Ellensburg Rodeo

Ellensburg Rodeo

The Ellensburg Rodeo opens every Labor Day weekend (August 31 - September 3) along with the Kittitas County Fair in Ellensburg, WA. Started in 1923, the Ellensburg Rodeo has grown from a local competition among ranch hands to the Professional event of today with over 500 contestants and prize money in excess of $250,000. [cite web |url=http://www.ellensburgrodeo.com/ |title=Ellensburg Rodeo |accessdate=2007-09-14 |quote= |publisher= ] Within the Pacific Northwest the Ellensburg Rodeo is second in size only to the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, and is considered to be one of America’s top 25 rodeos. [cite web |url=http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5094/ |title=HistoryLink.org |accessdate=2007-09-14 |quote= |publisher= Ellensburg holds its first rodeo on September 13, 1923]

ee also

* Rodeo
* List of Rodeos
* Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
* ProRodeo Hall of Fame

References

External links

* [http://www.ellensburgrodeo.com/ Ellensburg Rodeo Official Website]


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