Bent’s Old Fort Evening Candlelight Tours December 2 & 3, 2022
Evening Candlelight Tours December 2 & 3, 2022 La Junta, CO – The annual Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site Evening Candlelight Tours will be presented on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 this year. The 90-minute Eve...
Read More InfoVeterans Day Military Timeline at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site
Veterans Day Military Timeline at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site La Junta, CO – Bent’s Fort was a trading post operated by Bent, St. Vrain, & Company as a private place of business that relied on peaceful relations wi...
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Bent's Old Fort Photo Contest Bent’s Old Fort is holding a photo contest. The winning image will be featured on the 2023 Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site Annual Pass. The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2022. The winner ...
Read More InfoSecretary Haaland Commits to Telling America’s Story at Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Secretary Haaland Commits to Telling America’s Story at Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site EADS, Colo. — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and National Park Service (NPS) Director Chuck Sams today visited the Sand Creek Mas...
Read More InfoOtero College’s Meagan Hotchkiss-Trejo to Present at European Immersive Education Summit in Switzerland
Otero College’s Meagan Hotchkiss-Trejo to Present at European Immersive Education Summit in Switzerland LA JUNTA — Meagan Hotchkiss-Trejo, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Otero College, will be presenting at the 8th European I...
Read More InfoRocky Ford Night at The Museum Oct 19 - War & Calamity in 1847
Rocky Ford Night at The Museum Oct 19 War & Calamity in 1847 The Rocky Ford Museum would to invite the town of Rocky Ford and vicinity to our next 'Night At The Museum' in October. Who: Jake Koch, Park Ranger, Bent's Old Fort N.H.S. What: "War...
Read More InfoExperience War and Calamity at Bent’s Old Fort Sept 2nd & 3rd
Experience War and Calamity at Bent’s Old Fort The public is invited to join the inhabitants of Bent’s Old Fort on Friday, September 2 from 1:00 to 5:30 pm and September 3 from 8 am to 5:30 pm to experience the sights and sounds of Ben...
Read More InfoThe Arkansas Valley Fair Rodeo Made History
Special to seconews.org The Arkansas Valley Fair: Rodeo History There is great debate as to exactly where the rodeo first began in this country. Several towns and cities make the claim of putting on the first official rodeo. The most prominent of ...
Read More InfoBent’s Fort Flooded - Interview & Walk Through 8/17/22
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site Flooded - Interview & Walk Through 8/17/22 ( Update: Bent's Fort is Open to the Public as of 8/18/22 at 8am ) Wednesday morning Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site announced that the Fort w...
Read More InfoOtero Museum LJCC Business After Hours July 15, 2022
Otero Museum - 3rd & Anderson , La Junta Will Host “Business After Hours” Friday, July 15, 2022 from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. Open to the Public Please join us for hors d’oeuvres, drinks and viewing of our exhibits. We will hig...
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