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Museums of Southern Colorado Opening Status

June 26, 2020

The following is the listing as of 06/27/20 for those museums that will be opening or remaining closed. Please note it is very important, and for some required, that you contact the museum via email or phone before your visit to ensure their accessibility and potential requirements.

Conejos County Museum (Antonito) - closed for 2020

Creede Historical Society (Creede) - closed for 2020

Creede Underground Mining Museum (Creede) - open 7 days of the week, 10am-3pm

Crestone Historical Museum (Crestone) - by appointment only

Fort Garland Museum (Fort Garland) - open - Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. The library and fiber studio are open by appointment only

Francisco Fort Museum (La Veta) - closed for 2020

Friends of No. 169 (Alamosa) - decision pending

Hinsdale County Museum (Lake City) - open - Sun-Thurs - 1pm - 4pm, Fri and Sat 10am-5pm

Homelake Veterans' Museum (Homelake) - closed for the season

Huerfano Heritage Center (Walsenburg) - closed for 2020

Jack Dempsey Museum (Manassa) - 10am-5pm, Mon, Tue, Thurs, and Fri. Closed during lunch 1-1:30pm

Luther Bean Museum @ ASU (Alamosa) - closed for the summer season

Monte Vista Historical Society/Transportation of the West Museum - closed for 2020

Museum of Friends (Walsenburg) - decision pending

Ryan Geology Museum @ ASU (Alamosa) - closed for the summer season

Saguache County Museum/Hazard House (Saguache) - closed for 2020

Sanford Museum (Sanford) - open by appointment only

Sangre de Cristo Heritage Center (San Luis) - closed for 2020

San Luis Valley-Alamosa Museum (Alamosa) - reopening August 20th

We hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe Summer Season! Stay well!!

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Teresa de Jesus Vigil book signing

June 21, 2021

Have a taste of the historic Hispanic homeland in San Luis Valley through the new book Teresa de Jesus Vigil: Herbalist, Storyteller, Poet at her book signing at Rawlings Library, 100 Abriendo Ave, Pueblo, on June 23, 6 pm and at Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center on July 10, 1:30 pm.Teresa Vigil will give a short presentation on herbs and read from her book published by Vanishing Horizons. Her cultural perspective and life-long medical experiences make her presentations compelling.Teresa [...]

The Best Places to Explore Along Colorado's New Scenic Byways

June 12, 2021

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Solstice in Center, Colorado

June 10, 2021

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Rio Grande County Museum Newsletter

June 4, 2021

Attached is a PDF of the Rio Grande County Museum Newsletter for June and July 2021.Featured articles and updates include:The Annual Art ShowWorld Ward II ExhibitArt Show with Amanda BlackLyndsie FerrellHigh Valley Community StudentsVolunteersSummer Programs and EXhibitsInterviews from the Past rgcm-2021-june-newsletter.pdfFile Size: 484 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File [...]

In a small village in southern Colorado, architect Ronald Rael makes an earthy return

May 30, 2021

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Drought and Newcomers Threaten Southern Colorado's Traditional Water Systems

May 30, 2021

Original post by Rocky Mountain PBSPosted May 25th, 2021by Kate PerdoniJunita Martinez, a resident of the small village of San Francisco [in Southern Colorado], hopes educating the next generation of parciantes will help sustain water rights and the acequia tradition. Here, irrigation canals dug by hand almost 200 years ago are still used — but nature decides how much water they have to work with.Water Is Life - "We're a land and water based people. I am [...]

Restored locomotive 168 to return to same tracks it traveled in 1880s

May 30, 2021

Original article published in the Valley CourierMay 24, 2021To train buffs around the world, it’s an unprecedented historic moment. For the first time ever, a steam locomotive from the 1880s has been completely restored and will run on the exact same tracks it originally did from 1883-1938. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad , owned jointly by the states of Colorado and New Mexico, has completed this historic project and will unveil the remarkably restored engine No. 168 at t [...]

Part 2 - the LeRoy Brothers in San Luis Valley

April 24, 2021

Contributed photo Billy LeRoy and his brother Sam Potter were buried in unmarked graves in the Del Norte Cemetery. Only one headstone remains today. by Lyndsie Ferrell from the Del Norte ProspectorNow, Billy LeRoy was not your typical looking criminal. The young highwayman was known for dressing on the up-scale side and one of his most infamous traits that kept lawmen guessing who he was, was his size four shoe.At many of the locations where LeRoy held up a train or stagecoach, lawmen would find [...]

Part 1 -A look at Del Norte’s rough and tumble past: The LeRoy Brothers

April 24, 2021

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A historic San Luis Valley locomotive will tug passengers again thanks to a coal lot of love

April 19, 2021

Photo credit: John McEvoy Special to The Colorado Sun "Experts from across the country converged to restore Engine 168 for the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad straddling the Colorado-New Mexico border.When Engine 168 chugs away from the station here in late June with about 60 passengers ensconced in four refurbished 19th century train cars, it will be the culmination of years of dreams, historic preservation work and an investment of nearly $4 million. And perhaps less visible [...]