No doubt the Big Horn Mercantile Company has seen lots of snow since it opened in 1882. But perhaps this photo taken at 7:30 pm on Wednesday evening, some 131-years later, offers a different viewing perspective. Can you imagine arriving by horseback at the Merc some 100+ years ago, tying your horse to the hitching post in front of the window on the right and heading in to warm-up by the stove? I wonder if the Big Horn schools in those days opened two hours late each time it snowed to allow for snow removal around the hitching posts?
