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The Meskers helped Ouray keep up appearances
The Meskers helped Ouray keep up appearances
By Carolyn Snowbarger, on March 11, 2021
The Meskers helped Ouray keep up appearances

How would you describe 1880 Ouray? Dusty, loud, lawless, wild? Certainly not quaint, picturesque or charming!

Ouray began as a tent city with fortune-seekers arriving daily. Hastily constructed, stores, saloons, dance halls, and boarding houses lined “main” street. In the boom or bust towns like Ouray, money was tight and architectural services were nonexistent.

Even in frontier towns appearances mattered, and the building owners wanted to “attract” customers. They soon realized that a sim...

BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE
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BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE
Departing museum Curator Don Paulson helped legions of residents, tourists understand and appreciate the record of Ouray County
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 11, 2024
The glass orbs look like a cross between a snow globe and the top of a wizard’s scepter. For years they sat in an attic at the Ouray County Museum, forgotten to history and their place in it. It took ...
Blue Lakes to adopt permit system
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Blue Lakes to adopt permit system
Hikers, campers will be required to reserve limited spots as soon as summer 2025
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
September 11, 2024
A permit system is coming as soon as next year for those who want to hike to the Blue Lakes southwest of Ridgway, now that the U.S. Forest Service has signed a final decision on a plan to manage 16,20...
BLM may peddle fees onto bike trails
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BLM may peddle fees onto bike trails
Day-use, camping charges proposed for Ridgway Area Trails, elsewhere to cover operational costs
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 11, 2024
New fees proposed by the Bureau of Land Management’s Uncompahgre Field Office mean visitors may have to pay to camp and recreate at select campgrounds and day-use sites in the area, including the Ridg...
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Revised vacation rental ordinance advances
Changes garner mix of support, pushback; second reading,adoption set for Oct. 1
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 11, 2024
Ouray County’s proposed short-term rental ordinance will remain unchanged as it moves toward a final vote on Oct. 1. During the ordinance’s first reading at the Ouray County commissioners’ meeting Tue...
Searching for layers in Ouray County’s story
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Searching for layers in Ouray County’s story
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
September 11, 2024
As I’m nesting somewhere it always takes me about a month to decide what memorabilia from the places I’ve been or people I belong to should hang on the walls of my home, while still leaving white spac...
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POLICE LOG
September 11, 2024
OURAY POLICE The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Sept. 3-9: SEPT. 3 Officer responded to the 200 block of Main Street for a bear call. Officer responded to...
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Six-figure grant received to hire regional climate position
September 11, 2024
Six-figure grant received to hire regional climate position EcoAction Partners has received $191,100 to hire a full-time position to help with regional climate issues. This new regional climate action...
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