakota.com/south-dakota-great-finds-passport
More: www.travelsouthdakota.com

WYOMING

When the weather turns colder and snow covers the ground, Wyoming becomes a winter wonderland.
Always one of the best places to travel in winter, the snow gives new outdoor opportunities to our beautiful landscapes and gives our towns new events to celebrate. From widely recognized events like Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s Kings and Queens of Corbet’s to charming small-town winter carnivals, you will find these 11 winter events well worth a trip to Wyoming:
https://travelwyoming.com/events/

IDAHO

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City of Rocks National Reserve became Idaho’s newest official International Dark Sky Park earlier this year. By day, this national park service site is a playground for rock climbers, outdoor adventure seekers and nature photographers. By night, it’s an out-of-this-world experience. The dark sky is so well preserved that visitors can experience the same night sky as the Shoshone people and pioneers on the historic California Trail centuries before. www.nps.gov/ciro Idaho has multiple destinations that host star parties in summer and winter:
• Bruneau Dunes State Park’s Observatory
• Lucky Peak State Park
• Idaho Falls Astronomy Society hosts a star party in Idaho Falls.
• The Sawtooth Botanical Garden hosts a dark sky dinner every month November-February on the full moon.
* GREAT AMERICAN WEST: AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND, Davidson Communications, Caroline Davidson at caroline@davcomm.com.au
* ROCKY MOUNTAIN INTERNATIONAL, Kim Snape, PR & Communications Manager at  ksnape@rmimarketing.com