Sights to See: Trailing of the Sheep Festival, Hailey, Idaho

Trailing of the Sheep Festival  October 7–9, 2011, (208) 720-0585. This unique annual event celebrates the history and cultures of Idaho sheep ranchers. The event includes an authentic Folklife Fair; culinary events featuring lamb, cheese, and local foods; storytelling at the Sheep Tales gathering; a Fiber Festival; historical exhibits; Scottish, Basque, Polish, and Peruvian dancers and musicians; demonstrations; fiber and photography workshops; cowboy poetry; championship sheepdog trials; and the Trailing of the Sheep Parade with 1,500 sheep stepping lively down Main Street in Ketchum.

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