Sidebar by Marcia Darnell
Local Attractions – April 2003 – Colorado Central Magazine
Here’s a partial list of summer events at the Rio Grande County Museum and Cultural Center. Please check with the museum for details and changes.
May 1-31: Puddles to Oceans: The Aesthesis of Water
May 24: Field Trip to the Old Spanish Trail North Branch
May 24: The American Indian Slave Trade and The Old Spanish Trail by Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez.
June 5- Aug. 31: The American West: Captured on Canvas, Karen Bonnie.
June 5- Aug. 31: Summitville: Life on Top of the Mountain, Patricia Pabst.
June 25: 4WD trip to Animas Fork.
July 2: Discussion on the Korean War, Korean War veterans.
July 16: 4WD trip to Summitville.
July 19: Plant Identification and Flower Appreciation Drive up Pinos Creek Road.
July 30: Flowers of the American Basin; 4WD trip.
Aug. 27: 4WD trip to Bear Town
Sept. 6- Nov. 31: The San Luis Valley: Caught on Camera.
Sept. 6- Nov. 31: Falling into Winter: From Leaf Fall to Snow Fall, Marjie Haun.
Sept 23: Visit to DeAnza-Cuerno Battle site.
Oct. 1-2: Trip to Old Mining Towns and their Passes.