The Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Symposium will be held on september 11 - 13, 1997 at the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale, Wyoming. This year's theme is "The Fur Trade Era - the Influence of the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade on the Development of the American West." More information can be obtained from the musuem, (307) 367-4101. Jim Hardee AMM #1676