The Museum of the Fur Trade east of Chadron hosts its annual Holiday Open House this Sunday afternoon. Museum director Gail Potter says the admission fee is being waived for the event…which features both regular items in the museum gift shop and items from a number of local artists.

Potter says this year’s featured local artists include Gail Davis, Judy Hawthorne, Alice Denton, Kit Watson, and Chris Meisel.

She’s also proud of the Museum of the Fur Trade gift shop…pointing out that it has a wide variety of books, Lakota quillwork and bead jewelry, handmade holiday cards, pottery ornament and many other items that make great stocking stuffers such as hand puppets and puzzles.

Potter says the Holiday Open House is also a good chance for visitors to get a look at some changes being made to the museum such as old exhibit cases being demolished and new tile being installed.