Elk Fest
October
4th and 5th, 2008
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Elk Fest offers visitors a chance to view elk in the wild during the rutting season, as
well as expand their knowledge of elk. Learn more about elk, their habitat and how to
observe them in the wild. Elk Fest features bugling competitions,
educational areas, seminars, live music, Mountain Man Rendezvous, Native
American storytelling & music, a display of raptors, visits from Wolfwood
Refuge & Rescue, and guided elk-viewing tours. There will also be vendors
displaying artwork, handmade elk-ivory jewelry, scrimshawed antler
knives, elk antler lamps and chandeliers, elk hide pillows, silver and gold
jewelry, and other exceptional merchandise. A food vendor will barbecue.
elk cuisine and other delicious goodies. Watch for more details and a
schedule of activities as the event grows nearer.
Elk Fest is held in downtown Estes Park at Bond Park. The park
is conveniently located at the
intersection of Elkhorn and MacGregor avenues.
For more information contact the Events Office
at 970-586-6104; fax: 970-586-3661; e-mail - events@estes.org,
or mail your questions to:
Elk Fest
Events Department
P.O. Box 1967
Estes Park, CO 80517
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