The Western Legends Round-Up is Kanab's biggest whoop-de-doo of the year and Parry Lodge's busiest weekend. Being located smack-dab in the center of town plus housing most of the stars in attendance makes Parry Lodge 'command central' for the annual festival--a great opportunity for us to meet all the celebrities and see all the goings-on.
On the eve of Western Legends Round-Up, we happened to be in town when a huge 'chainsaw sculpture' grizzly bear was being placed in front of Denny's Wigwam. The operation involved a heavy-duty forklift, four men, lots of straps and many sidewalk superintendents. One of whom was western actor Dan 'Grizzly Adams' Haggerty. 
After the bear was more or less upright, Grizzly suggested that Fred take a picture of me with him and Robert Fuller from "Laramie" and "Wagon Train."
Parry Lodge is in the background.
The Western Legends Round-Up included numerous types of events over the three days:
Neil Summers, actor and stunt man, at the celebrity autograph site.
Young Paiute dancer.
One of the tractors in the Saturday morning Parade of Power.
Jan with Dr. James D'Arc, author of When Hollywood Came to Town:
A History of Moviemaking in Utah
Stars of the 2013 Western Legends Round-Up in front of Parry Lodge
[including Mike Moroff, James Hampton, Ed Faulkner, Stan Corliss, Dan Haggerty, Darby Hinton, Wyatt McCrea, Neil Summers, Lana Wood]
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