Hiking Around Worland Wyoming

Worland, the own on the banks of the Big Horn River got an additional transportation boost when the railroad arrived there in 1906. The railroad helped the town to grow. It is still growing and is a clean city with an abundance of friendly residents.
Festivals celebrating frontier lifestyles are common in Wyoming, including Worland's fall Oktoberfest. Visitors from around the state and nations show up for the festival, which features ethnic food, music, dancing and cultural experiences.

While in town, visitors flock to the Washakie County Museum and Cultural Center at 115 Obie Sue Avenue. The historical and art are well worth seeing and visitors are urged to budget plenty of time for the experience. Those with a bent for history may want to visit Settler's Inn or Homestead House.
Pioneer Park, with its eye-catching new bell tower draws families and others who need a nice place for some quiet time. It is located on Big Horn Street.

For those addicted to golf, the 18-hole Worland course serves a need to residents and visitors alike.
In the century since Worland was founded there have been many individuals whose contributions helped direct the town's growth and in doing so made their name well known around the world.
A son of one of Worland's pioneers, William F. Bragg served as a reporter from Denver to Colorado and then published numerous western novels, one of which, Vigilantes of Wild West Magazine. William's son, Bill has made his own mark as a well-respected mark as a state historian.

Several Japanese Americans have also served Worland proudly, including Grant Ujifusa who attended local schools, went on to Columbia University and co-authored a book, "The Almanac of American Politics."
Edith Healy, the wife of a successful Worland area rancher played the violin in the Boston Symphony and when in the west she once showed her sturdy caliber by driving a team of horses down Crazy Woman Hill in the Big Horn Mountains into the town of Buffalo. That was considered a considerable feat for even a skilled teamster.
Vonola Knisely, daughter of a hard-working Worland farmer and cattle rancher, had an exceptional soprano voice who could sing a full step higher than any other human voice, according to "Ripley's Believe It or Not." Her upper register was so full and clear that her voice took her to Hollywood and on the concert circuit in Europe.

Other Worland young people went on to become well known in a variety of professions, including athletics, including John K.Argeris. Known as "Young Hercules" he was the lightweight wrestling champion of the world. All of them are proof that Worland is an ideal place to raise a family.