The love story for so many of our full-of-memories generation is connected to a favorite auto. An automobile allows us to soar imaginatively “like an eagle,” with an excuse of practicality and need. We all have our reasons for owning a vehicle that fits our needs or desires, whether it be an off-road four-wheel drive [...]
Are you a Facebook user? So are we! In fact, we have 3 pages to keep you up to date on news. Our general page covers all 3 sites, exhibits, programming and has historic photos and cool tidbits. Check it out here. Dinosaur Journey Museum page has, of course, paleo related information. You can keep [...]
Robbery! Tom McCarty, Matt Warner and Butch Cassidy in western Colorado “One of the seven deadly sins is greed. When wed to any other, such as anger, pride or even sloth, a medium for thievery results. Crime in western Colorado has a history and unfortunately, a presence.” Read the whole story here. Thanks to Beacon [...]
Built in 1910, the old Loma School building, located at 1345 13 Road in Loma, housed students grades one through eight. It was a two-story building, with four classrooms per floor. The lower grades had class on the first floor and the higher grades had class on the second floor. The school had two outhouses [...]
Dreamers and doers: The first 30 years of Grand Junction, Part 2 Cultural interests were catered to early on with plays, musical performances and other entertainment. The town also hosted traveling professional performers. The Floradora Girls and Harry Houdini were particularly popular acts staged at the Park Opera House, with tickets priced between 50 cents [...]
John Otto: ”Man With a Monumental Vision” Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 • 5:30 PM Second & Main, across from Two Rivers Convention Center Including Chautauqua performers John Stansfield (Otto) & Lee Stetson (Muir) Reception to follow at Two Rivers Convention Center Courtyard Benefit Concert with Stray Grass at Mesa Theater 8 PM About the sculpture: [...]
“What would entice an individual or a family to leave an established home for the unknown? The siren of “possibilities” sings temptingly to dreamers and doers. This pioneering spirit brought the first white settlers to the Western Slope of Colorado, shortly after the White River and Uncompahgre Ute Indians were removed to reservation lands in [...]
The Mesa County Library is celebrating 110 years, thanks to several dedicated women of Mesa County. Margaret Ogilvie started a Women’s Association in Mesa County called the Isabella Club. Its main purpose was to better appreciate and understand the history of the American and Spanish cultures of Mexico and South America. Later it evolved into [...]
“Never judge your neighbor until you have walked 1,000 miles in his (or her) moccasins.” While admonished in this oft-quoted saying to be less judgmental and more empathetic to the plights of others, the illusive image of a Ute Indian in those well-worn moccasins might come to mind for those of us who call Western [...]
“In 1894, Walter B. Cross came to the Grand Valley to open the Mount Lincoln Coal Mine in Palisade. That soon changed when Cross decided to pursue the fruit growing business instead…” Read more about Cross Orchards’ history here. Thanks to the Beacon Magazine for sharing.