Discover Southwest Colorado 2012

Discover
Southeast Colorado
2012 Travel andTourism Guide
For Southern Colorado
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Colorado Welcome Center ........ Page 4
Engine 1819 .......................... Page 5
On the Rails .......................... Page 10
Area History Preserved ........... Page 12
Wondrous Canyonlands ......... Page 14
Boating & Fishing Guide ......... Page 20
John Martin Reservoir ............ Page 24
Prehistoric History ................. Page 25
Amache Internment Camp ...... Page 28
The Arts ................................ Page 29
Sand Creek Massacre Landmark
............................................. Page 30
Calendar of Events ................ Page 32
Wildlife Photography .............. Page 34
Holly Bluegrass Festival ......... Page 37
Lodging Guide ....................... Page 30
Golf Courses ......................... Page 40
Chambers of Commerce ........ Page 41
Church Directory ................... Page 42
N
o matter what your
interests are, or the
time of year, there
is always something to do
in Southeast Colorado.
Visitors and residents
alike will find much to sat-
isfy their spirit of adven-
ture. Nature lovers will en-
joy the abundant wildlife
that populates the region.
Herds of antelope and
deer can be seen year
round and birding here is
exceptional.
For the photographer,
there are great opportuni-
ties to capture a wide vari-
ety of wildlife that inhabit
the prairie. Birders will
find least tern, piping plov-
er, lesser prairie chicken,
snow geese, blue heron,
burrowing owl, and lark
buntings to name but a
few varieties that frequent
the region. A morning
drive on a country road
will reveal an abundance
of majestic birds of prey
including hawks and nu-
merous nesting eagles.
You will enjoy reading lo-
cal photographer Jill
Smiths story in this maga-
zine about her experiences
capturing area wildlife
with her camera.
Southeastern Colorado
is still home to farm and
ranch families whose par-
ents and grandparents
came to the region to build
an independent life on the
prairie. Many of those
original homesteaders
have relatives who still live
and work on the land here.
These friendly, hardwork-
ing folks will readily share
their stories and steer you
to points of interest you
will want to explore while
you are in the area.
History lovers will find
the descendants of the
hardy souls who settled
southeast Colorado have
done a fine job of preserv-
ing and protecting the arti-
facts that tell the story of
building a life in the Amer-
ican West. Be sure to en-
joy the stories by Lance
Maggart and Kristin Lub-
bers about the role of the
railroad in building the
west and the fascinating
story of moving a massive,
early 1900s locomotive to
its current location at the
Colorado Welcome Center
in Lamar.
The area boasts a re-
markable number of gifted
artists, but is also the
home to carefully pre-
served and protected an-
cient cave art. There are
also dinosaur tracks in the
area which are described,
along with photos, in the
pages of Discover this
year.
With its big sky and ex-
pansive views of the land-
scape it is no wonder that
so many artists, artisans,
musicians, and writers
make their homes here.
Whether you are here for
a few days or are consider-
ing relocating to southeast
Colorado, we hope you
will find this guide helpful
in learning about the area.
Enjoy!
Mary Breslin, Publisher
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John Contreras The Lamar Ledger
This photo of young cowboy Heston Seufer was taken
at the Holly fair.
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COLORADO
COLORADO COLORADO
WELCOME CENTER
WELCOME CENTER WELCOME CENTER
The adventure
begins here
T
he Colorado Welcome
Center in Lamar is
one of the10 state wel-
come centers in Colorado.
Lamar was selected to repre-
sent the state as a Welcome
Center site because it is in-
tersected by three U.S. high-
ways: 50, 287, and 385.The
center is located in a historic
1907 Railroad Depot which
has twice-daily Amtrak serv-
ice between Chicago and
Los Angeles.
The center is open seven
days a week from 8 a.m. to
5.m. during winter months
and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
from Memorial Day to Labor
Day, and closed only on New
Years Day, Easter, Thanks-
giving, and Christmas. Vol-
unteers are available to as-
sist travelers with their plans
and answer any questions
about Colorado. The Colo-
rado Vacation Guides cover
each region of the state.
These will give a general
overview of areas of interest
and information about each
region. Individual brochures
of specific attractions are
also available to enhance the
information shown in the
guides. There are also bro-
chures covering heritage
sites and museums; scenic
highways and byways; gal-
leries and performing art lo-
cations; sports arenas, and
golf courses just to name a
few.
The Welcome Center also
has information covering all
the state parks. To enhance
this information, visitors will
find the Colorado National
Parks guide and regular
camping guides. The Divi-
sion of Wildlife supplies
hunting, boating and fishing
information, including a vid-
eo about watchable wild-life
and Web sites to visiting on
the Colorado Birding Trail.
Travelers are encouraged to
stop at any Colorado Wel-
come Centers to plan their
next vacation.
The nine Colorado Wel-
come Centers, sponsored by
the state of Colorado, are lo-
cated at main highway en-
trances. Operating funds are
allocated annually by the leg-
islature. In addition to the
welcome centers, the state
provides funding for informa-
tion services and marketing,
which is administered
through the Colorado Travel
and Tourism Authority un-
der the direction of the Colo-
rado tourism Board and the
Governors Office of Eco-
nomic Development and In-
ternational Trade.
Other Welcome Centers
are located at Burlington and
Fruita on I-70; Julesburg on
I-76; Trinidad on I-25; Cortez
on U.S. Highway 160; Dino-
saur on U.S. Highway 40; ;
Red Rocks on 17100 Trading
Post Road-I 70; Alamosa
Highway 160 and the Rio
Grande and at Fort Collins
on I-25. Travelers are invited
to call the Colorado Wel-
come Center at Lamar man-
ager, Judy Douglass at 336
3483for further information
or assistance.
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By Lance Maggart
The Lamar Ledger
T
he 1819. Its historic.
Its iconic. Its a small
piece of a much great-
er history, the American
West.
This small corner of Colo-
rado was once awash in the
hazy dust driven up from un-
der wagons and beaten from
the prairie by the hooves of
cattle crossing this land. The
settlers and the lawmen, the
cowboys and the Indians, the
drunks and drifters and
ranch hands and rustlers; all
of them were endlessly mov-
ing towards one place. A life-
line of steel running east to
west like the veins of this
great nation, the railroad
The beacon of the frontier.
Even 100 years ago the
towns throughout this re-
gion centered on and lived
life because of the railroad.
Small plumes of black smoke
could be seen daily billowing
from the stacks of the en-
gines belching burnt coal as
they shuffled and churned
through an ocean of buffalo
grass. The railroads brought
the people west, but it was
more than just a means of
travel. The railroads and
their powerful steam engines
were the wonders of the in-
dustrial age. They were
mighty machines of man that
conquered whole continents.
Those days are gone now
and the railroad that was
once the centerpiece of ev-
ery community on the plains
is often times an after-
thought in most of our lives.
Likewise the great Engine
1819. No statue, or toy; no
the 1819 was a workhorse.
We are very thankful to
Tom Betz of the Lamar Daily
News who had previously
compiled a great deal of in-
formation on Engine 1819
during the early 1990s. At
that time the engine was
moved for the second time
from the city complex next
to the old Carnegie Library
down Fourth Street in Lamar
to its current location next to
the Santa Fe train depot.
Forged in the fires of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works
in Philadelphia Penn. and
built to carry freight across
the plains like oxen carrying
pioneers, the 1819 was built
in the early 1900s at the
height of locomotive produc-
tion in the U.S. around 1905
or 06 when the Baldwin Lo-
comotive Works completed
an order of Prairie type
1800 Class locomotives for
the Atchison, Topeka & San-
ta Fe Railway.
Frank M. Ellington, a for-
mer Santa Fe shopman
wrote a book titled Steam
Locomotives of the Santa Fe.
A former Shopmans Scrap-
book. In it he outlines the
basic history and specifica-
tions of the Prairie type
steam engines. In his book
Ellington quotes an Ameri-
can Engineer and Railroad
Journal article printed in No-
vember 1906 at length.
The Baldwin Locomotive
Works are delivering to the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway an order of very
large and powerful Prairie-
type locomotives for fast
freight services. They are of
the Baldwin balanced com-
pound design, and in order
to embody this design with
this type of locomotive and
escape the use of bi-furcated
inside main rod for spanning
the front axle, the high-pres-
sure cylinders have been
raised and inclined suffi-
ciently to allow the inside
main rod to pass above the
front driving axle. The
Prairie type locomotive for
fast freight service, which in-
cidentally includes low speed
heavy passenger service, is
becoming quite common in
certain sections on Western
railroads. During the past
few months there has been
such a design for the Chica-
go, Burlington and Quincy
Railway, where the type has
been in very general use for
over five years, and a similar
engine for the Northern Pa-
cific Railway.
This one for the Santa Fe,
however, is larger and more
powerful than either of the
previous ones, and it also
has the further advantage of
being a balanced compound.
These locomotives weigh
248,200 lbs. of which 174,000
lbs. or over 70 percent, is on
the drivers, making them the
heaviest Prairie type for ei-
See ENGINE 1819, pg. 6
John Contreras The Lamar Ledger
Engine 1819 and the great move
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ther freight or passenger
service which we have on
our records. The factor of ad-
hesion is 4.7 and the engine
weighs 62. per sq. ft. of total
heating surface. The rigid
wheel base is 13 ft. 8 inches.
The engine was designed for
16 degree curves.
Also, from The Railroad
Gazette of April 9, 1906.
These locomotives are in-
tended for fast freight serv-
ice on a part of the Santa Fe
having 10 degree curves,
and with grades from .6 to
1.25 percent. Heretofore, the
balanced compound has
been considered as eexclusi-
vely a type for heavy passen-
ger service, chiefly because
the perfect balancing ob-
tained made possible high
speeds and greater adhesive
weight per axle.
The application of the
principle to locomotives for
fast freight service is novel,
but entirely in line with the
demand for quick transporta-
tion of perishable commodi-
ties. The growing traffic in
fruit and Oriental imports
from California has resulted
in the adoption of through
freight schedules by the
transcontinental roads,
which today exceed in aver-
age speed the passenger
schedules of a few years ago.
These locomotives with
their large boilers and ample
cylinder dimensions, will be
able to handle these fast
freights in better time and
with more reliability than
ever before.
The 1819 cost $23, 239.51
when brand new. According
to Santa Fe, after 47 years of
service Engine 1819 was re-
tired in October of 1953. It
traveled a total of 916,626
miles during its tenure and
handled freight, passengers
and switch duties in the
Middle Division of Missou-
ri, Kansas and Colorado.
During its years of service
the engine underwent sever-
al conversions, the first in
November 1927. At that time
the engine was converted
from compound to simple
and Waiscaert Valves were
added. In October 1930 a
Schmidt Superheater was
added. Finally in Sept of
1941 the 1819 was converted
from coal to oil and National
Draft Gear was added.
Engine 1819 rests at the
historic Santa Fe Train De-
pot in Lamar Colorado. It sits
raised above the street and
sidewalk on a compacted
hardened bed to support the
immense weight of the en-
gine and its tender. The
same rails have been under-
neath the 1819 for 56 years,
since it was donated to the
City of Lamar in 1956. The
mighty 1800 Class Prairie
type designed for fast freight
services on the great plains
and throughout the west,
now serves as a local histori-
cal landmark and tourist at-
traction, a must see for any
train or railroad enthusiast.
The 1819 traveled a total of
916,626 miles in its career
with the Santa Fe. It has
made two trips, albeit much
shorter ones, since retire-
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ment. Now it can claim
916,626 miles, and 10 blocks.
On two separate occasions
the 1819 has slowly worked
its way through the streets of
Lamar, being dragged inch
by inch down Fourth Street
to the Carnegie Library in
February of 1956. It com-
pleted the round trip 35
years later when it was
pulled, on the same route
down Fourth Street, back to
the Santa Fe depot.
When the train was origi-
nally moved in 1956 it was
pulled using winch trucks
over the course of five days.
When City of Lamar crews
and others who had volun-
teered to move the 1819
back in 1991 they initially ex-
pected to complete the move
in four days. However a cou-
ple of minor complications
caused the move to take four
days and some change.
To prepare for the move-
ment of engine 1819 Santa
Fe provided the city with 12
sections of track with the
corresponding cross ties.
Each section of track was 39
feet long. With all the sec-
tions of track connected end
to end the 1819 could be
moved a total of 468 feet at
one time. To move the quar-
ter million pound steam en-
gine Lupe Adam of A&B
Roustabout donated the use
of his 48,000 pound rig-up
truck. A massive and impres-
sive machine in its own rite,
Adame said of his rig-up
truck, She pulled that thing
every inch of the way.
On the very first day the
project began, Monday Janu-
ary 21, 1991, crews from San-
ta Fe, Southeast Colorado
Power, the City of Las Ani-
mas, the Lamar Utility De-
partment, the Lamar Street
Department, and A&B
Roustabout began moving
the 1819. The crews had
only moved the train 150 feet
when the idler wheels de-
railed. The train literally
slipped right off its rails and
came to a rest on the cross
ties beneath. Luckily no one
was injured. Adame said, I
was just glad the thing didnt
tip over. If the ground had
been too soft underneath,
wed have been in trouble.
Crews from Santa Fe used
re-railer frogs to get the
train back on its tracks and
moving on down the short
line.
Moving the engine from
its old location near the Car-
negie Library required work
crews to not only move the
huge engine but also get it
up and over the curb of the
parking lot of the city com-
plex. A seemingly simple
task that proved incredibly
difficult. Workmen had to
form dirt braces around the
curb and gutter while cross
ties where laid and the rails
put down. However the train
could not simply be pulled
out onto Fourth Street be-
cause it had to make a slight
turn so it could merge onto
the north south bound road.
Moving the train at all was
no laughing matter. The
wheels had become rusted
and immobile; it is believed
that the flood of 1965 nega-
tively affected the idler
joint and also contributed
significantly to the rusting.
Adame said he remembered
workmen from Santa Fe us-
ing diesel fuel to lubricate
the wheels and break them
free from their rusty bonds.
However even after getting
the wheels moving again the
act of having the train make
turns proved to be the most
difficult part of the entire
task. The 1819 made two
turns during the return trip
of 1991; once while moving
out of the city complex park-
ing lot onto Fourth Street,
the other was turning from
fourth onto Beech Street.
According to Lupe Adame
when the train was making
its turns, I pulled that as far
as I could forward. Then we
laid track with a bit of a
curve and pulled it back.
Then we laid track again,
and turned the track a little
bit one way. Then we did
that to it until we got it
where we wanted it.
