Swan River was the place to be from Thursday to Sunday last week as the town hosted the annual Northwest Roundup & Exhibition.
Thousands of people passed through the gate and there were lots of competitors in the rodeo.
"It was a great weekend of rodeo in Swan River, we had over 13,000 people through the gates, we had 183 cowboys show up to compete", said Swan River Valley Agricultural Society President, Austen Anderson.
Anderson also mentioned that George Canyon played on thursday night to a crowd of around 700 people. Canyon also volunteered to sing "Oh, Canada" before the rodeo events on Friday. Earlier in the day on Friday, over 130 floats made their way through Swan River for the parade.
[Image - CKDM vehicle lined up at the parade]
Over 5,500 people attended the exhibition on Saturday, and on Sunday there was a huge crowd on hand for the dash-for-cash which was won by Wayne Solomon.
To put on a successful event like the Northwest Roundup & Exhibition, a lot of support is needed from volunteers and businesses.
"We have a wonderful group of volunteers that work the week before the roundup and throughout the year, and we have wonderful sponsors that help us put this on", mentioned Anderson.
There is already lots of excitement for next year's exhibition, and Anderson says there are already several ideas being put forth to make the experience even better.
