Smokey Bear Museum and Gift Shop

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address:102 Smokey Bear Boulevard Capitan, NM 88316 phone:505-354-2247 fax:505-354-2713 website:Smokey Bear Museum and Gift Shop

Smokey's Museum opened in 1961, having been dedicated in 1958, the rustic one room building almost bursts with Smokey memorabilia, photos and posters chronicling his life history. Engaging drawings by Rudy Wendelin and Harold Walter's enlarged photos catch visitors' eyes first. In one of Walter's photos, the cub Smokey looks up at the first poster of Smokey Bear. In another, the tiny Smokey crawls over Judy Bell's knee.