After finally completing
the complicated turn from
Fourth onto Beech Street
the 1819 was ready to be
moved onto its current rest-
ing place back onto the
same rails it sat on the previ-
ous 35 years at the city com-
plex. However, to transfer
the engine from the mainline
tracks used to move it onto
the regular rails a special
section of track was needed
to go between the two.
Workmen completed turning
the train onto Beech Street
late on Thursday January 24,
1991. After resuming work at
8 a.m. engine 1819 was at
last set into final position at
approximately 10:20 a.m. on
Friday morning January 25,
1991.
Engine 1819 is a part of
the legacy of the American
West. It has traveled the sto-
ried rail lines of the western
U.S. and now rests in retire-
ment on the high plains in
Lamar. The 1819 is a gem,
and an heirloom. It is part of
a great treasure trove of his-
tory found here in southeast-
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Railroads built agriculture, cattle industry
By Kristin Lubbers
The Lamar Ledger
I
n the early 1860s, the
Homestead Act was
passed providing free
land to anyone willing to stake
a claim and make improve-
ments upon it. Settlers could
have 160 acres in the central
plains to farm or raise live-
stock. Settlers flocked from
the southern and eastern
United States to take advan-
tage of this great opportunity.
Through the Homestead Act,
southeastern Colorado quick-
ly became more populated.
Towns were built and econo-
mies established. But as the
network of railroads was cre-
ated, even some of the more
stable towns based on agricul-
ture would fail and be aban-
doned if the railroad decided
to bypass that location.
In the early days of Colo-
rado and westward expansion,
having a railroad station could
make or break a town. Rail-
road access was a means of
survival to the first settlers of
southeastern Colorado. It
meant easier access to goods
and information; it was a con-
nection to the outside world
for people in these settle-
ments far-removed from the
rest of the country. It comes
as no surprise then, that exist-
ing towns fought for the op-
portunity to have a railway go
through their land, while loca-
tions for new settlements
were determined by the rail-
way line.
The railroad affected almost
every aspect of a town. The
railroad, from its land grants,
often sold the town the very
land it stood upon. Railway
promoters would bring in in-
vestors from nearby towns to
build commerce and jumps-
tart the economy. It brought
building supplies that couldnt
be had locally. What isnt nec-
essarily apparent, however, is
how the railroad affected the
industry of a particular area.
Today, southeastern Colorado
is known largely for agricul-
ture and the raising of live-
stock. Farming, though it has
substantially grown in scale,
has been a way of life in this
area since it was populated by
Indian tribes. Raising live-
stock, namely cattle and
sheep, has played a large part
in the southeastern Colorado
economy since Colorado be-
came a territory. The railroad,
in its efforts to increase its
own revenues, greatly affect-
ed both industries.
Livestock
Before explorers came
through the area,
southeastern Colorado was a
vast expanse of rolling plains
covered in tall grasses and
broken by rivers and streams.
These conditions supported a
large population of buffalo,
which were hunted by the
Indian tribes living in the
area. As pioneers made their
way west, they also hunted
the buffalo. As the railroad
advanced, bringing with it a
larger settler population
throughout Colorado, the
demand for meat was too
high and the buffalo herds
were thinned rapidly. In this,
settlers saw an opportunity.
The land was perfect for
pasture, so cattle and sheep
were brought to the area.
The cattle industry grew
quickly in the Arkansas Valley
as it did in much of the
central plains there was a lot
of space and the land was
either free or very cheap. In
the 1870s, the Santa Fe
Railroad reported shipping
between 70,000 and 90,000
head of cattle each year.
Larger cities east and west
became dependent on this
livestock.
But as settlers flooded in by
the trainload due to the
Homestead Act and its
revisions, the cattle industry
that once had free reign of the
area was confined. As new
farmers came in, they took up
the land where herds had
grazed. This greatly lessened
the livestock production of
southeastern Colorado.
This did not, however,
bring an end to raising
livestock. As agriculture
prospered, it brought industry
to the area. Various mills
were built and the railroad
was pressed into service to
ship the processed crops.
Goods were processed locally,
building the economy and
raising prices. Many big cattle
companies in California
couldnt afford to have the
feed shipped overland by
train. This led to the
relocation of several big cattle
businesses so that they were
closer to the production of
feed. This brought cattle back
to the central plains including
southeastern Colorado,
Kansas and Texas.
Agriculture
While raising cattle still
plays a large part in the local
economy, agriculture has
taken over as the largest
industry. The railroad played
a large role in creating the
agriculture that we associate
with southeastern Colorado
today.
The key to the railroads
success was high traffic the
more people riding the rails,
the more money they would
make. A healthy economy is
essential to the railroad
because more goods would
need to be shipped and more
people would need to travel,
ensuring the railroads future.
So the railroad companies did
everything in their power to
encourage pioneering. The
Santa Fe advertised
homesteading on the central
plains throughout the eastern
United States and Europe.
The company subsidized
immigration costs, shipped
seeds without charging,
provided shelter, and gave
financial relief to those whose
early crops failed. The lure of
free land may have started the
settlement of the central
plains, but the railroad
company can be credited in
large part for a successful
start to agriculture in the area.
Even with all the help from
the railroad, agriculture
remained difficult in
southeastern Colorado. Dry
land farming was a way of life
and rains could be
unpredictable. The water
needed to be channeled to the
different farms to ensure
steady crops and the survival
of the settlements here. The
railroads again stepped in and
helped bring irrigation to
southeastern Colorado. The
railroad companies
throughout Colorado put up
money to help build ditches.
This was done not only in the
hope of making a profit, but
also because the land
surrounding the canals would
become more and more
valuable. Since the railroads
had received large land grants
and were able to sell what
land they could, they had a
largely vested interest in this
endeavor.
Irrigation along the
Arkansas River provided
homesteaders with the
opportunity to raise a range of
crops including hay, onions,
peas, wheat and corn. These
agricultural endeavors helped
build towns like Lamar along
the river. Not only were
homesteaders provided a
more stable water system, but
the railroad could haul the
greater crop yields both east
and west.
As agriculture gained
momentum, the citizens of
Prowers County pushed for
industry. More money could
be made from the crops if
they were processed locally.
Investors came in by train to
scout the area and plans to
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build several mills were
formed. The railroad brought
in building supplies and extra
workers to get the mills up
and running quickly.
Agriculture gained
momentum and the nation
became dependent on goods
produced in the central plains.
World War I was especially
profitable to this area. As
trade routes between the
United States and Europe
were disrupted, the demand
for food increased. Both
agriculture and livestock in
southeastern Colorado
increased to match the
demand. The area was
pushed to overproduce. At the
end of the war, prices fell and
the farmers had more
produce than they could sell.
The area fell into a
depression.
Through World War II,
however, war again helped
boost the economy, pulling
southeastern Colorado out of
the Depression. Farm prices
rose quickly in the 1940s.
Railroad traffic was up,
industrial output increased,
and agricultural enterprises
thrived. Railroads, the nations
main transportation system,
were pressed into service
during the war. Railroads in
Colorado such as the Denver
and Rio Grande, the Santa Fe,
the Missouri Pacific and the
Colorado and Southern all
had more traffic than they
could handle. Again, the
region overproduced.
Farmers didnt care about the
damage being done to the
land because the prices more
than made up for it. The land
was ravaged and would no
longer produce. Much of the
land became essentially a
desert area. Over-cultivation
hurt ranchers as well as
farmers: there was no longer
any forage for the livestock
which did significant damage
to production. After the war,
prices for crops and livestock
fell.
As agriculture took a hit,
cities along the Arkansas
looked to other industries to
repair the economy. One area
that did not suffer as much
during the Depression years
was transportation. The rail
service underwent several
major changes during the
1930s and 1940s. In
southeastern Colorado, the
Santa Fe began running an
incredibly luxurious train, the
Super Chief, from Chicago to
Los Angeles which ran
through Lamar, La Junta and
Trinidad. Tourism seemed to
pick up where agriculture and
livestock had left off. It helped
southeastern Colorado stay
alive through the Great
Depression until it could
rebuild. Though the Great
Depression severely
diminished agriculture and
livestock, its long-standing
history guaranteed it would
remain a way of life in
southeastern Colorado.
Agriculture eventually
returned as the primary
economic force in the area.
Throughout our history,
the railroad has played a large
role. It brought settlers to
southeastern Colorado; it
helped build the area towns
and jumpstart the economy.
Without the railroad pushing
for successful settlement of
this part of Colorado,
agriculture may have never
taken hold. Prowers County
and the rest of southeastern
Colorado may have gone in a
much different direction than
what we know it to be today.
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Love of history reflected in museums
The Lamar Ledger
Kit Carson Museum
The Kit Carson Museum
is located in the southeast
corner of Las Animas. Turn
south on Highway 101 and
you will see the long white
barrack style building that is
the entrance to the building.
As you enter the museum,
your eyes focus on dinosaur
tracks, mounted buffalo
head, black and white
portraits of William Bent and
Owl Woman. This room tells
you what will follow in
individual rooms displaying
the history of the area.
The museum is one of the
German prisoner of war
barracks and each room is
unique with artifacts from
the mid 1800s to late 1900s.
One room shows many
different styles of phones as
well as a switchboard.
You may enjoy the farm
implement room. Thee is the
Spanish room with a very
unusual rug that is thought
to have the wool pounded
together rather than weaved.
The last room in the
museum is dedicated to
Llewellyn Thompson,
Ambassador to Russia
during the Cuban crisis.
Presidents he served and
places he had been are
displayed throughout the
room as well as his
scrapbooks.
Pike advised the President
in 1805. Thompson advised
Presidents of the mid 1900s.
The history of both can be
seen at the Kit Carson
Museum in Las Animas.
Kiowa County
Historical Museum
Kiowa County Historical
Museum can be found at
1313 Maine in Eads. They
are open afternoons from
May through September.
The museum houses
artifacts from the Eastern
plains.
The Towner bus tragedy
happened near here. You
can see one side of a similar
bus the children rode in to
attend school. On March 26,
1931, 20 children and their
bus driver started home
from school but became
stranded for 33 hours during
a snowstorm. Six did not
survive. Their tale is told
here.
A banking section has
various banking machines
on display. Ledgers from the
bank were saved and remain
at the museum.
Visiting Bents Old
Fort Historic Site
As you approach the gate,
you smell a cottonwood
campfire. Entering the plaza
you hear the clang of
blacksmiths hammer on
anvil. You are greeted by
guide in 19th century garb
muddied with adobe.
Welcome to 1846! Welcome
to Bents Old Fort! Here is
preserved the site and story
of a famous trading post. The
fort was one of the
significant centers of the fur
trade on the Santa Fe Trail.
Builty by Bent, St. Vrain &
Company in 1833, the post
was the center of a
prosperous trading empire
for 16 years. Strategically
located, the fort paved the
way for U.S. expansion as an
instrument of manifest
destiny. Today, Bents Old
Fort is reborn; faithfully
reconstructed by the
National Park Service in
1975-76 on the site of the
original post. Interpreters in
period clothing tell the
important story of this
crossroads of culture, where
Americans, Native
Americans, Hispanics, and
other cultures came together
to trade. Come back to that
time and experience the
sights, sounds, and smells of
the past at the Castle on the
Plains.
Two Buttes Library
and Museum
Theresa Hendricks has
been the librarian and
curator of the Two Buttes
Library and Museum for
only a few years, but she has
transformed it into a cheery
community center where
residents come to check out
books and can enjoy nicely
organized memorabilia from
Two Buttes early history.
The museum is open Fridays
10:00 to 2:00 pm or by
special appointment by
calling Two Buttes Heritage
Development at
719.326.0104.
Patients of the local doctor
who moved to Two Buttes
from Chicago in the 1910s to
cure a lung ailment would
bring him all sorts of
interesting items, including a
human skull. His records
and equipment are on
display, along with items
from settlement days. His
original office is across the
street awaiting renovation.
Two Buttes community
has recently rediscovered
the complete records of the
development and operation
of the Two Buttes Reservoir,
a picturesque recreation area
now operated by the
Colorado Division of
Wildlife. These records are
undergoing archival filing.
The museum is in the 1912
bank building across from
the new post office.
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The Lamar Ledger
P
rowers Countys Big
Timbers Museum is
located at the western
edge of the county on U.S.
Highway 50 just North of the
city of Lamar.
The red brick building was
built j 1929 as an American
Telephone and Telegraph
(AT&T) transfer station and
contains many of the solidly
constructed features of a
building meant for industrial
use.
The exhibits reflect well
the ranching and agricultural
lives of those who settled in
the region. Saddles, barbed
wire, arrowheads and stone
artifacts are included in the
impressive collection. An
early telephone switchboard,
medical and dental tools and
other glimpses of 19th into
20th century life are all part
of this museums many arti-
facts.
Even more rare is an ex-
hibit of framed World War I
posters in mint conditions
which display the artistry of
famous early 20th century il-
lustrators. The collection of
35 posters is believed to be
the largest of its kind outside
of the Smithsonian Museum.
The collection is shown in
the Weldon Green Room of
the museum, also know as
War Room because of the
many items brought home to
Prowers County from battles
as old as the Civil War and
the Spanish American War
and as recent as Desert
Storm. A rare confederate
battle flag believed to have
flown at Vicksburg in 1863
and an American battle flag
recently flown on a helicop-
ter mission in Iraq are
among the War room trea-
sures.
The museum underwent a
top-to-bottom renovation in
2007 and exhibits are now ar-
ranged in categories to facili-
tate easy viewing.
The museums extensive
collection includes artifacts
from the infamous Prowers
County bank robbery by the
Fleagle Gang, Holiday on Ice
skater Jinx Clark who was
born in Lamar and later re-
tired here and a newspaper
archive dating back to the
early 1900s.
A nominal fee is charged
to tour the museum. Further
information about the muse-
um, including current
events, and hours of opera-
tion is available at the muse-
ums Web site bigtimber-
smuseum.org.
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By Barbara Preskorn
The Lamar Ledger
Prairie grassland
ecosystem
The Comanche National
Grassland consists of vast
open agricultural and natural
grassland spaces and an
extensive network of
beautiful canyons. The
canyons are located in
remote areas where
archaeological sites abound.
The U. S. Forest Service
oversees protection of both
the fragile soil and the
cultural resources in what
has grown to be 450,000
acres divided into two
units.Many of the sections of
grassland seen today were
born of the Dust Bowl era
when many farmers and
ranchers simply could not
continue to attempt to raise
crops and livestock against
the odds of persistent
drought, dust rollers and
economic depression. 10,000
foot high dirt and sand
storms, dubbed black
blizzards, rolled through
the region regularly for
several years, turning rich
top soil to gritty dust that
can still be found along a few
fence lines.
