What's In A Name (Story, Dubois, Greybull) - Main Street, Wyoming

[@Hazeltonpeakroad]

Worked with George Lunbeck at the Story fish hatchery. Fantastic gentleman,,great worker and as smart as can be!

[@amyjolley-schafer8185]

Three special places in Wyoming. Thank you PBS!

[@karylynpetrie6236]

Great job George. Love when you tell stories about our little community, and love the community.

[@wellsonwheels457]

Love this treasure of history for my favorite state and little towns!

[@chadatwork]

Me and my family just moved to Dubois (Du-boyz) just under a month ago and everyone we have met or talked to have made us feel like family. My wife has said we're never leaving. It a wonderful place.

[@Absaroka]

I love visiting there.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Thinking of moving there with my family myself

[@CSLee-yu6ht]

My grandson and I stayed in Grey Bull and Dubois both this last summer, he is 12 and mentions something about Dubois every day since we got home. 🎅🏻🏴‍☠️🏔

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Love the story about Dubois, "screw you Senator", lol.

[@dbkyhere9229]

Great information of my home state! Thank you!

[@wyominghome4857]

We came to Dubois One year for the Fourth of July parade and fell in love with the place and especially the people. It’s the kind of town where people smile and wave when they drive by, even if they don’t know you. Do try the pie at The Cowboy Cafe. Amazing.

[@tigertelecom1]

Really nice episode.....thanks! Tj

[@kaycox5555]

AWESONE SHOW

[@lisabehe4546]

I had wondered if it was named after Dubois in Pennsylvania, which is pronounced the same way (do-boys).

[@chuckster3629]

When I drove through Dubois, Wyoming back in 2009, a local guy told me Dubois began as Do-bwah. He said a lot of French settled in the area. But, when other non-French settlers came to the area, they "ran the French out of town" and renamed the pronunciation as Du-boyz. Dunno how much truth there is in that story.

[@wyominghorseman9172]

None.

[@TheMermaid63]

Ah, Du-boyz! Great place to visit but not live unless you just don't want to be bothered with and don't need to make a living. "Outsiders" is a common term used on anybody who isn't from there and won't ever be accepted. Lived there for 3 and a half years, did my best to understand the hostile attitude and realized that most of the people it came from were other "outsiders" who had been there too long and forgot how to welcome newbies. I had a man from Buffalo tell me he'd been there 25 years and was still considered and treated like an outsider (not accepted) because he wasn't born there ! Generally , the best people there were most of the old-timers at the vet's lodge with their stories, generosity and sense of humor. They had no reason to feel intimidated by a newcomer and were very accepting. Healthcare is scant; decent groceries are 85 miles away, one way. I've lived in many parts of the country and it was, by far, the worst place yet. I went there to blend, make friends, contribute to the community. I had already spent a year working in the Tetons and would visit Dubois on my days off . I fell in love with it like I see some other people on this site have said they did . But as a single woman, I can only guess there were some insecure people who didn't understand my independent lifestyle and considered me a threat or thought that I didn't need friends lol Whatever their issues, it added to my stress in building my businesses and it became impossible to carry on there. There's nothing worse than apathy in world. Many others left before me, I came to find out, also outsiders whose businesses couldn't make it happen either despite their best efforts and for the same reasons. On the Up side, because there IS one, it's a great place to stay for a month if you like hiking, mountain biking, photography, driving on the dirt roads in the forest, and want to be near the big parks. Most of the motels and campgrounds are decent. But if you're interested in buying a home there, rent one for a year first. Then make a decision with your eyes wide open. Some folks like it, and some folks won't. Don't make my mistake which cost me a ton of money. Good luck!

[@billhosko7723]

Well written bio of your time there...

[@evansflammond6594]

A correction if I my ..you said native Americans been around there for hundreds of years..you might want to study a little harder try thousands of years !!!! Make a real documentary and state the facts...