Two women sat under the shade of a tent as they spun yarn and chatted on Sunday afternoon. The yarn would eventually become the wool and linen garments typical of the fur trade era — pre-1840s — ...

Hundreds of scouts from across San Luis Obispo County visited the Santa Margarita Ranch on Saturday for the annual Mountain Man Rendezvous. Scouts from the Cuesta District of Scouting America enjoyed ...

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This Is The Place Heritage Park is Utah's own Colonial Williamsburg, a living-history attraction where one can step back in time and experience life as the pioneers of the old West did. This Is The ...

Tall tales, amazing scenes, and trickery of the fur trade -- Heading for the mountains -- Trappers and their trade -- Mountain women -- Famous trappers -- Rendezvous -- Critics of the fur trade -- ...