After encouraging
homesteaders for several
wet decades prior to the
1930s to cultivate 160 acre
sections in eastern Colorado,
the U. S. Department of
Agriculture in the mid-1930s
began purchasing these
sections. The federal
government had not learned
about drought cycles until
one coincided with a national
economic depression, which
made it doubly hard for
those living here.
Much work had to be
done to stabilize and restore
soil from past practices. It
had to be revegetated for
land uses that would sustain
it over time. Farmers who
stayed on their land also
began using various soil
conservation techniques.
has jurisdiction over two
units, the Carrizo Unit in
Baca and Las Animas
counties and the Timpas
Unit in Otero and Las
Animas counties. They
manage domestic livestock
grazing on the prairie and
care for numerous Indian
archaeological and historical
homestead sites that are
found primarily in the
canyons.
The land is still in
recovery. Grazing cattle have
replaced bison, but
pronghorn, deer and elk
continue to graze the short
and mid-tall grasses
throughout the High Plains.
Grazing is important to
keeping fuel for prairie fires
low.
Lightening can start
prairie fires that grow and
move quickly if wind
conditions are right.
Properly managing and
maintaining a healthy and
sustainable grassland and
canyon ecosystem is
important to the plants,
wildlife, domestic animals
and the culture of the people
making the region their
home.
Canyon gems
Colorful and extensive
canyons exist along the
many tributaries of the
Cimmaron and Purgatoire
(Purgatory) Rivers.
Conditions ideal to promote
human activities were
created by protective canyon
walls with numerous well-
positioned springs and seeps
where groundwater surface.
This ecosystem now
provides protective cover
and water for the plentiful
wildlife and hundreds of
species of birds, ample trees
and grasses. Humans have
been attracted to this
network of canyons for what
is estimated to be as many as
11,000 years.
Accessing remote
areas
Several of these
Comanche Grassland
canyons are maintained for
public recreational and
educational uses. The U. S.
Forest Service advises
visitors to prepare for their
treks into these remote
areas.
Safety and natural
resource management are of
concern. Visitors are advised
to consult with either the
Springfield or the La Junta
offices for current conditions
before embarking onto trails.
A detailed map of the
Comanche National
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Mountain bike, hike or horseback
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Grassland is available for
purchase. Weather
conditions, availability of
water, proper equipment and
understanding of travel
management rules need to
be reviewed. Cell phones
work sometimes on top of
mesas, but rarely in the
canyons.
Photography of rock art is
difficult where light
conditions do not create
shadows, so having a sketch
notebook is recommended.
Using a sky filter and a
lower f-stop is sometimes
helpful as is photographing
from a slight angle. Do not
touch or mark the rock art in
anyway, as it is illegal.
Vandalism is occurring at
an increasing rate as areas
become more accessible.
The most common types of
damage are done with paint,
scratched graffiti and
gunshot. All cultural
resources on public lands
are protected by law, please
help the U. S. Forest Service
protect the past. Signs of
recent vandalism should be
reported immediately.
Picket Wire Canyon
Along the Purgatoire River
35 miles southwest of La
Junta in the Picket Wire
area, points of interest
extend from the Jurassic
Period 150 million years ago
to the recent past when
homesteaders established
ranches and cultivated
gardens and crops. Because
the area is rich with
prehistoric Indian
archaeological sites, access
is limited and no facilities are
provided.
The day trip from the
Withers Canyon Trailhead to
the largest number of
dinosaur tracks in the
country, is approximately 11
miles round trip, with hilly
terrain. (William J. Withers
managed part of the JJ
Ranch division of the Prairie
Cattle Company, located
between La Junta and Las
Animas along the Purgatoire
River from 1882 to 1917.) No
overnight camping is
allowed.
It is important to be in
sufficient physical condition
to manage extremes in
weather. Proper equipment,
including first aid supplies,
ample drinking water and
insect repellant is essential.
Boots and long pants are
highly recommended,
packing shoes for crossing
the river which is necessary
to see the dinosaur tracks.
Rock art
Prevalent in the miles of
rock walls above the
Purgatoire, rock art locations
have not been disclosed for
protective reasons. The U. S.
Forest Service 4-wheel drive
tour offered in spring and fall
of each year, does
sometimes make one stop at
an important rock art site.
Reservations can be made by
calling 719.384.2181. More
information can be found at
www.fs.fed.us and click on
to find a forest or
grassland.
Many classic animal and
abstract designs are
depicted as well as what
appear to be counting or
record-keeping grids and
meandering lines. Rock art
in this area are almost
exclusively petroglyphs
pecked or etched into rock
usually heavily coated with
brown iron-colored patina,
allowing the lighter rock
color to show through.
When the art is older, new
patina has grown over the
fresh rock cuts making them
harder to detect.
Because intent is often
hard to prove, researchers
can only speculate about
purposes and meaning of
certain glyphs or alignments
of shadows on those glyphs.
A large 20 foot high rock
that is split apart and
surrounded with petroglyphs
around both sections is
located in a northern
inaccessible portion of
Picket Wire. It is possible
that this rock also contains
seasonal time-telling
potential. It has been noted
that a spot of light from a
small crack moves across
the interior surfaces coming
to rest on the fourth of four
pecked parallel lines at
sundown on a certain day of
the year.
Dinosaur tracks
Where 1,300 dinosaur
tracks are presently located
at the rivers edge,
apatosaurus and allosaurus
were the most prevalent
dinosaurs at the edge of a
very large lake in a tropical
savannah environment 150
million years ago. As these
dinosaurs walked along the
muddy shore, they left
footprints that eventually
became covered over and
turned to stone with
subsequent pressures on the
sandy mud. Because of the
extensiveness of the tracks,
scientists can learn about
social behavior among the
dinosaurs. Brontosaurus are
also known to frequent the
region during the Jurassic
Period.
Mission Cemetery
The trail passes by the
Hispanic Delores Mission
Cemetery that contains
several headstones and the
remains of a church. There
is evidence of garden crops
being grown so a small
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June 2012
2ndBeef Empire Days Childrens Parade,
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Stevens Park, 6:30 a.m.
Beef Empire Days Parade, Main Street, 10:30 a.m.
Chuckwagon Lunch, Stevens Park, 11:30 a.m.
21stThird Thursday: Woohoo for the Zoo!,
5 to 8 p.m. (Third Thursday includes famers market,
musicians, arts & crafts, food, and public information
vendors
July 2012
19thThird Thursday, 5 to 8 p.m.
August 2012
4thSidewalk Sale. 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
September 2012
8thFiesta Parade, 10 a.m., Main Street; Celebration
follows in Stevens Park
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October 2012
November 2012
3rdMartin & Judy Nusser Banner Art Auction,
Clarion Ballroom, 7 p.m.
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Park, 9 a.m.; Veterans Day Parade, Main Street, 10
a.m. (if there are no reworks, 2 p.m. if there is)
24thBaker Boots Stevens Park Lighting Ceremony,
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community was present
close-by.
Rourke Ranch
tour also stops at the 19th
century Rourke Ranch,
currently being refurbished
as a destination for
interested members of the
public. It is listed on the
National Register of Historic
Places. For a while, it was
part of the Armys Pinon
Canyon Maneuver Site until
they turned it over to the U.
S. Forest Service in 1977.
A interpretive kiosk
describes the life of the Irish
emigrant Eugene Rourke
family members who lived
here. In 1871 Mr. Rourke
claimed a 40-acre homestead
deed. Through years of
hardship, they succeeded in
establishing one of the
largest ranches in southeast
Colorado. Santa Fe Trail
To the west of Picture
Canyon around the
community of Timpas,
wagon wheel ruts provide
evidence of the Santa Fe
Trail Mountain Route
(1821-1880) used until the
steam locomotive reached
Santa Fe. Two other routes
pass through the Comanche
Grassland, the Aubry Cutoff
east of Campo (1850-1860)
and the Granada-Ft. Union
Military Route, west and
north of Kim (1872-1874).
This route crosses Highway
287/385 about 20 miles
north of Springfield. Where
evidence of these trails can
be found, the spot is marked
by limestone posts.
Carrizo Canyon
The east fork of the
Carrizo Creek flows through
this small canyon graced by
juniper and cottonwood.
Images of mountain sheep,
elk and a deer with
fantastically-branched
antlers, have been pecked
into the canyon walls where
trees and vegetation provide
cover. Carrizo Canyon
contains a wonder array of
grasses fed by springs and
seeps, making the short loop
trail very picturesque.
Covered picnic tables and
restrooms are available and
it is a good choice for
travelers who have only a
few hours to enjoy the
richness of the wildlife and
Indian culture along Carrizo
Creek.
Birds are easily spotted
and observed. The allusive
Lark Bunting, Colorados
state bird is known to be in
the region during summer
months. Known for its
wonderful song and
distinctive solid blue black
color with a single white
patch along each wing it is
wonderful to watch in flight.
The attractive yellow-
breasted western kingbird, a
flycatcher, also frequents the
area.
Carrizo Canyon is
accessible from Highway
287/385, by turning west just
north of Campo onto County
Road M, and traveling 22
miles on this well maintained
gravel road. However, in wet
conditions any of the
unpaved roads can become
slippery and difficult to
navigate, making 4-wheel
drive preferred if wet
weather is possible. County
Road 10 goes north to paved
Highway 160 near Pritchett.
Picture Canyon
This well known canyon is
accessible along the same
County Road M, but turn
south at 8 miles. A sign will
indicate proceeding on
County Road 18 for another
8 miles to the Picture
Canyon sign, again turning
south onto Forest Service
Road 533.
On the right just after
turning, watch the top of the
second hill for signs of
intentionally placed larger
rocks. This is the location
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where train robber Black
Jack Ketchums gang
ambushed the posse from
Folsom, New Mexico
chasing them. Although
Black Jack got away on this
occasion, he was caught
later and hung. This gang
also robbed wagon trains
and local ranchers, so many
people were unhappy with
Black Jack!
Please sign the registry in
the parking area. In less than
a mile, a trail leads to the
rock art area on the east
wall. Two iconic figures on
the Dakota Sandstone
picture rock wall, the
warrior and the horse, are
good examples of where
pictographs and petroglyphs
are found together. These
depictions were highlighted
with black pigment. On close
inspection, faint lines above
the horse may indicate
teepees. An antelope and a
pig were created in red
pigment farther down on the
same wall.
The figure of a woman,
with many circles across the
chest and belly, is one of the
most fascinating of all
images depicted among this
extensive collection. It is
assumed that most of the
rock art here was created
during the 17th or early 18th
century by Plains Indians.
provides occasional tours to
this wall of pictures. Check
with the Springfield office
about tour availability by
calling 719.523.6591. Their
bus tours to Crack Cave, 3/4
mile from the Picture
Canyon parking area on the
days of the spring and the
fall equinoxes, arrive directly
at the site before sunrise.
The cave contains hatch
marks that some
researchers find strongly
resemble Ogam, of
European origin.
Anthropologists have not
found collaborating evidence
that Europeans actually
visited this region. The
marks are clearly delineated
with light as the sun rises on
these two days each year.
Lush riparian habitat and
the areas perennial springs
allowed for a semi-
permanent living
environment for indigenous
peoples. Teepee rings, rocks
of certain size found in
deliberately placed circular
formations, have been
located on the mesa above
the canyon by scientists, but
none have been designated
for public viewing.
Many undocumented
dinosaur tracks are reported
to exist in the rocks above
the canyon. Abundant plant
fossils including stems,
twigs, cones and the first
flowering plants are also
found within the layers of
rock in Picture Canyon.
Vogel Canyon
The eastern most trail in
Vogel Canyon winds along
over rocky pinon-covered
terrain with rock walls within
viewing distance. The easy
alternative trail, directly
south from the parking area,
is level, wide and well-
maintained and leads to the
canyon overlook. It is
handicap accessible.
Either route on this
interpretive trail can take the
visitor to two springs at the
base of a high rock wall on
the east side of the canyon,
where an abundance of rock
art also can be viewed. One
large animal figure is
prominent in the northern
overhang and abstract
designs and symbols are
depicted. Some of the rock
art here is over 1,000 years
old and fragile.
When in bloom the flora of
this canyon is spectacular.
The remains of the
foundation of an old stone
homestead house can be
explored. Unique rock
formations abound.
During the 1870s a spur
off the Santa Fe Trail was
developed by the Barlow and
Sanderson Mail and Stage
Line. Sections of the
stagecoach road and ruins of
the station can still be found
on the much longer outer
trail loop west of the
campground. Access to this
loop is noticeable on the
road into the parking area.
Vogel Canyon is
accessible by traveling 13
miles south from La Junta on
Highway 109, then west onto
County Road 802 for 1.5
miles, south on Forest
Service Road 505A for 1.5
miles to the parking lot.
Vogel Canyon picnic area
has beautiful camp sites,
separated from each other.
Covered picnic tables and
restroom facilities are
available. When returning to
Highway 109 a turn south
toward Kim passes through
more scenic canyons for
about 15 miles.
Baca County WPA self-
guided tour
A brochure which
highlights a few of the
hundreds of Works Progress
Administration (WPA)
projects in Baca County with
directions to their locations
is available at many
locations, including the Two
Buttes and Springfield
Museums and the U. S.
Forest Service office in
Springfield.
The opportunity to work
saved many families from
having to move on. A letter
at the Two Buttes Museum
from one worker from Walsh
expresses appreciation for
being able to participate in
building the Two Buttes
gymnasium.
Bridges, public buildings,
gymnasiums and schools
were built between 1935 and
1940 in primarily Baca and
Prowers counties in
Colorado to help the region
recover economically from
devastating drought
conditions and many are still
in use. Simple and
functional, they remain
excellent examples of stone
masonry where workers had
little or no previous training.
Large hand saws for two and
hammer and chisel were the
primary tools used to cut
local stone to shape.
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Colorado:
Adobe Creek
(also known as Blue Lake)
Location: From Las Animas
Go north on Bent County
Road 10 for 15 miles. From
Haswell Go south on Kiowa
County Road 19 for 12 miles,
then west on Kiowa County
Road WW to the property.
Property: 5,147 acres
public access land, 5,000
acres surface area.
Motor Boats: Permitted,
public boat ramp available.
Camping: permitted, but few
facilities. No developed
campgrounds or hookups
available.
Facilities: Boat ramp, public
restrooms.
Access: Open all year.
Species: Blue Catfish,
Channel Catfish, Black
Crappie, Saugeye, Walleye,
Wipers, White Bass.
Most Abundant Species:
Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish.
Notes: Huge members of fry
size Wipers and Saugeye were
stocked in 2001.
John Martin
(including Lake Hasty)
Location: From Lamar Go
west approximately 20 miles
on US Highway 50. Turn South
at the Town of Hasty and
follow the road approximately
2 miles south to the John
Martin Dam.
public access land, 13,000
acres surface area.
