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Date: August 29, 2008
Contact: Janis Buckreus, 307-467-5283 x 225

Devils Tower National Monument’s 2008 Cultural Program Series comes to a close Labor Day weekend with the annual Cowboy Poet Festival. On Sunday, August 31, between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. stop in at the park's picnic shelter with a picnic lunch and enjoy an afternoon of fun. This year’s roster of cowboy and cowgirl poets and musicians features Robert Dennis, Diane Tribitt, Ken Cook, and Paul Larson.

Robert Dennis has lived all his life on the family ranch in western South Dakota. Robert has been known in some places to bang on a guitar and make noises that pass for songs, and he likes to tell a story or two about the cowboy and ranching life. Dianne Tribitt, Minnesota’s Cowgirl Poet, is a rancher from Hillman, Minnesota. Her poems evoke some very special feelings based on her wealth of experiences not only as a rancher but as a grain bin construction crew boss and rodeo events secretary, too. Ken Cook ranches in southeast Bennett County, South Dakota. Ken has traveled the country entertaining folks with his poetry that runs the gamut of humorous and practical to emotional. Paul Larson has been on horseback and swinging a rope for most of his life. He sings, plays guitar and entertains people from far and wide with old classics, newer cowboy and western songs, and some of his own tunes.

Visitors and members of the local community are invited to spend their Labor Day weekend at our nation’s first national monument. On Monday, September 1st, the visitor center hours will change to 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. For additional information, contact monument staff at 307-467-5283 ext. 635.