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The Wild, Wild West Returns to Wade House!
When showman William F. Cody brought his Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World to Sheboygan in 1896, little could he have imagined that — 110 years later — a troupe of Wild West reenactors would re-create that show before a 21st-century audience at Wade House historic site in Greenbush, just 20 miles from Sheboygan. The present-day Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show on Saturday and Sunday, August 26-27, will feature many of the same rollicking acts and larger-than-life personalities as the original.
Visitors will see and hear Wild West sights and sounds throughout each day of the event, culminating in special two-hour arena shows at 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Expect to come face to face with such legendary Wild West characters as "Little Sure Shot" Annie Oakley, "Cowboy Kid" Johnnie Baker, and "The King of the Cowboys" Buck Taylor as they perform stunts ranging from trick shooting with revolvers and rifles to skillfully wielding bullwhips. Other scenarios taking place both days of the event include gunfights, holdups, and the dispensation of frontier justice to outlaws.
 An 1899 handbill for Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World A "cowboy boomtown" will feature such Wild West institutions as the omnipresent small-town saloon — populated by an assortment of ruffians and n'ere-do-wells but also stocked with cool drafts of root beer and other refreshments. Boomtown visitors can pose for pictures with the likes of Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley, and an Old West market will offer reproduction goods for sale. Cowboy food stands will serve up a variety of Wild West favorites. The boomtown will be open each day until the arena shows begin.
Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for senior citizens, and $5 for children 5-12. The free-admission-for-children-in-August offer does not apply during the Wild West Show event. In addition to the Wild West Show events, admission includes tours of the 1860s Wade House stagecoach inn, the blacksmith shop, the Herrling sawmill, the Wesley Jung Carriage Museum, and horse-drawn carriage rides. For complete details, see our visitor information page.
:: Posted August 21, 2006
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