Motor Boats: Permitted on
John Martin, not permitted on
Lake Hasty. Public boat ramps
available near the dam. Free
boat ramp available on Lane
19 near the west end of the
lake, but not accessible
unless water levels are
relatively high.
Facilities: Boat ramps,
public restrooms, RV hookups,
RV dump stations, showers,
laundry, playground, covered
buildings, many developed and
semi-primitive campsites.
Handicapped access to fishing
in Lake Hasty. Hiking trails.
Public telephones, marina, bait
shops, convenience stores
and fuel available nearby.
Access: Lake Hasty open all
year. John Martin closed from
November 1 to end of
Waterfowl Season, usually mid
March to April 1.
Species: Channel Catfish,
Wipers, Saugeye, White Bass,
Blue Catfish, Flathead Catfish,
Walleye, Trout.
Saugeye, Channel Catfish,
Wipers.
Jacksons Pond
Location:
3
4 mile south of
Eads. From Highway 287 Go
south 1 block on Slater Street
which turns into Prairie Place,
then go
1
2 mile and turn left on
Yucca Drive for about
1
4 mile to
the pond.
Property: 8 acre pond
included in the 300 acre
Kiowa Creek Natural Area at
Eads.
Motor Boats: No boats
permitted.
Facilities: Picnic shelter,
tables and public restroom.
Camping: No overnight
camping permitted.
Access: Open all year
except for limited closures
prior to some events such as
the Youth Fishing Day in May.
Species: Largemouth Bass,
Bluegill, Channel Catfish and
seasonally (spring and fall)
stocked Rainbow Trout. Some
Smallmouth Bass and Yellow
Perch have been stocked to
improve fishing opportunities.
Channel Catfish, Bluegill and
Trout (seasonally).
Nee Gronda
north on US Highway 287
approximately 21 miles. From
Eads Go south on US
Highway 287 approximately 21
miles to Kiowa County Road C
then 1 miles west to property.
public access (includes entire
Queens, Nee Gronda, Nee
Noshe area), 3,400 acres
surface area of water when full
but due to sale of water rights
and transfers of water outside
of the Arkansas River basin,
only Nee Gronda currently has
enough water to maintain a
fishery.
Motor Boats: Permitted.
Small, primitive free public
boat ramp available on east
side of lake. Privately owned
boat ramp available on north
side of lake.
Facilities: Boat ramp and
restroom on public lands. No
drinking water or developed
campgrounds on public lands.
Camping: Permitted. Free
on public land, but few
amenities and no water.
Access: Closed from
November 1 to end of
Waterfowl Season usually mid
march to April 1.
Saugeye, White Bass, Wipers,
Carp, Largemouth Bass.
Wipers, Channel Catfish,
Saugeye, White Bass.
Nee Noshe
(about 250 acre)
north on US Highway 287
approximately 24 miles to
Kiowa County Boat ramp
access road, then
1
4 mile east
to public boat ramp.
Unfortunately, declining levels
and poor water quality have
taken their toll at this once
proud fishery. Fall sampling
revealed no fish. Fishery
management will cease at Nee
Noshe until the lake is refilled.
The area still provides camping
and good wildlife viewing,
especially for shore-birds
visiting the large prairie playa.
public access (in entire 4-lake
complex), 3,696 acres surface
area.
Free public boat ramps
available.
Facilities: Boat ramp, public
restrooms.
Access: Public access
prohibited from November 1 to
end of Waterfowl Season.
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Carp, Wipers, Saugeye,
Walleye, White Bass,
Largemouth Bass, Crappie,
Blue Catfish.
White Bass, Wiper, Saugeye.
Notes: Huge numbers of fry
size Saugeye and Wipers were
stocked in 2004. Historically
yields large Wipers.
Queens Reservoirs
(0 Acres)
Upper and Lower Queens
are currently dry. These lakes
will be restocked when
conditions allow. The area still
provides camping and good
wildlife viewing.
approximately 21 miles north
on US Highway 287 to Kiowa
County Road C, then 3.5 miles
east to Upper Queens. Follow
the access road south about 2
miles to Lower Queens.
Thurston Reservoir
north 9 miles on Colorado
Highway 196 to Prowers
County Road TT, then 1 mile
west to County Road 7, then
1
4
mile north to the reservoir.
Property: 173 acres public
access, 200 acres surface
area.
Motor Boats: Permitted
except during Waterfowl
Season. Primitive free boat
ramp.
Facilities: Boat ramp and
restrooms.
Access: Open all year, but
closed to motor boats in
Waterfowl Season.
Species: Crappie, Channel
Catfish, Largemouth Bass,
Bluegill, Wipers, possibly some
Tiger Muskie.
Notes: This is the closest
lake to Lamar. Roads are good
and access is easy. Nice day
trip and some decent shore
access.
Turks Pond
south on US Highway 287
Colorado Highway 116, then
east 14 miles to Baca County
Road 39, then south
property.
Property: 200 acres of land,
55 acres surface area.
Motor Boats: Prohibited.
Only craft propelled by hand,
wind, or electric motor
permitted.
Facilities: None.
Camping: Prohibited.
Access: Prohibited from
November 1 to close of
Waterfowl Season.
Species: Black Crappie,
Saugeye, Largemouth Bass,
Wipers, Channel Catfish, Trout,
Bullhead.
Channel Catfish, Saugeye,
Bullhead.
Two Buttes
south on US Highway 287 for
29 miles to Baca County Road
B.5, then 3 miles east to
reservoir.
public access.
Free boat ramp.
Facilities: Boat ramps,
restrooms, rifle range.
Camping: Permitted, but no
developed campgrounds and
no hookups. Drinking water
may be available, but bring
your own to be safe. Bring your
own toilet paper and pack out
your own trash.
Species: Black Bullheads,
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BACA BE NT CROWL E Y KI OWA PROWE RS COUNT I E S
Southeast Colorado Enterprise
Development, Inc, (SECED), is a
regional entity serving a ve county
area comprised of Baca, Bent,
Crowley, Kiowa and Prowers as
well as the municipalities within the
ve counties. SECED administers
many programs in cooperation
with twenty-four local government
members.
Programs administered by SECED, Inc. include the following
SE Colorado Enhanced Enterprise Zone
Administers and promotes economic development through State of Colorado tax credit incentives
Business Assistance Business Loan Program
An alternative (gap) nancing method designed to help nance business projects within Baca, Bent,
Crowley, Kiowa and Prowers counties
SFOO Homeowner Assistance Rehabilitation Loans
For single family owner occupied residents living in Baca, Kiowa, or Prowers County, SECED has a low
interest loan program available for those qualifying
Southeast Council of Governments
Accepts grants, funds or services from any federal, state or local government, agency, private source,
or civic source
Transportation Planning
Prepares regional transportation plans identifying and prioritizing long-range transportation needs for
all modes
Region 6, Planning and Management
Considers applications on behalf of our member local government to determine if proposals are
consistent with regional planning priorities
SE Colorado / Santa Fe Trail Commission
Scouts and promotes the 19 rural western towns in SE Colorado through the arm of the Colorado Film
Commission
Workforce Coordinating Council
SECED is a member of the Southeast Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Workforce
Coordinating Council
Store Front Enhancement
Offers a no-interest loan with terms typically three years or less to make modications to store fronts
Business Loan Funds
can be used
As start-up costs for a new
business
To purchase real estate,
equipment, furniture, xtures,
machinery, inventory or an
existing business
As working capital for new or
existing business
Lamar Area Hospice Expansion
108 Olive Street, Lamar, CO
Southeast Mental
Health Services
Lamar Healthcare Hub
Expansion
Kendall Drive, Lamar, CO
SFOO Homeowner
Assistance Rehab
Loans may be
used for:
Leaking roof
Inadequate
Electrical, Plumbing, or Heating
Foundation Problems
Exterior siding
Sagging Floors
Overcrowding and more..
Before
and After
Home
Rehab
In 2009, 2010 and 2011, Southeast TPR Transportation
Enhancement Grant funded seven projects totaling
$1,169,155.
These projects include:
Bent County Courthouse
Las Animas Heritage Center
Fowler Park Elementary School
Holly School District
Prowers County Big Timbers Transportation Museum
Crowley County: Way nding for SE Colorado
Otero County: Homesteading in SE Colorado
2011 Certied Enterprise Zone Projects
Since 2000, $1,012,107 Cash contributions and
$921,763 In-Kind contributions to Enterprise
Zone certied projects have been made
resulting in tax credits of $361,333.
SECED Vision Statement
The vision of SECED is to challenge our citizens to
continually reach for superior social and economic
characteristics, utilize natural resources to the fullest potential in cooperation with a multi-agricultural
economy, and assert a vigorous campaign for aesthetic improvements to enhance business recruitment
and retention.
Incentives
SECEDprovidesincentivesanddevelopspromotional activitiesthat will market andadvertisetheadvantages
of locating a business in the Southeast Colorado area, create a positive identity, encourage retention and
expansion of existing business, promote redevelopment, expand the regions tourism industry, attract new
businesses and generally enhance the economic growth of the area.
Visit us at 112 West Elm, Lamar, CO 81052 or contact us by phone at (719) 336-3850,
online at www.seced.net or by e-mail at bev@seced.net
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Southeast Colorado Enterprise
Development, Inc, (SECED), is a
regional entity serving a ve county
area comprised of Baca, Bent,
Crowley, Kiowa and Prowers as
well as the municipalities within the
ve counties. SECED administers
many programs in cooperation
with twenty-four local government
members.
Programs administered by SECED, Inc. include the following
SE Colorado Enhanced Enterprise Zone
Administers and promotes economic development through State of Colorado tax credit incentives
Business Assistance Business Loan Program
An alternative (gap) nancing method designed to help nance business projects within Baca, Bent,
Crowley, Kiowa and Prowers counties
SFOO Homeowner Assistance Rehabilitation Loans
For single family owner occupied residents living in Baca, Kiowa, or Prowers County, SECED has a low
interest loan program available for those qualifying
Southeast Council of Governments
Accepts grants, funds or services from any federal, state or local government, agency, private source,
or civic source
Transportation Planning
Prepares regional transportation plans identifying and prioritizing long-range transportation needs for
all modes
Region 6, Planning and Management
Considers applications on behalf of our member local government to determine if proposals are
consistent with regional planning priorities
SE Colorado / Santa Fe Trail Commission
Scouts and promotes the 19 rural western towns in SE Colorado through the arm of the Colorado Film
Commission
Workforce Coordinating Council
SECED is a member of the Southeast Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Workforce
Coordinating Council
Store Front Enhancement
Offers a no-interest loan with terms typically three years or less to make modications to store fronts
Business Loan Funds
can be used
As start-up costs for a new
business
To purchase real estate,
equipment, furniture, xtures,
machinery, inventory or an
existing business
As working capital for new or
existing business
Lamar Area Hospice Expansion
108 Olive Street, Lamar, CO
Southeast Mental
Health Services
Lamar Healthcare Hub
Expansion
Kendall Drive, Lamar, CO
SFOO Homeowner
Assistance Rehab
Loans may be
used for:
Leaking roof
Inadequate
Electrical, Plumbing, or Heating
Foundation Problems
Exterior siding
Sagging Floors
Overcrowding and more..
Before
and After
Home
Rehab
In 2009, 2010 and 2011, Southeast TPR Transportation
Enhancement Grant funded seven projects totaling
$1,169,155.
These projects include:
Bent County Courthouse
Las Animas Heritage Center
Fowler Park Elementary School
Holly School District
Prowers County Big Timbers Transportation Museum
Crowley County: Way nding for SE Colorado
Otero County: Homesteading in SE Colorado
2011 Certied Enterprise Zone Projects
Since 2000, $1,012,107 Cash contributions and
$921,763 In-Kind contributions to Enterprise
Zone certied projects have been made
resulting in tax credits of $361,333.
SECED Vision Statement
The vision of SECED is to challenge our citizens to
continually reach for superior social and economic
characteristics, utilize natural resources to the fullest potential in cooperation with a multi-agricultural
economy, and assert a vigorous campaign for aesthetic improvements to enhance business recruitment
and retention.
Incentives
SECEDprovidesincentivesanddevelopspromotional activitiesthat will market andadvertisetheadvantages
of locating a business in the Southeast Colorado area, create a positive identity, encourage retention and
expansion of existing business, promote redevelopment, expand the regions tourism industry, attract new
businesses and generally enhance the economic growth of the area.
Visit us at 112 West Elm, Lamar, CO 81052 or contact us by phone at (719) 336-3850,
online at www.seced.net or by e-mail at bev@seced.net
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JOHN MARTIN
JOHN MARTIN JOHN MARTIN
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RESERVOIR RESERVOIR
State Park boasts
easy access to
water and activities
The Lamar Ledger
I
f you enjoy quick and
easy access, with virtual-
ly no lines at the boat
ramps you will love John
Martin Reservoir in Bent
County.
The reservoir is great for
boating and other water ac-
tivities. Better yet, there is
never a capacity problem
and boaters dont have to
wait for a boat to come off
the lake before they can
launch.
John Martin Reservoir is
on the Colorado Birding
Trail and Bent County has
documented 373 species of
birds, most of which can be
viewed at the reservoir.
There is also a historic
Santa Fe Trail marker on the
north shore of the State
Park. Fishing is a popular
pastime at the reservoir and
nearby Lake Hasty is regu-
larly stocked with rainbow
trout and other species. Lake
Hasty is a great place to take
the kids fishing.
An accessible fishing pier
is located on the west side of
Lake Hasty. The stilling ba-
sin below the dam is a great
place to catch catfish. A
number of warm water spe-
cies populate the reservoir
including crappie, which
fishermen enjoy catching in
the spring and fall.
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Saugeye, Wipers, Largemouth
Bass, Crappie, Bluegill,
Channel Catfish.
Gamefish populations
approximately equally
distributed.
Notes: Wildlife managers
struggle to keep fish
populations thriving because
of low and sporadic water
conditions. Recently,
Largemouth Bass have done
well, but water levels are often
low and lake may become
choked with vegetation. The
Black Hole, just below the
dam, is a nice camping spot
and, although small, is also
stocked with fish. Excellent
place to fish if conditions are
windy over the dam. Two
Buttes is also probably the
most geologically interesting
and picturesque of all
Southeast Colorado Lakes.
Wildlife is abundant, so the
trip is enjoyable, even if the
fishing doesnt go well.
Lake Henry
Location: From Ordway Go
3 miles east on Colorado
Highway 196 to County Road
20, then 1 mile north to
property.
Property: 1,350 acres,
1,120 acres surface area.
Facilities: Campground,
public boat ramp.
Camping: Permitted.
