2024 National Fur Trade Symposium

In the spring of 1824, a small group of trappers entered the Green River Valley, where they found an abundance of beaver and friendly Shoshone willing to trade. The following year supplies were brought from St. Louis and the first rendezvous was held, launching the rendezvous era of the Rocky Mountain fur trade. Meet us on the Green where the rendezvous era began and six of the sixteen rendezvous were held to celebrate the bicentennial of the “eve of rendezvous”. Presentations, speakers, living history camp with the American Mountain Men, dinner at the Mountain Man Camp, overview of the Rendezvous Grounds, Auto Tours and much more.