During the last half of the 19th century, prospectors found gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc in the northern San Juan Mountains. The news spread quickly, and thousands more came to this region. How...

OURAY COUNTY August 9, 1973 - No one has given up on it, yet, but chances of construction beginning this fall on the new Ouray swimming pool bathhouse seem slimmer again. The council’s worst fears wer...

All plants have a scientific Latin name and a common name. The Latin name can provide clues to a plant’s defining characteristics or might reference the botanist who first documented its existence. Co...

Brothers Sasha (left) and James Fagan sling lemonade with the help of their trusty mascot, Willow, from the back of their wagon on the corner of Sherman Street and Liddell Drive on Aug. 4. The boys, a...

This year's event features carnival games, livestock auction It's time for the Ouray County Fair and this year's event features everything from livestock shows to cotton candy, face painting, snow con...

Ian Lassiter is intimately familiar with Shakespeare’s plays, performing a variety of roles in several tragedies in his 15 years as a professional actor, including the lead roles in “Hamlet” and “Macb...

50 YEARS AGO August 2, 1973 - Three budding young mountain climbers caused a lot of excitement Monday afternoon when they got on a cliff above Lake Lenore and couldn’t get down. The children, two boys...

The stone building at 420 Sixth Ave. in Ouray has plenty of stories to tell. Built in 1887 as the St. Joseph's Miners' Hospital, it now helps keep local history alive as the home to the Ouray County M...

Find vinyl records, clothes, books, trinkets at Ouray's Grateful Goods Its unassuming store front greets customers in the heart of downtown Ouray with a rustic red wooden sign emblazoned with white ha...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, JULY 27 LIVE MUSIC: Samantha Fish with opener Tropa Magica at the Ridgway Concert Series in Hartwell Park, Ridgway. 6- 9 p.m. Free. No dogs or outside alcohol allowed. LUNC...

50 YEARS AGO July 26, 1973 - A ramshackle playhouse constructed of old boards by a couple of children was the object of attention of the Ouray Fire Department Tuesday afternoon. Two children, ages 6 a...

David Malin doesn’t want his patients telling him what ails them. What he really wants is to first listen to the body. When someone pays a visit to Malin’s Ridgway practice, Let Your Light Shine Heali...

The Adobe Inn welcomed the community for the first time in nearly four years last week, during an unofficial open house Friday evening with a soundtrack of high-paced jazz bouncing off its stucco wall...

Sweet Ouray offers a taste of nostalgia Name a place in Ouray where you can get gummy sushi, a hat shaped like a crazed squirrel, a Jeep T-shirt, some Black Jack gum and a sweet treat with an arachnid...

July 19, 1973 - Members of the Chipeta Girl Scout Council have a new camping home. Located five miles south of Ridgway, the campsite is the Council’s first established camp since the main building of ...

Anyone who spends enough time in Ouray probably knows Enda Junkins as a villain. A nationally recognized psychotherapist and motivational speaker who specializes in laughter therapy, Junkins is a long...

Jeremiah Tilton grew up in Gillette, Wyoming, the son and grandson of coal miners. The industry characterized his childhood as his family scratched a living from the strip mines that scarred Campbell ...

Necessity is the mother of invention, and perhaps reinvention, too. After 134 years in business in Ouray, The Bon Ton Restaurant is no exception. Located at 426 Main St., The Bon Ton has witnessed the...