Species: Walleye, Crappie,
Largemouth Bass, Channel
Catfish, Bluegill, Wiper,
Bullheads.
Bullheads, Wipers, Channel
Catfish.
Lake Meredith
Location: From Ordway Go
3 miles east on County Road 6
to County Road 21, turn right
onto property.
surface area.
Facilities: Restrooms, public
boat ramp.
Camping: Permitted.
Access: Closed November 1
to end of Waterfowl Season.
Species: Walleye, Channel
Catfish, Bluegill, Wipers, Tiger
Muskie.
PREHISTORIC
PREHISTORIC PREHISTORIC
HISTORY
HISTORY HISTORY
Dinosaur tracks, fossils and rock art
The Lamar Ledger
E
vidence of fossils from
pre-historic plants and
sea-living creatures as
well as land roaming dino-
saurs have all been found in
Southeast Colorado, Paleon-
tologists who study ancient
plants and animals based on
fossil records have found
thousands of fossils, pre-
served in rocks. Dinosaur
bones from this region are
displayed in several of the
countrys natural history mu-
seums, including the Denver
Museum of Nature and Sci-
ence.
Comanche National Grass-
lands is a patchwork that ex-
tends from La Junta south to
the Oklahoma border and
east to the Kansas border.
About one/half of Baca
County is today part of this
national treasure. The Unit-
ed States government pur-
chased sections of land from
farmers forced to abandon
their land during the Dust
Bowl drought. and now the
Comanche grasslands
checkerboard the region, di-
vided into the Carrizo unit
and the Timpas Unit where
soils are under going revitali-
zation after being plowed
and badly deteriorated dur-
ing the 1930s in what started
out to be the answer to the
countrys need for wheat to
feed Europeans during
World War I.
As a result of ongoing pur-
chases, the U. S. Forest Serv-
ice now oversees approxi-
mately 450,000 acres in
Baca, Otero and Las Animas
counties. Their offices are in
Springfield (719.523.6591)
and La Junta (719.384.2181)
and both provide information
about accessing special sites
where dinosaur tracks and
rock art are available to both
individuals and to guided
tours. These offices have
handouts, maps and books
that provide information and
details about the region.
The southeast Colorado
region is rich with archaeo-
logical, historical and paleon-
tological resources that need
special protection, however,
much has been made avail-
able to the public by the U.
S. Forest Service on desig-
nated trails and primitive
roads.
Tracks at John Martin
Reservoir
The Army Corps of
Engineers visitor center at
John Martin Reservoir has
an interpretive display
designed by the Rocky
Mountain Dinosaur
Resource Center in
Woodland Park, Colorado.
Casts of dinosaur tracks
were exposed around the
reservoir in 2002, after an
extremely dry period when
certain rock outcroppings
were made accessible to
view. It was only because
these rocks were exposed to
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HISTORY
HISTORY HISTORY
water, that they became
visible at all. Dr. Bruce
Schumacher, PhD, from the
La Junta U. S. Forest
Service Comanche
Grasslands office
investigated initial findings,
and cataloged a total of 79
tracks at that location. Since
2002 additional tracks have
been discovered in other
areas of the reservoir for a
total of 350 tracks at 9 sites,
forming part of the Dakota
Group Dinosaur Freeway.
Eighty-one casts of
footprints from this freeway
are now being studied by
Dr. Martin Lockley, PhD, a
dinosaur track specialist at
the Dinosaur Tracks
Museum at the University of
Colorado, Denver. There is
an abundance of ornithopod
footprints in these groups
and Lockley reported this
site to be the first with a
pterosaur track in the
Dakota Group.
Tracks at the site are
currently under reservoir
water, but the visitor center
on the south side of John
Martin dam near Caddoa
does have an actual
footprint, a natural cast or
mold of the track where
mud and sand filled it and
subsequently hardened into
rock. School groups are
welcome and Donald
Headlee provides them with
commentary about the track
sites. Reservations can be
made by calling
719.336.3476.
Picket Wire Tracks
The longest assemblage of
dinosaur trackways in the
country and one of the
longest in the world can be
found in Picket Wire
Canyon, added to the
Comanche Grasslands in
1991. Individuals can hike
into the Purgatory Canyon
from Withers Canyon
parking area for a day trip on
foot, horseback or bicycle
across spectacular high-
desert terrain to access
these tracks. Temperatures
can be extreme and
rainstorms can occur, so
checking with the La Junta
office before is advisable, but
planning and taking proper
equipment, food and water is
important in any case.
4-wheel drive travel tours
with a U. S. Forest Service
guide is offered through the
La Junta office in the spring
and fall of each year. A few
spots are still available for
June 2010 tours, then again
in September and October
2010. Early pre-registration
is advised for the all-day
tour. They are open 5 days
week, 8 am to 4 p.m..
At the La Junta Visitor
Center, a shoulder bone of a
Brontosaurus discovered in
the Picket Wire area can be
viewed. It is waiting to be
shipped to the Denver
Museum of Nature and
Science, but its rather large
size makes quite an
imposing impression on
visitors to the La Junta office.
Annual weekly passports in
time pit project experiences
are offered by the U. S.
Forest Service paleontologist
to a few avid students where
discovery of new dinosaur
parts entice them.
The trackways are
footprints from primarily
Apatasaurs and Allosaurs
who wandered along the
muddy shoreline of an
ancient lake approximately
150 million years ago.
ontosaurus were also known
to exist in the area. These
trackways reveal evidence of
social behavior in dinosaurs.
At the site, crossing the
Purgatoire River to see the
tracks in the rock at the
rivers edge is possible by
navigating a series of rocks
in the river. Depending upon
the depth of flow, visitors
need to be prepared to get
wet up to the knees, but
often the river is just a few
inches deep.
Seen along the trail
northeast of the tracks are
the remains of a Hispanic
cemetery and a 19th Century
ranch community. The river
and canyon got its name
from Spanish explorers who
lost their way and were
killed by Indians, hence
River of Lost Souls in
Purgatory, shortened later
by the French to Purgatoire.
The English corruption
became Picket Wire.
Picture Canyon
Dinosaurs
Dinosaur tracks also have
been located in the Carrizo
Unit, in Picture Canyon and
elsewhere. However, they
are extremely difficult to
locate unless you are a
professional or have a
professional guide. The new
kiosk at the picnic area
discusses their presence.
Evidence of Magnoavipes
(big bird foot) and
Iguanodontids (large three-
toed) dinosaurs have been
discovered along the
Oklahoma border in
Colorado. Tracks of the
Ornithominosaur, a small
ostrich-like dinosaur, also
have been found in Picture
Canyon along with plant
fossils.
The states only complete
plesiosaur, a long-necked
sea reptile, was unearthed
near Pritchett, north of
Picture Canyon about 20
miles, in the 1930s. It is
displayed at the Denver
Museum of Nature and
Science. The Springfield
Museum on south Main
Street and the Museum in
Two Buttes (old bank
building across from post
office) both display dinosaur
objects, from eggs to bones
to teeth. Both also display
petrified wood that came
from the petrified remnants
of an ancient forest exposed
through erosion north of
Two Buttes. Ancient sea
oysters and imprints of
shells are commonly found
in stone all around southeast
Colorado. Both museums
display examples.
A large quantity of
petrified wood that was
taken from Two Buttes
Creek can be viewed at the
Stagner auto dealership on
North Main Street in Lamar.
A gasoline service station
was built in the 1930s whose
floors and outer walls were
constructed of petrified
wood claimed from this
spot, which now is absent of
any traces. Fortunately, Mr.
Brown, who built the
station, cemented these
many pieces in place so they
are available for all to see!
Petroglyphs and
pictographs
For perhaps as far back as
eleven thousand years,
peoples have migrated
through southeast Colorado.
Without artifacts to trace
their existence past just a
few hundred years, primary
evidence of their lives and
their interests are found in
records left on stone walls in
canyons and caves.
All throughout southeast
Colorado where ever there
were protective rock shelters
and sources of water from
springs, streams or seeps,
marks were left, sometimes
abstract, sometimes in short
parallel lines, like counting
and circle cups, and
sometimes in depictions of
animals, warriors or stars.
Some were pecked into the
stone (petroglyphs), others
were painted onto the stone
with pigment (pictographs.)
Cave Spring, along the
Oklahoma border has a good
example of a pictograph in
what appears to be a war
bonnet, or perhaps it could
be the rays of the sun. At the
See DINOSAUR, pg. 27
DINOSAUR
from page 25
PREHISTORIC
HISTORY
HISTORY HISTORY
same location, a 1903 survey
was drawn directly into the
stone showing a map of
Utah, Colorado, Kansas,
Oklahoma and New Mexico
along a central horizontal
line.
There is evidence to
suggest that visitors a
thousand years ago may
have followed Cimmaron
River tributary canyons to
where they found plentiful
sources of ground water
enabling them to gather for
periods of time. Script and
certain abstract markings
found in southeast Colorado
are unique and unlike any
found in southwest
Colorado, so it appears that
the groups were from
separate origins.
At almost every spring or
seep, markings are found.
Many names from
homesteaders and cowboys
whose cattle roamed freely
through these canyons are
found as well. More recently
names of residents from area
towns and cities appeared.
All art and inscriptions more
50 years old are considered
historic and are protected.
Several writers and
researchers, primarily from
southeast Colorado, suggest
that there is an uncanny
resemblance to old world
scripts in many letter-type
shapes or symbolic designs.
But because collaborating
archeological artifacts dont
exist, professional
archeologists are reluctant to
give credence to the notion
of possible transcontinental
travel. Some are outrightly
opposed to any
consideration of such. A
selection of books are
available at the La Junta and
Springfield U. S. Forest
Service offices. Still, when
one witnesses the shadow
line of the sun highlight
hatch marks in Crack Cave
on either the spring or the
fall equinoxes at sunrise, one
wonders if somehow this
practice of noting the arrival
of spring and weather
changes in the fall through
markings so strongly
resembling those of Ogam of
European origin, didnt
somehow travel to the new
world ahead of the
Columbus expedition. The
hatch lines in Crack Cave
appear to form patterns
consistent with Ogam
letters.
Other types of rock art
designs found throughout
southeast Colorado are
consistent with middle
eastern scripts. Is this
coincidence or is it evidence
that peoples from early
Europe and middle east
migrated here long before
the native American groups
who populated the region for
centuries before and during
the 16th through 20th
century European
explorations and migrations
into the region? Much more
scientific research is
necessary to obtain
conclusive answers. Spring
or fall equinox sunrise tours
to Crack Cave are scheduled
through the U. S. Forest
Service office in Springfield.
Reservations can be made by
phone. Ordinarily, visitors
must walk in about three-
quarters of a mile, but these
tours are taken on a bus
right to the cave to arrive
before sunrise.
DINOSAUR
from page 26
AMACHE INTERNMENT
AMACHE INTERNMENT AMACHE INTERNMENT
CAMP
CAMP CAMP
Granada students help to keep memory alive
The Lamar Ledger
C
amp Amache was a
Japanese American in-
ternment camp locat-
ed near the town of Granada.
It is more than just a muse-
um since you can visit the
site of the camp outside of
town. Camp Amache was
hidden away for years, in
part because no one wanted
to remember this chapter of
history. Governor Ralph
Carr welcomed the Japanese
Americans to Colorado near
the small town of Granada. It
was the smallest of the in-
ternment camps. However in
Colorado, it was the 10th
largest city during this time.
The interment camp was
there only three years. The
town of Granada High
School teacher, John Hop-
per, led the way to restoring
this relocation camp. Hopper
states, When we started this
project, it was a research
project. We were trying to
gather as much information
about Amache as we could.
Among his duties was
teaching history and Hopper
saw the dirt covered cement
slabs of barracks and weeds
as a piece of American his-
tory. A mathematics instruc-
tor worked with Hoppers
class to create a scale model
of Camp Amache. Examin-
ing the model in the muse-
um near the Granada Town
Hall & Community Building,
you will find the five church-
es, two silk screening shops,
a state of the art hospital,
and a high school. Camp
Amache was much like any
other town except that it was
entirely surrounded by a
barbed-wire fence and six
watch towers. One dig un-
covered a koi pond which is
a traditional Japanese water
garden, buried under five
feet of blown sand. You can
see the pond and its small
bridge across the road from
the rodeo arena.
At the entrance new sign-
age indicates the groups and
organizations currently in-
volved in restoration and in
the telling of the Amache
story. There is a new parking
lot that allows for large vehi-
cles to turn around. At this
location covered kiosks give
details and show maps. A
handicapped accessible ce-
ment walkway winds
through one block of what
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been for over 30 years. The
arts council is the umbrella or-
ganization for several arts or-
ganizations in the are and ex-
ists to support and maintain
awareness and growth of
many arts programs. Rose
Ann Yates, executive director
of SECAC has successfully
built partnerships with these
organizations and maintains
an office at the Shore Arts
Center in downtown Lamar.
The Shore Arts Center,
owned by the Arkansas Valley
Wind & Percussion Ensem-
ble, Inc., is home to a commu-
nity concert band, the Valley
Jazz Orchestra, the Lamar
Dudes & Dames, The Main
Street Ringers, the Southeast
Colorado Arts Guild, Take
Five Jazz Quintet, Lamar
Hope Center arts programs,
the Southeast Colorado Con-
cert Association and other or-
ganizations. Membership
drives, art shows, concerts,
dinners, dances, receptions
and many other activities are
held regularly at the center.
The Shore has truly become
the hub for artistic expression
in Southeast Colorado and
has been a model for other
area arts councils to learn
from.
The Arkansas Valley Wind
& Percussion Ensemble mu-
sic programs are in their 13th
concert season and rehearsals
are held from September
through April. Concerts are
held in partnership with the
SECAC and the Southeast
Colorado Concert Association
at the Lamar High School Au-
ditorium. Membership is
open to musicians ages 18
and above. For more informa-
tion, visit http://avwpe.org.
The Lamar Dudes &
Dames square dance pro-
grams, led by Carla Scranton,
are legendary in Southeast
Colorado. Practices are regu-
larly held at The Shore follow-
ing the school year schedule
leading up to the annual revue
in the spring. For more in-
formation, contact Carla
Scranton at 719-688-3857.
Denim & Lace square
dance programs, led by Shell-
ey Hasser & Teri Lira, contin-
ue to thrive in Southeastern
Colorado. Practices are held
regularly at the Lamar Com-
munity Building following the
school year schedule leading
up to the annual revue in the
spring. For more information,
contact Shelley Hasser at
719-940-0123.
The Main Street Ringers
are a full 3 octave handbell
choir led by Christi Ludwig.
