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Jan
25
2025
Wild West Days

Wild West Days

  • Photos by Josh Bootzin/Yuma Sun
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The Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park hosted its inaugural Wild West Days event on Saturday, Jan. 25, drawing over 1,000 visitors for the museum's most-attended single-day event in recent memory. Jay Walker hosted a day of Wild West shootout reenactments, live music performances, a Victorian runway show, a mustache and beard contest and much more. "We're just so excited that Yuma showed up for this event," Yanna Kruze, prison manager, said.

The Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park hosted its inaugural Wild West Days event on Saturday, Jan. 25, drawing over 1,000 visitors for the museum's most-attended single-day event in recent memory. Jay Walker hosted a day of Wild West shootout reenactments, live music performances, a Victorian runway show, a mustache and beard contest and much more. "We're just so excited that Yuma showed up for this event," Yanna Kruze, prison manager, said.