Nearly all travelers need information about the places they visit, and in Park County, the chambers of commerce in Livingston, Gardiner and Cooke City provide that information.

The Livingston Area Chamber of Commerce office is at 303 E. Park St., in the former crew quarters of the Burlington Northern Railroad.

Brochures are available with information on a variety of businesses and services, including local accommodations, restaurants, churches, dude ranches, fishing and moving to Park County. There is even a special flier titled, “What to Do in Livingston.”

The Livingston Chamber sponsors one of the best events in Montana — the annual July 2 Livingston Roundup Rodeo Parade.

The event opens the PRCA Livingston Roundup Rodeo, set for July 2, 3 and 4.

Each year at the parade, spectators thrill to the excitement of viewing colorful floats, polished antique automobiles, mounted riders, clowns and novelty acts.

Local and professional bands provide live music — from traditional marches to popular numbers with a driving beat — and often guest bands provide speciality music, such as bagpipes or drums and bugles.

The parade begins at 3 p.m. at the corner of South Second and Geyser streets and goes north on Second Street to Park Street. Then it goes east on Park Street and finally, south on Main Street. This year’s parade theme is “Hometown Heros.”

Youngsters are encouraged to dress in costume and decorate their bicycles or wagons for the parade.

New in 2010 for the Chamber is Yellowstone Days, planned for Aug. 21.

The event will be centered at the Miles Park Band Shell in Sacajawea Park.

Yellowstone Days will feature arts, crafts, tours in a historic Yellowstone National Park bus, local country music and enough food to feed the hungriest railroader, cowhand or tourist.

The Livingston Area Chamber of Commerce has maps and information on summer and winter activities in Park County as well as information about Yellowstone National Park.

Livingston’s Chamber office is a good place to browse and collect information about area and regional happenings.

And to see what’s going on year-round, check the calendar of events on the Chamber’s Web site at www.livingston-chamber.com.

The Chamber welcomes visitors to its office. Summer hours from Memorial Day through Labor Day are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekends. Call the Chamber at (406) 222-0850, e-mail info@livingston-chamber.com or or write 303 E. Park St., Livingston MT 59047.

The Gardiner Chamber may be reached at (406) 848-7971, and the Cooke City Chamber at (406) 838-2495.

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