Morgan has done research that falsifies their documentation, but is unsure about how to approach them about it. She said it is difficult to question something like this because Wyoming has two prominent monuments and has printed its claim to the first rendezvous in three history books that Morgan knows of. She does say that the research is getting close to being submitted. In the meantime, the Old Ephraim Mountain Man Club will be preparing for it's own rendezvous Memorial Day weekend. Each year the members gather and build their own temporary community of teepees, trading sites and gathering spots.
Participants cook dinners in Dutch ovens and leave modern items like cameras and watches behind.
Everything is authentic to the early 1800s. On May 25 and 26 participants will teach 25-30 bus loads of elementary school children who stop by each day how to shoot a black powder rifle, the arts of storytelling, wood carving, leather art and bead work, all the crafts of the times. The members stay for about a month at the site in Left Hand Fork, about five miles up Blacksmith Fork Canyon. Because of this, their relationship with the forest service is good, according to Lynda Atkinson. She and her husband, LaDell, have been members for 21 years.