‘Brokeback Mountain’ Tourism: If You Film it in Canada, They’ll Still Go to Wyoming

Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 01.31.06 | 11:23 AM ET

Like “Sideways” did last year and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy before that, “Brokeback Mountain” is inspiring a surge in travel. But people are going to the wrong place. The Oscar-nominated film about two cowboys who fall in love was filmed in Canada, but according to an AP story it’s inspiring travelers to head to Wyoming. That’s where the characters meet and fall in love. “When we tell them it was shot in Canada, they’re still interested in Wyoming,” said Michell Howard, manager of the Wyoming Business Council’s film, arts and entertainment office. “They don’t hang up and call Alberta. They’re intrigued in the story.”