It's still early in CFD 2015, but Mayor Rick Kaysen says all indications are pointing towards a banner year for attendance.

The mayor says preliminary numbers for Saturday's rodeo show it was the third largest crowd ever for a Frontier Days Rodeo. Kaysen says local merchants he has spoken with so far "have smiles on their faces" due to the amount of business they have been doing.

Kaysen predicted banner crowds for Cheyenne Frontier Days earlier this Summer

.Darren Rudloff, President of Visit Cheyenne said several weeks ago he thought a combination of relatively low gas prices and a generally improving economy would add up to strong attendance at CFD 2015 events.

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