Letter to the Editor: Steve Whitehill Urges Preservation of Bent's Old Fort, Questions NPS Management
Watch the Video Here To the editor:“We the people” have been slowly losing influence and control over our society for more than forty years, and this trend has been accelerating during the last decade and especially for the past couple of year...
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Bent’s Old Fort Closures and Damage Sparks Concern in La Junta as Access Shrinks and Repairs Stall
Bent’s Old Fort Faces Reduced Access as Community Pushes for Action LA JUNTA, Colo. — Access to Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site has significantly declined over the past several years, raising concerns among residents and local leaders...
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Hollywood History Meets the Old West: Bob Kisthart Will Retire from Bent’s Old Fort After 27 Years
The Hollywood Legacy of Bent’s Old Fort After twenty-seven years of serving as a historical interpreter at Bent’s Old Fort, Bob Kisthart is retiring at the end of April. He has split his time with The National Park Service between Bent’s For...
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Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Event to Feature Reading of The Bent Descendants and the World They Knew
The Bent Descendants and the World They Knew Our first event of the year for our membership meeting is a reading “The Bent Descendants and the World They Knew." This reading was first given at Bent’s Old fort shortly after it opened in 1976, w...
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Bent’s Old Fort Presents Padre Martinez: Patriot, Villain, or Scapegoat? on Feb. 27, 2026
Was Padre Antonio Martinez a patriot, a villain, or a scapegoat? Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site announces a special presentation for Friday, February 27th, 2026, as part of its “Stories from the Borderlands” program series – “Pad...
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Living History and Special Anniversary Events Highlight 2026 Programming at Bent’s Old Fort
2026 Programming at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site is excited to announce our program schedule for 2026! There will be something for everyone and a wide variety of programming and t...
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Bent’s Old Fort to Host: Mountain Men: Separating Legend from Fact Presentations on Dec. 6 in La Junta
Separating Legend from Fact: Mountain Men and Bent’s Old Fort La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site announces special presentations for Saturday, December 6th, 2025, as part of its “Stories from the Borderlands” program s...
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Leon Davis Honored with Santa Fe Trail Educator Award for 6,000+ Hours of Living History Teaching at Bent’s Old Fort
Santa Fe Trail Bent's Fort Chapter Names Leon Davis as Educator Award Recipient Leon Davis - Bent's Fort Chapter The Educator Award honors outstanding teaching about the SFT in elementary, secondary or higher education. Since moving to La Junta, C...
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Boggsville Days 2025: Three-Day Historic Festival in Las Animas, Oct. 3–5
Boggsville Days 2025: Three-Day Historic Festival in Las Animas Celebrates Frontier Life with Music, Heritage Events, and Family Fun – October 3–5 Boggsville Days 2025 is ratchetting up to a three day celebration at the Boggsville Historic Sit...
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Bent's Old Fort NHS to Reopen for Guided Tours
The park is open; the reconstructed fort is open for guided tours only During the summer of 2025, the reconstructed fort at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site will be open for guided tours only. A temporary safety closure of the reconstructe...
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