Recognizing a need for a com-
munity handbell program,
AVWPE, Inc. raised funds to
purchase the handbells and
the handbell choir performs
regularly at AVWPE concerts,
special occasions and yearly
at the Southern Colorado
Handbell Festival in Colorado
Springs. Contact Christi Lud-
wig at 719-691-5947 for more
information.
The Southeast Colorado
Arts Guild, led by Bev Middle-
ton, currently is in its 43rd
year and has sponsored an
Autumn Art Show for as many
years. The guild works closely
with the SECAC and currently
displays a rotating schedule of
artwork in the windows at the
Shore Arts Center. Contact
Bev Middleton at
719-940-4451 for more inform-
ation.
Southeast Colorado Con-
cert Association offers yearly
discounted memberships to a
variety of shows held at the
Lamar High School Auditori-
um. For membership or
schedule information, contact
Gayle Schroeder at
719-688-5245.
Take Five, led by Greg Lud-
wig, is a jazz quintet that plays
for a variety of local and re-
gional events. Contact Greg
Ludwig at 719-691-5948 for
more information.
Amache Studio hosts a vari-
ety of programs for area art-
ists in a beautiful and rustic
setting west of Lamar. These
programs include Yoga On
The Ranch classes and re-
treats, photography work-
shops and retreats, the Share
The Spirit Foundation events,
and other activities. Contact
Karen Voepel at 719-688-8000
for more information.
High Plains Photographers
meet every first Tuesday and
offer area photographers a
chance to hone their skills in
photography, digital software,
workshops, etc. Visit
www.highplainsphotographer-
s.com for more information.
Artists of the Plains gallery
and gift shop at 703 Wanstead
in Eads, Colo. offers a wide va-
riety of original art for sale.
The location also serves as a
gift shop, offering numerous
craft items, jewelry, hand-
made greeting cards, book-
marks and other items.
AMANCHE
from page 28
was left, deteriorated
through the years. New
signs have been erected
along the streets identifying
the sites of the various build-
ings. Barracks sold when the
camp closed are being pur-
chased and relocated to the
site.
Students maintain the
camps cemetery, installing
benches, planting trees and
sod. During the war, some of
the Nisei men living at the
camp wanted to join the war
efforts. Eventually, they
were allowed to join the U.S.
Army and fought with the
442nd and 100th battalion.
By the end of the war, they
were the most decorated bat-
tle units. Many received
Medals of Honor. A large
monument to fallen soldiers
can be found in the cemetery
along with the grave mark-
ers of children, and a pago-
da-style building.
To protect the cemetery,
the students encircled it with
a chain link fence sur-
rounded by a barbed-wire
fence a remembrance of
the original enclosure. To
see Camp Amache, head
west out of town on Highway
50. Within less than a mile
there will be markers direct-
ing you to turn south into the
camp.
SANDCREEK
SANDCREEK SANDCREEK
HISTORIC SITE
HISTORIC SITE HISTORIC SITE
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
The Lamar Ledger
A
long the windswept
plains of central Kiowa
County, twenty one
miles east of Eads, the Sand
Creek Massacre National
Historic Site offers insight
into one of the most infamous
events during the American
Civil War.
The Political Setting
A restless 1860 Colorado
Territory grew out of a series
of legislations such as the
Missouri Compromise of
1820, the Kansas-Nebraska
Act, and the Compromise of
1850, which impacted Plains
Indian tribes and culminated
the Treaty of Ft. Laramie or
Horse Creek. Tension and
fear among white settlers and
Indian tribes also continued
to grow. The Cheyenne and
Arapaho seemed bothersome
to the white settlers since
they held title to the routes
through which the Santa Fe,
Overland and Smoky Hill
trails crossed and where the
routes of various branches of
the railroads were headed.
With railroads, people could
buy land, settle, put money
into the pockets of Union
entrepreneurs and
simultaneously fund the war
against the rebellious
confederate states.
The settlers desire for land
and prosperity was
confronted by nations who
lived, hunted, and traveled
across the same land.
Negotiations failed between
governors and officers on
one-side, and chiefs and
headmen on the other. A
reservation established in
1861 was insufficient for the
nomadic Cheyenne and
Arapaho. The area was but a
fraction of what had been
promised ten years earlier.
The seeds of conflict began
in 1864 with the murder of
Cheyenne Chief, Lean Bear.
In addition, the burning of
several Cheyenne camps by
Colorado cavalrymen near
the South Platte, and claims
that troops had initiated
conflict near a place called
Fremonts Orchard
foreshadowed war. By June,
the murders of the Hungate
family near Denver and
lingering fears of Indian
attacks like those at New
Elm, Minnesota which had
claimed hundreds of lives,
increased tension among
pioneers and Colorado
officials. Assurances of
amnesty for friendly
tribesmen were tempered by
a proclamation to kill and
destroy hostiles. By
summer, war would erupt
across the plains of
Nebraska, Kansas, and
Colorado. A September
sojourn by Chiefs to meet
with Colorado Governor
Evans and Colonel
Chivington accomplished
little. Soon, the recruitment
of additional volunteers
began farmers, printers,
miners, clerks, politicians,
gamblers, and even an actor
heeded the call.
The Killing
On November 24, 1864, a
See SAND CREEK, pg. 31
SANDCREEK
SANDCREEK SANDCREEK
HISTORIC SITE
HISTORIC SITE HISTORIC SITE
SAND CREEK
from page 30
force of some 600 troops
under the command of
Colonel John Chivington,
mostly volunteers who had
been chided as the
Bloodless Third Regiment,
began a ride from Camp
Fillmore toward Fort Lyon,
some 120 miles down the
Arkansas River. At Fort Lyon,
the expedition was joined by
an additional battalion. These
regiments were raised to
fight rebels, to save Colorado
for the Union and kill traitors.
The Cheyenne and Arapahoe
were characterized as red
rebels an extension of that
premise. Apparently it did not
matter that this Indians were
here under premise of
negotiating for peace. The
soldiers were part of a
volunteer army to protect the
Unions transcontinental
integrity.
On the evening of
November 28, a bugle
sounded Boots and Saddles
to begin an all night ride
which took the volunteers to
Sand Creek. Here, at dawn,
the troops got their first sight
of the camps of Black Kettle,
White Antelope, Left Hand,
and other leaders. Within
moments, a barrage of arms
fire and howitzer
bombardment was leveled
against the Cheyenne and
Arapaho. The Indians used
driftwood and underbrush as
defense against the flying
bullets while others crawled
into pits dug along the banks
of Sand Creek. Big Head,
Howling Wolf, Spotted
Horse, and other small
groups of warriors fought the
troops in several desperate
struggles near the creek.
Later, groups of volunteers
continued to pursue
Cheyenne and Arapaho for
several miles up Sand Creek.
By afternoon, about 160
Indians lay dead and dying,
the majority women and
children.
Before departing the
Bloody Third ransacked
and burned the village.
Dozens of wounded soldiers
and their dead comrades
were taken to Fort Lyon for
care and burial. In Denver,
protests against the attack
were lodged sparking
bitter indignation that would
continue for years.
Victims of this deadly
event against the Cheyenne
and Arapaho Indians at Sand
Creek, numbered into the
hundreds. The aftermath led
to congressional
investigations bitter critics,
and staunch defenders,
reprisal, revenge, the
mustering out of a Colonel
and the resignation of a
Governor.
The Aftermath
Sand Creek fits into this
Civil War scenario because
with the War Between the
States there was enough
smoke to distract the nation
away from the treatment of
Indians. Its often stated by
traditional historians that the
Civil War caused the tribes to
think they could unite and
push the whites off their
lands, the converse was the
reality. However, there was
never any great
confederation of tribes. The
wars at Sand Creek, Bear
River, the campaigns against
the Sioux in the Dakotas, the
campaigns against the
Apache and Navajo in the
Southwest exemplify that
there was a significant effort
to push the Indians and
concentrate them onto
smaller reserves or even
exterminate them. There was
no reprieve even for those
Indian tribes or individuals
who stood firm in their
loyalty to the Union, they too
were cast off.
The Civil War event at
Sand Creek also gave rise to
a new generation of federal
Indian policies, new treaties
at the Little Arkansas and
Medicine Lodge and the next
generation of fighters and
fights: Beecher Island,
Washita, Summit Springs,
Palo Duro Canyon, Sappa
Creek, and the Little Big
Horn. Sand Creek is among
our nations most profound
historic places. The event
remains a powerful symbol of
sacrifice and struggle.
Questions about the attack
and claims of atrocities led to
Congressional investigations
and military inquiry. These
took testimony from dozens
of eyewitnesses and accepted
depositions from others.
Controversy arose as some
veterans, like Lieutenant
Joseph Cramer and Captain
Silas Soule, bitterly
condemned the attack, citing
its ghastly scene and
brutalities. On December 14,
Soule wrote, I refused to fire
and swore that none but a
coward would, for by this
time hundreds of women and
children were coming
towards us and getting on
their knees for mercy My
company was the only one
that kept their formation, and
we did not fire a shot Soule
was later murdered on the
streets of Denver.
Others, including Colonel
Chivington, Major Harry
Richmond, stoutly defended
the attack. Volunteers
anxious to restore honor and
reputation, referred to them
selves as the Vindicators.
One, Sergeant Stephen
Decatur, penned, We are not
violators of the flags of truce!
We are not the cowards who
would massacre disarmed
prisoners of war! Nor the
vain braggarts to bring home
trophies of a battle with
defenseless and already
subjugated enemies. We are
men who proved our
manhood by going out in
defense of all we hold dear.
We are Americans, who love
the flag of freedom, and we
believe that we honored and
did not disgrace that flag at
the battle of Sand Creek.
White Antelope and Yellow
Wolf, venerated Cheyenne
Chiefs, were two of many
leaders to perish at Sand
Creek. Others included Lone
Bear, Warbonnet, Standing
Water, Heap of Crows, Black
Wolf, and Bear Robe. A list of
112 Sand Creek Heads of
Families was translated and
complied by the United
States in 1865. The list
includes killed, wounded, and
uninjured. The names of
additional victims,
particularly babies, children
and women, are harder to
ascertain and the difficult
task of identification
continues.
The Sand Creek Massacre
National Historic Site is
managed by the National
Park Service and is open
daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A
3
4 mile walking trail leads
from the visitor parking area
to the monument and
overlook. Picnic tables are
available near the parking
area. Entrance is free to the
Sand Creek Massacre
National Historic Site.
To visit the site, follow
Colorado State Highway 96
east off Highway 287 near
Eads, or west off Highway
385 at Sheridan Lake. Near
Chivington, turn north onto
Chief White Antelope Way
(CR 54), or at Brandon, turn
north onto County Road 59.
Follow these roads to their
intersections with County
Road W. The park entrance is
along CR W a mile east
(right) of CR 54 or several
miles west (left) of CR 59.
Caution, there are
approximately eight miles of
dirt/sand roads leading to
the site.
For more information,
phone park headquarters at
719 438 5916, or visit the
website at www.nps.gov/
sand.
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JANUARY
Crowley Chamber Annual
Banquet - Ordway
Lamar Senior Center 55
Alive Driving Class
Lamar Chamber of Commerce
Annual Banquet
FEBRUARY
Wiley Lions Club Soup & Pie
Supper - Wiley School
Rocky Mountain Elk
Foundation Banquet - Elks
Lodge - Lamar
Sweetheart Swing Dance at
Shore Arts Center - Lamar
Karaoke Fund Raiser for SE
CO Initiative - Eagles Lodge
Granada Pride Committee
Pancake Supper
KVAY Bachelor & Bachelorette
Auction - Lamar
Annual High Plains Snow
Goose Festival - Lamar
Eads Chamber Breakfast
Amache Studio Photography
Workshop Westcliffe
PCDI Annual Meeting &
Banquet Lamar
MARCH
Dinner Theatre - Granada
Dudes & Dames Revue
Lamar Community Building
Spring Equinox Festival -
Springfield
The Gun Show Elks Lodge -
Lamar
Wiley Lions Club Annual
Pancake Supper - Wiley
School
Lamar Community College
Career Fair
Lamar Community College
Regional Science Fair
Lamar Elks Lodge Annual
Crab Crack & Dance
Granada Pride Committee
Steak Dinner & Barn Dance
Merrill Brush Annual Wrestling
Tournament Lamar
Zonta International Rose Day
Lamar
APRIL
Denim & Lace Revue-Lamar
Community Building
Grand Old Opry Holly Style
Holly High School
Equine Time at Camp Amache
Rocky Ford All Schools Arts
Festival
College Rodeo - Lamar
Sante Fe Trail Day - Las
Animas
Kiva Free Day - First Sunday in
April - La Junta
Golf Tournament - Las Animas
Town of Crowley Antique
Tractor Show
Ark Valley Wind & Percussion
Concert Holly
Friends of The Library Spring
Book Sale - Lamar
Enchanted Forest Century
Ride & Family Fun Ride
Lamar
Lamar Parks & Rec Easter
Egg Hunt
LCC HTM/EBM Spring Horse
Show Lamar
Demolition Derby Lamar
SE Colorado Concert Series -
Lamar
Trash to Treasure Hunt La
Junta
MAY
Highway 50 Yard Sale - Las
Animas
Archaeology Day - Boggsville
Huck Finn Day - Las Animas
Childrens Theatre - Walsh
Arts Center
Loomis Iris Show - Rocky Ford
Crowley County Auction
Cattle Sorting - Granada
Jr. Rodeo - Prowers County
Fairgrounds
La Junta Raceway Events May
- September - La Junta
Youth Fishing Day - First
Weekend at Jacksons Pond
-Eads
Kiowa County Fair & All
School Reunion - Eads
Voces Unidas Mothers Day
Roses
Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Lamar & La Junta
Wagons Ho! Special Programs
Sites and Santa Trail Walk
Car Show Willow Creek Park -
Lamar
Lamar Days Parade
Little Britches Rodeo
Prowers County Fair Grounds
Amache Studio Photography
Contest & Show Westcliffe
Care Net Pregnancy Center of
SE Colorado Walk for Life
Lamar
Jr. Rodeo Lamar
Lamar Racing Club Events
May-Sept
LCC Region IX Softball
Tournament - Lamar
PMC Spring Health Fair
PMC Spring Sprint
SE Colorado All Stars High
School Rodeo Lamar
Wild West BBQ Cook Off
Lamar
JUNE
Walsh Ranch Rodeo
Youth Rodeo - Baca county
Fairgrounds
Annual Thunder on the Plains
- Lamar
Summer Kiva Shows - La
Junta
Kids Quarters - Bents Old
Fort
Otero Museum Chuck Wagon
Bean Supper - La Junta
Letr Buck Ranch Team
Competition End of the Line
Arena - Granada
Colorado State High School
Rodeo Finals
Holly Days Bluegrass Festival
Granada/Bristol Days
Wiley Hay Days
See CALENDAR, pg. 33
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EVENTS
EVENTS EVENTS
Bike to Work Day Lamar
Parks & Rec
Cruisin Into Summer Festival
La Junta
Lamar Library Summer
Reading Program
Lamar Parks & Rec Rockies
Skills Challenge
Santa Fe Trail Festival
Trinidad
SE Colorado Cancer Initiative
Golf Tournament Lamar
Relay for Life Lamar
JULY
Onion Festival in Granada
July 4th Ark Valley wind &
Percussion at 4-plex Baseball
Field - Lamar
Springfield July 4th Fireworks
Walsh July 4th Fireworks
4th of July Fireworks
Celebration - Rocky Ford
La Junta July 4th Fireworks
Crowley County 4th of July
Rodeo
Granada July 4th Fireworks
Lamar July 4th Fireworks
4th of July Fireworks - Las
Animas
Art in the Park - Eads
Bazaar - La Junta
Native at Heart Youth Pow
Wow - La Junta
Missouri Days - Fowler
Santa Fe Trail Encampment -
Bents Old Fort
Crowley County Days &
County 4-H Fair - last weekend
of July
Crowley County Art Show
Baca County Car Show -
Springfield
16 and under Baseball
Tournament
Cal Ripkin 12 year old 70 ft.
