Chadron’s 38th annual Fur Trade Days Celebration gets underway today with the opening of the Buckskinners Primitive Rendezvous Camp about 12 miles southeast of Chadron off Bordeau Road.

Camp Coordinator Norm Martin says Saturday is the best day to visit, partly because of the competitions out there and partly because that’s when free shuttle rides are offered from downtown Chadron.

There are two activities…both walks….that get started at 5:00. One is of Chadron’s officially-designated Downtown Historic Business District. It’s free, self-guided, and begins by picking up a brochure at the  Blaine Hotel or 1st National Bank of Chadron

Participants will learn of the many historic structures which tell the story of how Chadron came to be and how it has grown and changed throughout the years. A various buildings will be actors portraying some of the town’s prominent characters of years ago.

Beginning at the Chadron Public Library and offering a unique take on the library and the city will a tour of Chadron’s Most Haunted Places….led by nationally-known ghost hunter Richard Dabney. Dabney will lead a similar second tour Sunday afternoon at 5:00.

Fur Trade Days 2014

Schedule of Events*

Thursday, July 10

• All Day – Bordeaux Creek Muzzleloaders Primitive Rendezvous Setup (3 mi E & 8 mi S on Bordeaux Road)
• 5 to 7 p.m. – Historic Downtown Walking Tour and activities (1st Nat’l. Bank – 2nd & Main)
• 5 p.m. – Historic Outdoor Walking Tour of Most Haunted Places (Start from Library)

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Friday, July 11

• All Day – Primitive Rendezvous
• All Day – Softball Tournament (Shumway Field, N Main St.)
• 8 a.m. – Traders’ Market Setup (Courthouse)
• Noon – Traders’ Market Opens (Courthouse)
• Noon – #TCRTreasure Hunt begins – Celebrating 130 years
• Noon to 6 p.m. – Black Hills Raptor Center Meet and Greet (Courthouse)
• Noon to 1 a.m. – Activities and Street Dance (122 W 2nd)
• 4 p.m. – Classic Car Show & Activities (Wilson Park, 8th & Morehead)
• 5 p.m. – Chadron Community Church BBQ (Courthouse)
• 5 p.m. – Native American Movie Festival Introduction (Library, 5th & Bordeaux)
  • 5:15 p.m. – “Young Lakota”
  • 6:15 to 7 p.m. – Movie Break
  • 7 p.m. – “Skins”
• 6 p.m. – Historic Flag Ceremony (Courthouse)
• 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Black Hills Raptor Center Educational Presentation (Courthouse Gazebo)
• 7 p.m. – Traders’ Market Closes
• 7 to 9 p.m. – Art Show (Chadron Arts Center, 4th & King St.)

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Saturday, July 12

• All Day – Primitive Rendezvous
• All Day – Softball Tournament
• 7:30 a.m. – Rotary Colter Run (CSC Armstrong Gym)
• 7 a.m. to Noon – Chadron York Rite Bodies Pancake Feed (Masonic Hall, 4th & Main)
• 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. – Classic Car Show (Wilson Park)
• 9 a.m. – Traders’ Market Opens
• 9:45 a.m. – Rotary Kiddie Parade (Start 5th & Main)
• 10 a.m. – 38th Lions Annual Fur Trade Days Parade (10th & Main to 1st & Main)

After Parade

• Chamber Ambassadors’ Buffalo BBQ (Courthouse)
• Bald Mountain Rounders (Courthouse, Sponsored by the Library Foundation)
• Rotary World Championship Buffalo Chip Throw (Courthouse)
• Ice Cream Social – Congregational Church (4th & Chadron Ave.)
• 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Art Show (Chadron Arts Center)
• Afternoon – Primitive Camp open to visitors
• Noon to 1 a.m. – Activities and Street Dance (122 W 2nd)
• 2 p.m. – Fur Trade Days, Inc. Buffalo Hide Throw Raffle Drawing (Courthouse Gazebo)
• 4 p.m. & 7 p.m. – Kiosk Committee Cemetery Historic Tours (Greenwood Cemetery behind Walmart)
• 4 p.m. – Traders’ Market Closes
• 5 p.m. – Movie Festival Continues (Library)
  • 5:15 p.m. – “Thick Dark Fog”
  • 6:15 to 7 p.m. – Movie Break
  • 7 p.m. – “Thunderheart”
  • 7:30 p.m. – “Chief Crazy Horse” (Museum of the Fur Trade)
• 5 p.m. – Calcutta (Fairgrounds, North Main St.)
• 6:30 p.m. – Ranch Rodeo (Fairgrounds)

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Sunday, July 13

• Attend the Church of Your Choice
• All Day – Softball Tournament
• 7 a.m. to Noon – Pancake Feed (Masonic Hall)
• Noon – Mr. LaPoint book signing (Library)
• 1 p.m. – Discussion by movie art directors
• 3 p.m. – “Sitting Bull Voice”
• 5 p.m. – Ghost Hunting with Richard Dabney (Starts at Library, to Bean Broker and Olde Main)

* This schedule is subject to change and times may be approximate. For updates during the event, check the information booth at the Traders’ Market or stop at City Hall, 234 Main Street. The Chamber of Commerce will also have current information. Call 308/432-4401 or stop at 706 W. 3rd St. Facebook and FurTradeDays.com will be regularly updated.