2023 Santa Fe Trail Day Art Show Announces Free Entry for Artists
2023 Santa Fe Trail Day Art Show Announces Free Entry for Artists For 18 years, the Bent County Art Guild has been hosting a “Santa Fe Trail Day” Art Show. We are excited to announce that this year the Art Guild has changed everything ...
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April 8, 2023: Boggsville Clean-up Day
Events starts on April 8, 2023, 9:00 am to April 8, 2023, 12:00 pm
April 8, 2023: Boggsville Clean-up Day By Larry Bourne Boggsville clean up day is rapidly approaching, and I am hoping for a warm day to get the site ready for this season’s visitors. For you who have not been to Boggsville as of late you wi...
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Rawlings Museum Hosts Santa Fe Trail Timeline Traveling Exhibit in Las Animas
Rawlings Museum Hosts Santa Fe Trail Timeline Traveling Exhibit in Las Animas Bent County Historical Society and their partner, Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail, are proud to announce that the Santa Fe Trail Timeline Traveling Exhib...
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Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Presents: Protecting the Mail: 1863
Events starts on February 18, 2023, 9:00 am to February 18, 2023, 4:00 pm
Protecting the Mail: 1863 La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort was a trading post operated by Bent, St. Vrain, & Company as a private place of business that relied on peaceful relations with the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Comanche, Kiowa, and ot...
Bent’s Fort Chapter of Santa Fe Trail 2022 Member of the Year
BENT’S FORT CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP OF THE YEAR AWARD Pack Mule/Oxen/Worker Bee Our 2022 Member of the year is always willing to lend a helping hand or take you to a place you’ve never seen before. As you are going, he will point out &ldquo...
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Bent’s Fort Chapter of The Santa Fe Trail Annual Meeting Jan. 14, 2023
Events starts on January 14, 2023, 10:30 am to January 14, 2023, 1:30 pm
BFC Annual Meeting to be held January 14 The Bent's Fort Chapter Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, January 14, at the JW Rawlings Heritage Center and Museum, 560 Bent Ave., Las Animas, CO. The meeting will begin at 10:30am followed by a catere...
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Santa Fe Trail Byway Public Meetings Scheduled
Canyons and Plains Press Release Santa Fe Trail Byway Public Meetings Scheduled La Junta, CO – The Santa Fe Trail State Scenic and Historic Byway will hold a series of public meetings next month to help with the creation of a management plan...
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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...
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Veterans 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 National Historic Site Photo Contest
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 ...
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