State Baseball Tournament
Watermelon Festival - Campo
Bent County Fair & Rodeo -
Las Animas
Windmill Classic Annual
Softball Tournament Lamar
Art in the Park Eads
LCC Adult Open House
Lamar
Summer Kiva Shows La
Junta
AUGUST
Free Ice Cream Social
Willow Creek Park
Lamar Area Hospice Golf
Tournament
Ag Appreciation BBQ - Las
Animas/McClave
Arkansas Valley Fair -Rocky
Ford
Kids Rodeo and Race - La
Junta
Lamar Sand & Sage Fair and
Rodeo
Baca County Fair Springfield
Annual Dove Hunt - Lamar
Hospice Dinner & Dance
Lamar
14 & Under Regional Baseball
Tournament
16 & Under Babe Ruth
Softball World Series Lamar
Music at the Junction La
Junta
SEPTEMBER
Holly Gateway Fair
Boggsville Days - Las Animas
Dam Run - John Martin State
Park
Fall Equinox Festival -
Springfield
Rocky Mountain Long Ears -
Granada
Kiowa County Fair - Eads
Gateway Fair - Holly
Crowley County Fireman
Oktoberfest
Early Settlers Day - La Junta
Big brothers, Big Sisters
Annual Golf Tournament - La
Junta
Balloon Festival - Rocky Ford
Big Bail of Hay Contest
McClave
Airport Fun Days La Junta
Baca County Fair Springfield
Buzzards Roost Road Jam
Lamar
CO Interstate Gas Convention
Lamar
Hispanic Heritage Celebration
La Junta
Lamar Parks & Rec Pass,
Punt, Kick
LCC Antelope Stampede
Rodeo Lamar
OCTOBER
Lamar Fire Dept Haunted
House
Lobster Dinner & Dance
Lamar Elks Lodge
Oktoberfest - Lamar
SE Colorado Art Guild Show -
Shore Arts Center
Rocky Mountain Invitational/
Aerobatics contest - Lamar
Airport
Rocky Mountain Invitational /
Aerobatics contest -Lamar
Harvest Show - Las Animas
Fall Health Fair Lamar
Friends of the Library Fall
Book Sale Lamar
Enchanted Forest Century
Ride & Family Fun Ride
National Wild turkey
Federation Banquet - Lamar
Elks Lodge
Sip & Saver Fund Raiser w/
Mario Rizzotte - Amache
Studio
LCC Stampede Rodeo
LCC Golf Tournament Lamar
Moonlight Madness Lamar
Share the Spirit Shoe Drive
Lamar
Voces Unidas Annual Banquet
Lamar
NOVEMBER
Two Shot Goose Hunt - Cow
Palace Inn
Hunters Breakfast Granada
City Complex
Christmas Lighting -
Springfield
Dinner Theater - Walsh Arts
Center
Annual Mennonite Relief Sale
- Rocky Ford
Hot Air Balloon Festival & Fine
Arts Show & Crafts - Rocky
Ford
Parade of Lights - La Junta
LCC Craft Show - Lamar
Farm/City Banquet - Lamar
Rebekah/Lodge Craft Sale -
La Junta
Holiday Harvest Craft Fair - La
Junta
Art/Craft Show - Eads
North Cheyenne Healing Run -
Sand Creek
Holiday Concert Lamar
Fantasy Tree Auction Lamar
DECEMBER
Las Animas/Bent County
community Center Craft Show
- Las
Animas
Holiday Basketball
Tournament - La Junta
Centennial Ball - Rocky Ford
Christmas Parade of Lights -
Rocky Ford
Parade of Lights - Lamar
Wagon Rides & Camp
Amache Tours - Granada
Christmas Lighting contest -
Wiley
Craft Fair - Holly
Chili Supper - Eads
Crowley County Chamber
Parade of Lights
Crowley Chamber Christmas
House Decorating Contest
Kiva Winter Ceremonials - La
Junta
Traditional Holiday
Celebration - Bents Old Fort
Parade of Lights - Las Animas
New Years Eve Dance - Las
animas
Holiday Craft Fair Senior
Center, Lamar
Holiday Home Tour Lamar
Christmas Concert at Lamar
High School at 7 p.m.
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE WILDLIFE
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHY
Southeastern Colorado a haven for wildlife photography
By Jill Smith
The Lamar Ledger
P
orcupines? Pelicans?
Cranes? In Colorado? In
SOUTHEAST Colo-
rado?? You bet! These critters
and so many more. The abun-
dance of wildlife in this corner
of the state is one of the best
kept secrets that is just burst-
ing to be shared. Pick any sea-
son and you will find some of
your favorite furry, scaled and
feathered friends. Just enjoy
themwith a pair of binoculars,
or capture their beauty forever
with the lens of a camera.
Feathers are a specialty of
this region of Colorado. Baca
County residents boast of 275
species of birds that either visit
or call the county home.
Prowers County is not far be-
hind, and Bent County com-
petes successfully due to the
presence of John Martin Reser-
voir, an oasis for many crea-
tures. Due to the topographic
diversity of southeast Colorado
counties, you will find tiny
hummingbirds to grand bald
eagles and everything in be-
tween. There are bear, puma,
bobcats, lizards and snakes,
raccoons and badgers and so
much more.
Not only is this area a para-
dise for birders, both amateur
and professional, but it is an
ever changing inspiration for
wildlife photographers of all
skills. Both cities and very ru-
ral areas offer a yearly variety
of critters. Beginning within
the city limits of Lamar, Colo-
rado, you will find about one
and a half miles of thick
woods. Comprised of hickory,
cottonwood, elms, and bloom-
ing shrubs the woods provide
shelter and sustenance for mi-
gratory birds. The Willow
Creek Nature trail is located
immediately east of Lamar
Community College and runs
north to south along Willow
Creek. It has been known to
harbor red fox families as well
as the occasional well-behaved
skunk. A herd of mule deer
raise their little spotted fawns
within the protection of the
thick scrub. During the sum-
mer months, more than 50-75
turkey vultures will perch at
the south end of the trail, high
in the dead branches of cotton
wood trees. The newest arrival
to the area is a small flock of
Northern cardinals who have
chosen to call the woods their
home year round. These beau-
tiful little birds, which are rare
to our area, are successfully
raising their young deep in the
pine boughs. The actual creek
seasonally offers a huge variety
of ducks, kill deer, relatively
tame muskrats, and the occa-
sional beaver. The beautiful
setting entices a photographer
to choose a spot and let the
critters come to you.
Photographers, campers,
and nature lovers of all kinds
See PHOTOGRAPHY, pg. 35
Jill Smith Courtesy photos
Happy Hour 2pm-4pm
Lamar, CO.
719-336-9049
John Adams,
Owner
7345 US HWY 50 Lamar, CO 81052
719-336-9018 24hrs: 719-688-1943
PHOTOGRAPHY
from page 34
should not miss checking out
wildlife at John Martin Reser-
voir and Hasty Lake in Bent
County. The protected, rare
piping plover, and all of his kin,
nest along the south shore of
the reservoir. However, occa-
sionally, they will get social
and visit all of the other more
predictable shore birds on the
down side of the damat Hasty
Lake. The patient photogra-
pher will be amazed at all the
hub-bub! Screeching black
necked stilts, pelicans, Ameri-
can avocets, Great and Snowy
egrets, Great Blue Heron and
many, many more will enter-
tain and awe you. Being quiet,
still and EARLY in the morn-
ings will provide more gor-
geous pictures than you could
ever imagine. Cool summer
evenings will give you a
glimpse of herds of white tail
deer, raccoons, and porcupine.
A walk along the top of the
damat dusk will put you in the
sky with the turkey vultures as
they glide with the thermals.
They will eyeball you as they
shoosh within 10-20 yards of
you. What a great opportunity
to capture their graceful move-
ments and warty heads. Ele-
gance and ugly all in one crit-
ter.
Tucked deeply into Baca
county is an amazing change
of landscape fromthe prairie,
farmland, and ranchland that
dominates most of SE Colo-
rado. With that change, photo-
graphic opportunities change
as well. Deep canyons cut
through parts of the county.
Carrizo, Cottonwood, and Pic-
ture canyons are just a fewof
the steep canyons hiding in the
southern part of the county.
Hiding within the deep walls,
you will find herds of big horn
sheep that are tracked and pro-
tected by the Colorado Divi-
sion of Wildlife. The occasional
black bear will sleep up in
trees during the summer
months, and if you are there at
the right time, you can hear
the air roar with the meow of
a mountain lion. Hundreds of
birds find respite in the can-
yons, including blue gros-
beaks, several finch species,
and both eastern and mountain
bluebirds. Summertime heat in
the canyon can catch the un-
prepared traveler by surprise,
however. Photographers
should prepare for 110 degrees
or more, by bringing LOTS of
water. Most of the canyons are
very primitive and sneaky
snakes have been known to
surprise more than one city
slicker.
Smaller lakes like Thurston,
and Queens in Prowers Coun-
ty, back roads, and canal sys-
tems offer endless miles of
wildlife habitat for photograph-
ic opportunities all over SE Col-
orado. Also, many ranchers/
farmers nowopen their private
property to photographers of
all kinds. For a list ranches
who offer hospitality (some for
a very small fee, some for free,
but reservations required) go
to http://prairiewildlife.net/
sitesmap.html.
Southeast Colorado harbors
and protects an unbelievable
plethora of wildlife year round.
With over 300 days of sun-
shine per year, this area is not
only critter friendly, it is people
friendly! Drive slowly, look
deeply, enjoy greatly.
Jill Smith Courtesy photos
803 East Olive St.
Lamar, CO 81052
719-336-5511
Toll Free: 866-336-5511
111 South Main
Holly, CO 81047
719-537-6528
Email: fellowshipcu@centurytel.net
CYCLING ON THE
CYCLING ON THE CYCLING ON THE
PRAIRIE
PRAIRIE PRAIRIE
Long, scenic routes make region a cycling mecca
The Lamar Ledger
I
n the 1976 the United
State celebrated 200
years as a nation. Colo-
rado celebrated 100 years of
statehood, and the Trans-
America Bicycle Trail, called
the Centennial Trail in Colo-
rado, opened for business
from Astoria, Oregon to
Yorktown, Virginia.
In Colorado, this trail goes
from Rawlins, Wyoming to
Pueblo, Colorado. From
Pueblo, the bicycle trail is on
Colorado Highway 96 and
passes through Boone, Ol-
ney Springs, Crowley, Ord-
way, Sugar City, Arlington,
Haswell, Galatea, Eads, Chiv-
ington, Brandon, Sheridan
Lake and Towner in Colo-
rado. In Kansas, the trail
continues on Kansas High-
way 96.
For more information and
local area maps, visit Bicycle
Colorado at www.bicycleco-
lo.org or call Adventure Cy-
cling, 800-755-2453, www.ad-
venturecycling.org
Pedal The Plains
The eastern plains of
Colorado will host the first
annual bicycle tour called
Pedal The Plains to take
place this fall. Pedal The
Plains will be a one-of-a-kind
cycling event celebrating the
agricultural roots and frontier
heritage of the Colorado
Eastern Plains. Most
importantly this event is a ride
designed for riders of all
speeds and sizes.
The three-day ride will
cover between 30 to 100 miles
every day, stopping in
multiple towns throughout
each day and ending in a new
host community each
evening. Riders will pedal
between entertainment and
festivities, eat meals made
with local produce, and stay in
accommodations ranging
from a tent to a bed and
breakfast. Cyclists of all ages
and ability levels are all
invited to join in the fun
through the whole tour, or
they can opt for a family-
friendly loop ride or a Gran
Fondo. We are excited to
add this tour to our list of
signature events, and to prove
once again that Colorado is
one of the most dynamic
cycling states, said Dean
Singleton, Publisher of The
Denver Post. Billed as the
end of the cycling season
bash, Pedal The Plains will
provide numerous economic
benefits and tourism
opportunities for southeastern
Colorado.
All event proceeds will
benefit charitable
organizations serving the
Eastern Plains. The ride is
scheduled for Sept. 21 23.
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HOLLY BLUEGRASS
HOLLY BLUEGRASS HOLLY BLUEGRASS
FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL FESTIVAL
Free festival now in 10th year
By John Contreras
The Lamar Ledger
I
t started as a one-day
event in 2003 when the
Town of Holly was cele-
brating its 100th anniversary
of being incorporated.
Now, the Holly Bluegrass
Festival has grown into a
three-day event and will cele-
brate its 10th year. The free
festival is the only one in Colo-
rado and surrounding states
and held the second weekend
in June.
Being a free festival, funds
had to be raised to pay for the
bands that perform, and the
Grand Old Opry Holly
Style was started with their
first show in the spring of
2003.
Both traditions have carried
on. The Opry growing to two
performances on a Sunday
afternoon and the Bluegrass
Festival growing bigger each
year.
The Holly Bluegrass Com-
mittee, a group of around 10
people, work all year getting
some of the top bands to
come to Holly for the all day
Saturday festival, kicking off at
11:00 a.m. and going until ev-
eryone is gone. Sometimes it
has run until nearly midnight.
It has become well-known
in the bluegrass festival cir-
cle and now they have many
groups contacting them to
come and play in Holly. They
have also added some country
groups and everyone has en-
joyed this addition to the festi-
val.
