Jul 27, 20231 minBurr conspiracy would have revamped the geography of the WestAaron Burr, the man who shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, planned an even more notorious undertaking a year later: He wanted...
Jul 27, 20231 minBig Bend was small, but important communityIn the 1880s, a small community was created at the Big Bend of the Dolores River in southwestern Colorado. It didn't last long, but it...
Jun 14, 20231 minLocal men follow old bike trailThis column is a bit unusual because it tracks both a century old bike ride and a current one, with a 40-year-old ride thrown in for good...
May 31, 20231 minHorses arrived before colonistsNew research demonstrates that many Native Americans obtained horses well before the had contact with European explorers and colonists....
May 17, 20231 min1883 was banner year for Grand ValleyThe first white settlers moved into the Grand Valley in autumn 1881, after Ute Indians had been forcibly removed from most of Western...
May 3, 20231 minColorado involved in early forest fightsThe second national forest in the country, then called a forest reserve, was established in Colorado in 1891. And it set off the first of...