Tag: Monte Vista
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Thousands of majestic sandhill cranes to make annual appearance in southern Colorado this month
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One of Colorado’s great nature shows is returning for its annual, brief run. Later this month, greater sandhill cranes are due back en masse to the San Luis Valley, where they stop along their migratory path for the nutritious fields and wetlands. And also for a chance at love. The majestic birds famously mate for…
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Reimagined drive-in movie theater the latest intrigue in Colorado’s ‘magical’ valley
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In 2016, near the heart of Colorado’s San Luis Valley, the Falcone family came to a curious, dusty slice of Americana where the possibilities seemed as endless as the open fields all around. The old silver screen, neon sign and snack stand remained of the…
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Beloved cranes are back in southern Colorado
A favorite seasonal visitor is back in Colorado — and with it, a festival in its honor. The 40th Monte Vista Crane Festival is set for the weekend of March 10, with three days of celebrating the dramatic birds that flock to the San Luis Valley this time of year. Tens of thousands of sandhill cranes…
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Colorado’s iconic sandhill cranes are back for a limited time
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A wildlife spectacle that comes to Colorado once a year is in full swing. Sandhill cranes have returned to the wetlands and barley fields in the state’s southern San Luis Valley as part of their annual migration. From Deb Callahan, Friends of the Luis Valley…
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Federal authorities investigate Colorado post office burglary
Federal authorities are investigating a burglary that caused several thousand dollars worth of damage to a post office in Monte Vista. The burglary occurred between 5 p.m. Saturday and 6:30 a.m. Sunday at the post office at 150 Washington St., according to a release from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Officials said the burglars entered a…
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Douglas County goes after San Luis Valley water
Douglas County, which will get $68.2 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, intends to put some of that money toward buying water from the San Luis Valley. But that isn’t sitting well with folks in the San Luis Valley, who claim the plan to divert water from the valley to the Front Range will…