After the tornado in 2007,
the festival was held at the
football field at the school but
was able to move back to
Gateway Park in 2009. In
2011, they purchased an old
stage and one of the commit-
tee members, Jerry Jones,
completely refurbished it.
Friday night kicks off with a
barbecue sponsored by the
Holly Commercial Club. A
jam session follows where
various musicians come to-
gether to do some good old
pickin and fiddlin. There
have been upwards of 30 pick-
ers there, coming from as far
as Oklahoma and Missouri.
On Saturday, the all day fes-
tival begins at 11 a.m. and
each band, of which there are
five, plays twice, so in case
you missed the first set you
can catch them in their sec-
ond set.
This years 2012 festival will
feature the famous Karl Shif-
lett and Big Country Show
who are one of the most rec-
ognizable and identifiable
names in Bluegrass music.
The band has been featured
on RFD-TV and has played at
festivals all over Alabama, Ari-
See BLUEGRASS, pg. 38
BLUEGRASS
from page 37
zona, Georgia, Kentucky, Vir-
ginia, North and South Caroli-
na, Texas, Missouri,
Oklahoma and will be at the
Annual Bill Monroe Memorial
Bluegrass in Indiana as well
as playing at the Bean Blos-
som Festival which is one of
the largest festivals in the
United States.
Bonham Revue from Okla-
homa will return this year.
They performed in Holly in
2009 and were a big hit.
Rounding out the marquee
of bands will be Crooked
Creek fromBurlington, Colo.,
a country/western group;
Kantankerous from Long-
mont, Colo., who plays coun-
try and bluegrass; and Dr.
Harlans Amazing Bluegrass
Tonic, also fromColorado,
who has been hitting the
charts big time.
Sunday morning at 10:30
a.m. there is gospel music and
community church. This year,
2012, the Blackwood Brothers
Quartet will be there. They
are the best known quartet in
the history of gospel music.
The festival has grown in
size each year with people
coming from Kansas, Texas,
Missouri, Nebraska, Oklaho-
ma, Florida, Montana, and all
over Colorado.
Bring your lawn chair and
come on down to enjoy vari-
ous bands of bluegrass and
country music throughout the
day in the setting of Gateway
Park. There are plenty of food
booths on Saturday and lunch
on Sunday.
For more information you
can visit the Web site at
www.townofholly.com or con-
tact Jill, 719-537-6482 or
Marge 719-940-5243 or e-mail
holly/
freebluegrass@yahoo.com.
1302 N. Main Lamar, CO 81052
Telephone: 719-336-5340
Fax: 719-336-8438
E-Mail: DaysInnLamar@yahoo.com
ACCOMMODATIONS
Free High Speed
Internet Free HOT!
& Cold Daybreak Breakfast
Heated Indoor Pool & Spa
Fitness Center
Business Center
Fax/ Copy Service Available
Truck/ Bus Parking
LODGING
LODGING LODGING
GUIDE
GUIDE GUIDE
EADS
Eads Travelors Lodge
609 E. 15th St.(719)
438-5451
HOLLY
Miles Court Motel
716 W. Colorado(719)
537-6030
LA JUNTA
Hampton Inn
27888 US Hwy 50(719)
384-4444
Holiday Inn Express
27994 US Hwy 50Frontage
Rd.(719) 384-2900
Travelodge
1325 E. Third(719) 384-2571
La Junta KOA
26680 W. Hwy 50(719)
384-9580
Mid-Town Motel
215 E. Third St.(719)
384-7741
Stagecoach Motel
905 W. Third St.(719)
384-5476
Super 8 Motel
27882 Frontage Rd.(719)
384-4408
Travel Inn of La Junta
110 E. First(719)
384-2504
LAMAR
Blue Spruce
1801 S. Main(719) 336-7454
Chek Inn
1210 S. Main(719) 336-4331
Country Acres RV
& Motel
29151 US Hwy 287/
385(719) 336-1031
Rodeway Cow
Palace Inn
1301 N. Main(719) 336-7753
Days Inn
1306 N. Main(719) 336-5340
Holiday Inn
Express & Suites
1304 N. MainReserv. (888)
465-4329
Holiday Motel
404 N. Main(719) 336-9745
Lamar
SportsmanCampground
& Horse Hotel
5385 US Hwy 50(719)
336-3623
Lamar Inn
1201 N. Main(719) 336-7471
Passport Inn
113 N. Main(719) 336-7746
Super 8 Motel
1202 N. Main(719) 336-3427
Third Street NestBed &
Breakfast
304 S. 3rd St.(719)
336-5217
LAS ANIMAS
Bents Fort Inn
10950 E. Hwy 50(719)
456-0011
Santa Fe Trail Inn
638 Bent Ave.(719)
456-0303
SPRINGFIELD
Crawford Motel
288 Colorado(719) 523-6276
Js Motel
265 Main St.(719) 523-6257
Stage Stop Hotel
1033 Main St.(719)
523-4737
Starlite Motel
681 Main(719) 523-6236
SPREADING ANTLERS
SPREADING ANTLERS SPREADING ANTLERS
GOLF COURSE
GOLF COURSE GOLF COURSE
Golf course
is a jewel of
the plains
By John Contreras
The Lamar Ledger
S
et in the natural land-
scape of Southeastern
Colorados High Plains,
Spreading Antlers Golf Course
invites players to drive down
fairways in an area where
teamsters once drove heavily
laden freight wagons.
Located south of Lamar,
Colo. on Highway 287, Spread-
ing Antlers is listed in Colo-
rado Golf Magazines Golf
Guide. It is a public nine-hole
par-35 course. It features 2,963
yards of golf from the longest
tees. The course rating is 34.4
and it has a slope rating of 117.
Built in 1965 and designed
by the late golf professional
and course designer Labron
Harris, Sr., the extremely well
manicured course creates stra-
tegic challenges for every skill
level.
Whether you want to play a
round with friends, practice hit-
ting a bucket of balls, take a
lesson to increase the accuracy
of your shot or pause for a bite
to eat in the snack shop or just
browse in the golf shop
youll find Spreading Antlers
conveniently open from 8 a.m.
until dark, seven days a week,
from the first day in April to
the first weekend in October.
You can walk or rent a cart,
with no tee-off time required.
Green fees are $14 for nine
holes on weekdays and $16 for
nine holes on weekends. The
fee is $24 for 18 holes on week-
days and $27 for 18 holes on
weekends. Cart fees are $12
for nine holes and $20 for 18
holes all year around.
Memberships are also avail-
able for a very reasonable cost.
For more information on
Spreading Antlers Golf Course
call 719-336-5274 or visit
www.golfspreadingantler-
s.com.
PUBLIC GOLF PUBLIC GOLF PUBLIC GOLF COURSES COURSES COURSES
Cottonwood Links
1 Cottonwood LaneFowler,
CO(719) 263-4500
Eads Public Golf
Course
14999 Golf Course
RoadEads, CO
La Junta Golf Club
27696 Harris RoadLa
Junta, CO(719) 384-7133
Las Animas Public
Golf Course
2200 Country Club
DriveLas Animas,
COContact: Mike
Kester(719) 456-2010
Rocky Ford Country
Club10th Hole Bar &
Grill
91 Play Park HillRocky
Ford, CO(719) 254-7582
Smoking River Golf
Course
475 N. Second
EastCheyenne Wells,
CO(719) 767-5021
Spreading Antlers
Golf Club
South Highway 287Lamar,
CO(719) 336-2297
Springfield Golf
Course
West on Hwy 160,
travelPast Southeast
Colorado PowerFor
1
4
mileSpringfield, CO
CHAMBERS OF
CHAMBERS OF CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE
COMMERCE COMMERCE
Bent County Chamber of Commerce
& Development Foundation
332 Amb. Thompson Blvd.
Las Animas, CO 81054
(719) 456-0453 office
(719) 456-0455 fax
http://www.bentcounty.org
Crowley County Chamber of Commerce
301 Main Street
Ordway, CO 81063
(719) 267-4444 ext. 4
http://www.crowleycounty.net
Crowley County Economic
Development
603 Main, Suite 2
Ordway, CO 81063
(719) 267-4444 ext. 259
http://www.crowleycounty.net
Eads Chamber
of Commerce
PO Box 163
Eads, CO 81036-0163
(719) 438-5590 office
(719) 438-5652 fax
http://www.kiowacountycolo.com
Fowler Chamber
of Commerce
PO Box 172
Fowler, CO 81039
(719) 253-4461
http://www.fowlerchamberofcommerce.com
Holly Commercial Club
PO Box 114
Holly, CO 81047
(719) 537-6622
La Junta Chamber
of Commerce
110 Santa Fe Avenue
La Junta, CO 81050
(719) 384-7411 office
(719) 384-2217 fax
http://www.lajuntachamber.com
Lamar Chamber
of Commerce
109-A East Beech Street
Lamar, CO 81052
(719) 336-4379 office
(719) 336-4370 fax
http://www.lamarchamber.com
Rocky Ford Chamber
of Commerce
105 N Main Street
Rocky Ford, CO 81067
(719) 254-7483
http://www.rockyfordchamber.net
Springfield Chamber
of Commerce
PO Box 12
Springfield, CO 81073
http://www.springfieldco.info
CHURCH
CHURCH CHURCH
DIRECTORY
DIRECTORY DIRECTORY
BRISTOL
ST. MARYS CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Rev. Charles Sena. 211
North LaBelle.
BRISTOL/GRANADA
METHODIST
CHURCH Rev. Kathy
Leathers.
BRISTOL PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Pastor Gillespie, 1 block
east of 385 on
Frederick.
CHIVINGTON
CHIVINGTON FRIENDS
CHURCH
Pastor Galan Burnett.
53676 U.S. Hwy 96.
EADS
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH Rev
Nancy Peacock 110 E.
11th St.
FIRST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH Pastor
Jason Young 100 East 7th.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Russell Parker

705 N Main
HASTY
MIDVALLEY COWBOY
WORSHIP
Pasotrs Jack Marin and
Harold Bohl. at the
Hasty Fire Department
HASWELL
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Rev. Nancy Peacock
Main St.
HOLLY
FIRST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH Hwy
50 & 5th Street.
HOLLY EVANGELICAL
FREE
CHURCH Rev. Rick
Beard
35311 County Rd GG.
HOLLY UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH Rev. Kathy
Leathers
511 W. Colorado
FIRST CHURCH OF THE
NAZARENE
Pastor Eugene Birt.
1004 W. Colorado.
ST. FRANCES OF ROME
CATHOLIC
CHURCH Rev. Charles
Sena
119 South 6th.
HOLLY CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Minister Don Lawrence. W.
Hwy 50.
COWBOY CALVARY
WORSHIP SBC
Pastor Jack Martin 204
S. 5th St.
Pastor Ralph
Plummer 512 W.
Colorado.
LAMAR
RADIANT LIFE ASSEMBLY
OF GOD
Pastor Jim Gangwish.
27534 U.S. Hwy
287 (1/2 mile south of the
golf course).
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES/
OUR
LADY OF GUADALUPE
CATHOLIC
CHURCH Rev. Charles
Sena. 600 East
Parmenter.
LAMAR MISSIONARY
BAPTIST
CHURCH 507 S. 14th.
Pastor
David Davis. 1600 S.
Main.
GRACE EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN
CHURCH Rev. Steven
Thomas. 1
Memorial Drive.
KINGDOM HALL OF
JEHOVAHS
WITNESSES 1701 S.
8th.
LAMAR CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Senior Minister Ian
Blacker. Associate
Minister Ray Matteson.
811 S. Main.
MT. OLIVE EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CLC Pastor
Timothy
Wheaton. 811 S. 1st.
CROSSWIND CHURCH OF
THE
NAZARENE Pastor
Charles Lambert
507 S. 7th.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
7th & Savage
Ave.
REDEEMING LOVE
CHURCH Pastor
Mark and Renee Viar. 204
North St. (Old
Skating Rink).
CALVARY BAPTIST
CHURCH
Pastor Jeffrey W.
Alexander. 907 S. 3rd.
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH OF
LAMAR Pastor Ramon
Robledo
107 S. 6th.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Pastor Rory Gillespie.
1110 S. 6th.
ST. PAULS EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Pastors Wayne Parppirt &
Carol Miller 4th
and Parmenter, Lamar.
VICTORY LIFE WORLD
OUTREACH
Pastor Mike Caldwell.
110 N. 6th.
FIRST SOUTHERN
BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Harold Bohl. 706
W. Pearl.
LIFE CENTER
FOURSQUARE Pastor
Manuel and Debbie Tamez.
1807 S. 11th S
COMMUNITY CHURCH OF
THE
NAZARENE Rev. Roy L.
Gueswel. N.
8th and Maple.
FAITH FRIENDS CHURCH
Pastor
Galan Burnett. 7th &
Chestnut.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCH Pastor Dale
Fuhrmeister.
S. 6th and Savage Ave.,
across from ball
parks.
APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY
CHURCH
Pastor Jose E. Roman. 411
N. 2nd.
CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF
LATTER-DAY SAINTS
1700 S. 14th
St.
LAMAR CHURCH OF
CHRIST 210
E. College Rd.
LAS ANIMAS
ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN
CHURCH Pastor Robert
Glasgow. 1119
Amb. Thompson Blvd.
PARKVIEW BAPTIST
CHURCH
Pastor Nathan Gumkey
1625 6th St.
MCCLAVE
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH OF
MCCLAVE_ Rev. T.L.
Phillips. Grant
Ave. & 1st Street.
SPRINGFIELD
SPRINGFIELD CHURCH OF
GOD
Rev. John W. Kakish
900 Tipton Street.
Pastor
Bruce Lore 801 Church
St.
SPRINGFIELD BAPTIST
CHAPEL
Rev. E. Russell Young
441 Pinion.
OUR LADY OF
ANNUNCIATION
Rev. Charles Sena 140
Kansas St
WILEY
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH OF
WILEY Rev. T.L. Phillips
Gordon &
4th Street.
VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH
Meets at the Wiley

Community Building.
Missionary/Pastor Douglas
Sanford.
CHURCH OF GOD
Pastor Michael
Bowen, 104 Welton.
WILEY COMMUNITY
CHURCH
Pastor Mike Schneider,
500 Main.
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runs. Draft horse stall 12 X 14. Pull through camper
hookups to accommodate larger living quarters trailers,
cabin with A/C and heat. Swimming Pool, hot showers,
and laundry-mat.
Location: Conveniently located 3 miles west of Lamar
on the North side of Hwy. 50/ 287.
Lamar Sportsmans R.V. Park & Horse Motel
5385 Hwy. 50/287 Lamar, Co. 81052
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101 North Main - Lamar, Co. 81052 - Phone 719-336-7415
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