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SUMMARY:Return to Kirwin: Ghost Town Doins & Plaque Dedication
DESCRIPTION:South Pass Chapter #1867 of E Clampus Vitus® presents\,\nReturn to Kirwin: The Plaque Strikes Back\n\nGhost Town Doins & Plaque Dedication\nDate: July 31 – August 2\, 2026 (6031) \nPlaque Dedication: Saturday\, August 1\, 2026 \nLocation: Historic Ghost Town of Kirwin\, Wyoming\nSouthwest of Meeteetse in the Shoshoni National Forest \nClampsite: Forest Service Road 200 \nGPS: 43.933513\, -109.221289 \n\n\nClick Here to go directly to Online Doins Pre-Pay\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\nThe Hewgag Breys!\nBrothers\, Redshirts\, PBCs\, Retreads\, Widder-fearing wanderers\, and all respectable-enough members of the Ancient and Honorable Order:\nSouth Pass Chapter #1867 is returning to the high country ghost town of Kirwin\, Wyoming\, for a full and proper Doins and the long-awaited dedication of our Kirwin historical plaque. \nLast year we made the journey by starlight and candlelight\, but the plaque was still somewhere between “coming soon” and “blame the mail.”\nThis year\, we go back in daylight\, in full force\, and with the sacred burden of doing the job properly.\nIn other words: Return to Kirwin: The Plaque Strikes Back. \nKirwin is about as real as it gets for old west abandoned mining towns. This site speaks directly to our roots as Clampers and as a historical preservation society.\nGold and silver were found in the area by Bill Kirwin and Henry Adams in 1885. By 1892\, the townsite was platted\, and miners\, dreamers\, operators\, optimists\, liars\, gamblers\, and men who should have known better had made their way into one of the most rugged corners of Wyoming. \nAt its height\, Kirwin held around 200 souls and some 40 buildings\, including a post office\, hotel\, assay office\, sawmill\, and the usual mining-camp necessities.\nBut the railroad never came\, the money never quite matched the hope\, and in February of 1907 an avalanche off Bald Mountain terminally crippled the town. \nEven after Kirwin emptied out\, history kept wandering through. Amelia Earhart visited the area in 1934 and began construction of a cabin nearby before disappearing in 1937\, leaving another unfinished story in a place already full of them. \nSo we return. We return to dedicate a plaque. We return to honor the miners\, families\, prospectors\, fools\, investors\, laborers\, and hard-country survivors who gave Kirwin its brief\, stubborn life.\nAnd we return because South Pass Chapter #1867 said we would. \n\nSee Kirwin Before You Go\nGet a look at the country\, the ghost town\, and the road into Kirwin before heading into the mountains. \n\n\nLike what you see?\nGet prepaid below. \n\nThis is a very remote location!\nNo garbage service—pack out what you pack in. Let’s leave it better than we found it. \n\nSaturday meals are included. Breakfast\, lunch\, and dinner will be prepared by Clamp Cook Ron “Turtle” Cleveland.\nDry camping only. Bring your camp gear\, water\, beverages\, snacks\, and anything needed outside the Saturday meals.\n4WD/high-clearance strongly recommended. This is remote mountain country\, not a Sunday drive to the latte window.\nSlippery on site! Rough ground\, mountain weather\, loose history\, and possibly a few Clampers who packed poorly.\n\n\n\nRegistration Information\nRedshirt Prepay: $67.00\nPBC Prepay: $87.00\nRetread Prepay: $107.00\nEvent Shirt Prepay: $20.00 \nPrepay closes: Saturday\, July 18\, 2026 \nAfter July 18\, each rub type increases by $20\, and event shirts increase to $25. \nYour rub includes the Doins and Saturday breakfast\, lunch\, and dinner by Clamp Cook Ron “Turtle” Cleveland. \nPrepay online below HERE. \n\n\nDirections & Accommodations\nOnly dry camping at the clampsite.\nDirections:\nFrom HWY 120 in Meeteetse\, turn west at the gas station on HWY 290 toward Pitchfork Ranch & Sunshine Reservoir.\nGo 6.5 miles to Wood River Road and turn left. Follow Wood River Road until it turns to gravel after the first bridge.\nKeep going\, pass Wood River Campground on the left\, then Brown Mountain Campground on the left.\nAfter about 21 miles from the highway\, cross a small creek and cattle guard.\nThen take the next small road on the right. If you get to the Wood river crossing\, you’ve gone too far.\nLook for the red signs as always. \nGPS: 43.933513\, -109.221289 \nThere is only one road in and one road out. \nBring your camp gear. Bring water. Bring warm clothes. Bring a chair.\nBring a sense of humor. Bring a truck that can get back out. \nTurtle has Saturday’s meals covered\, but you are still responsible for your own snacks\, beverages\, Friday needs\, Sunday needs\, and any poor decisions made after dark. \nQuestions? Call Clampatriarch Ben Jackson at (307) 254-2034 \nRead more about our previous events: \n2026 Jeffrey City: Still Glowing Doins\n2025 Reach Around the Rockies Doins\n2025 Starlight Candlelight at Kirwin\n2024 Summer Doins\n2023 Summer Doins\n2022 Charter Doins\n2021 Summer Doins\n2021 Spring Doins\n2020 3-Way Doins\n2020 Spring Doins\n2019 Summer Doins \n \nPre-Pay for your Doin’s Ticket Here:
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LOCATION:Camp Kirwin\, Kirwin\, WY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dedications,Doins
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