CHEYENNE FRONTIER DAYS BREAKFAST or BREAKFAST AT THE DEPOT WITH 10,000 FRIENDS.

How about  having some pancakes, ham and coffee with 10,000 new friends? Today was a beautiful sunny morning and the breakfast is free. During Frontier Days here in Cheyenne on Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at the Cheyenne Depot this great breakfast is served.  Almost forgot there is even entertainment during this event. 

The fine folks from the Kiwanis and local Boy Scouts are your hosts from 0700 to 0900. Don’t be intimidated  by the sheer size of the line, this line goes faster than any line at Walt Disney World. It moves really fast and you will probably strike up a conversation with the folks in line with you. 

Once you get to the front, the Kiwanis Club and their army of volunteers will serve you  so fast your plate is loaded with pancakes, butter, syrup and a slice of ham you barely have time to blink. Find yourself a place to sit on the many many many benches and enjoy the music and company. For me, it is a time to see many folks I had worked with in the past and catch up with them. 

I learned more than 100,000 pancakes  are made from 5,000 pounds of pancake mix, they cook-up 3,000 pounds of ham, serve 9,200 cartons of milk and 520 gallons of coffee, along with 630 pounds of butter and 475 gallons of syrup during the three pancake breakfasts!

Back in 1996 the single day record of 16,897 people were served. 

I learned this event started in 1952 and continues to this day. While this is a great time and an event to be seen to believe, it is actually a practice. Practice for feeding victims of a natural disaster. 

A tip of the hat to the many volunteers who make this an outstanding event.

Well, ya have to have a device to mix the batter. 

The serving Line is getting ready. 

 

Marking the end of the line. 

                                

                                                  
 Making more batter.

Governor Matt Mead and Miss Rodeo Wyoming just finished flipping some pancakes. 

Look for the pancake in the air in this picture to the right. 

There are several cooking grills set up and in action. As the pancakes are ready they are flipped in the air and then caught on the serving trays by the Scouts. When they get a tray full the run them to the serving line. 

The Cheyenne Depot and the line goes down the block in the distance. 

 Plenty of seating, and there is an area set aside for folks with disabilities.

 And the line grows.