Big bucks for black powder

The Sierra Madre Muzzleloaders Mountain Man Rendezvous this weekend will feature bigger prizes thanks to a Carbon County Visitors’ Council grant.

Because of the additional funding there will be awards for the top three contestants in all of the events, with a total cash prize of almost $3,000. The first prize in many of the events has been raised to $300, as well as a prize for the person wearing the best period costume.

Adults and children can participate in a variety of rifle and pistol shooting, knife throwing, fire starting and fire pan throwing. The Rendezvous will take place in Encampment starting Friday afternoon, with events all day Saturday and Sunday morning.

Joe Morrison of Saratoga said the Sierra Muzzleloaders have been together since 1984, and he has been with the club for 14 years. Morrison is very excited about the additional prizes and the kid’s knife throwing events.

“We really do this for the kids,” Morrison said.

Other family-oriented activities at the rendezvous are old-time kids games and crafts, a treasure hunt, and folks trading period goods and crafts. There will even be a candy cannon fired several times a day.

For more information on the event visit the Saratoga Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce website.

 

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