Experiences, Museums
If you find yourself in Aguilar, be sure to stop by the Apishapa Valley Heritage Center, open each summer season until early September. The center is open Thursday through Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm and also by appointment by calling 719-680-1393. Learn the history of the area, enjoy photos of mining and people, [...] Tags: aguilar, apishapa, history, museum
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Experiences, Museums
Walsenburg was called the “City Built on Coal” during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and nowhere else in Spanish Peaks County will give you as much opportunity to learn why than the Walsenburg Mining Museum. Follow the battles between the coal miners and mine operators, examine artifacts associated with the mining industry, and [...] Tags: history, mining, mother jones, museum, walsenburg
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Art, Music, Theater, Experiences, Museums
The Museum of Friends (MoF’s) home is the historic “Roof and Dick” building in the heart of downtown Walsenburg. MoF is a Contemporary Art Museum incorporated in 2007 by artists Brendt Berger and Maria Cocchiarelli. The museum’s name stems from the fact that the initial 500-piece collection of paintings, photographs, and sculptures were gifts from [...] Tags: art, berger, culture, museum, pacific art
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Experiences, Featured Posts on Homepage, Museums
Colonel John M. Francisco founded a trading post at the foot of the Spanish Peaks in Colorado Territory in 1862, around which the small town of La Veta grew. Legend tells us that upon reaching the verdant Upper Cuchara Valley in present-day Huerfano County, he declared, “This is paradise enough for me,” and settled down. [...] Tags: bob ford, francisco fort, historic buildings, history, museum, projectile points
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