Main Street, Wyoming

A popular original series focusing on the communities and people of Wyoming, "Main Street, Wyoming" allows the audience to not only gain a better appreciation for the wonders of Wyoming but also take a second look at the events changing the world around us from the perspective of other Wyomingites. Over 180 episodes of "Main Street, Wyoming" have been produced by Wyoming PBS and have been repackaged and rolled out this fall as "Main Street Classics”. New "Main Street" episodes have also been produced on a variety of Wyoming topics and points of interest such as the Tour de Wyoming bicycle tour; Devil's Gate; Molesworth Furniture; the photography of Sara Wiles, the Warren Air force Base, and Wyoming basketball greats.

A complete listing of the episodes in the "Main Street" series can be found in the series Episode Guide. For information on how to order episodes of "Main Street, Wyoming" on video tape, please visit our Ordering Information page. And, as always, thank you for supporting your local PBS station.

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SERIES 1100
1102	Risky Business: The Ghost Town of Kirwin - The story of Kirwin, an abandoned mining camp deep in Wyoming's Absoroka Mountains and the risk takers involved in its history. From early explorers, outlaws and hard rock miners, to arctic adventurers and Amelia Earhart; this remote location drew a remarkable cast of characters. Today, its natural beauty and rich past continue to cast a spell on all who visit.
1101	A Conversation with Paula Kerger Paula Kerger, President and CEO of the Public Broadcasting Service, stops in Jackson to talk to Wyoming PBS’s Geoff O’Gara about the future of PBS nationally and in the Cowboy State.
SERIES 1000
1001	Ground Zero The first and final battles of the Cold War were fought from F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne.  Wyoming played a key role in winning the Cold War, from the dawn of the Atomic Age to the decommissioning of the controversial Peacekeeper ICBM in 2005. Incredible archives and interviews reveal this fascinating history, and take viewers into the remaining missile silos where a new generation of missileer keeps watch over launch facilities.
1002	The Middle of Nowhere Wyoming’s Sweetwater Valley is “the middle of nowhere”, but it’s also an historic crossroads for explorers, emigrants, homesteaders, and tourists. In this episode, Main Street, Wyoming takes a journey through the beautiful, challenging country around Independence Rock and Devils Gate with author Tom Rea.
1003	Wyoming’s Communication Pioneers The first telephone companies figured if it could work in Wyoming, it could work anywhere. And if it didn’t work, well, it was only Wyoming. The state became a laboratory for telephonic experimentation, welcoming barbed wire phone lines and the world’s first broadband wireless internet network. These are the people who dialed the state in and accelerated its conversations. These are “Wyoming’s Communication Pioneers”.
1004	Urban Living in the Cowboy State Within modern structures and historic old buildings, Wyoming residents are finding ways to live an urban lifestyle in the Cowboy State.
1005	Hooping it Up To the outside world, Wyoming is not a basketball state. But the faithful packing gyms and fired up for March Madness know better. They point to Kenny Sailors, inventor of the jump-shot, and leader of the University of Wyoming’s 1943 NCAA championship team. Seated on bleachers around the state, loyal fans trade stories about other Cowboy State greats: Shannon Brown, Kristen Newlin, Gerald Mattinson, Megan McGuffey, Marcus Bailey, Jaycee Carroll and James Johnson.
SERIES 900
901	Photography of Sara Wiles Sara Wiles began taking pictures of Northern Arapaho people as a social worker on the Wind River Indian Reservation. The photos were a chronicle and a gift to Indian families; now they tour art galleries and museums across the country. Wiles retains her close ties to reservation friends and families, even as she breaks new ground in her effort to use photographs to tell the stories of people and cultures.
902	Tour de Wyoming Every summer, while the stars of the Tour de France pedal around Europe, a less famous band of cyclists crosses the plains and mountain passes of Wyoming. No doping scandals here: just 300 or so stalwarts soaking up the scenery and soaking their jerseys over 300-plus miles of bicycling. On the 10th anniversary of the Tour de Wyoming, Wyoming PBS gets taken for a ride.
903	Molesworth: Interior Pioneer  Thomas Molesworth was a Cody artist who became a furniture-making phenomenon. Molesworth: Interior Pioneer follows the legendary designer’s odyssey from the lodges of Wyoming’s rich and powerful, to President Eisenhower’s quiet study. In these spaces, Molesworth shaped the interior West, and defined the Cody style.
904	Teton Music Festival: Music and Mountains They say the Grand Teton Music Festival is the best kept secret in Classical music. That is likely to change, as the festival welcomes a new maestro and renovates its venerable Walk Festival Hall. This program traces the history and achievements of Wyoming's premiere musical event. World renowned conductor Donald Runnicles is only the third music director to hold the top creative post at the 45-year-old festival. Following Runnicles will be the biggest names in classical music, who flock to Teton Village to create music that is a match for the mountains.