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Tours & EventsHistorical Site
Tours
When
the weather permits, generally May through September, the Society visits
historic sites. Previous
Historical Tours; blue means a link to photos from the visit.
Deadman Lookout Tower & American Camp (July 2011) The Tower was built in 1938 for the purpose of locating forest fires, it was replaced by a new tower in 1963, and now it now longer serves its original purpose since the process of fire spotting is automated. It has gorgeous views. American Camp was an area that produced railroad ties for the Union Pacific Railroad. It operated year round and they depended upon the road to Wyoming and one closely following the current Cherokee Park and Sand Creek roads for their access." Laramie Kiwanis Ranch Tour (August 2010) we were guests of this Club for their 60th Ranch Tour. We visited three ranches along the Wyoming-Colorado border: Two Bars Seven, Weaver, and Sheep Creek (prominent in James Galvin's novel The Meadow, see Frydendall Meadow). Virginia Dale (July, 2009) was an important Stage Station on the Overland Trail. Owl
Canyon Pinyon Pine Grove (May, 2008) is a State of Colorado Natural
Resource Area of 658 acres protecting dense
population of thousands of Pinyon pine, many in the 200 - 500 year range.
The tallest is 25 feet with a crown spread of 37.5 feet and trunk diameter
of 11 feet at 3 feet above the ground. The
grove is at the northeastern extremity of its range in North America. Its
status as a Natural Area is due to the efforts of the Livermore Women’s
Club over a 2 ˝ decade effort. CCC
Camp (July
2008) is the site of a former CCC Camp located on present day Indian
Prayer Ranch. The Civilian Conservation Corps
was a public work relief program for unemployed men, focused on natural
resource conservation from 1933 to 1942. Other CCC Camps in the area were
Manhattan after mining ceased, and near Sand Creek.
Lake
Parvin Fishery (July 2008) is a Division of Wildlife research station at Lake
Parvin, and fishing is allowed on the lake. Fox
Acres
(July 2008) is a private gated residential community and destination resort
in the Red Feather Lakes area. It once a commercial fox raising enterprise.
Trails End
(June 2007) Trails
End is where 80C, Red
Mountain Open Space (June 2006): The 13,500 acres of land is north
of the City of Fort Collins with a northern boundary on the Wyoming border.
It is adjacent to the City-owned Soapstone Open Space.
Together they are part of Laramie Foothills Mountains to Plains
Partnership Project which aims to protect 55,400 acres to maintain migratory
pathways across important ecological zones. The area was
opened to the public in 2009.
Pingree
Park (August, 2006) is a mountain campus of
Colorado State University situated on the South Fork of the Cache la Poudre
in the Mummy Range at 9,053 ft (2,759 m).
It is named after George W. Pingree, who had a tie-hack camp there
and built the Pingree Hill Road which was the main way from Fort Collins to
the upper Poudre Canyon until 1920 when the road up CR 14 Poudre Canyon was
completed to Rustic.
Ranch
Tour
(July 2005) Ranches visited were Al Johnson, Roberts, Stonewall, and Rennels. Elkhorn House (2005) see Elkhorn hotels for photos and information about the first of two Elkhorn hotels. Glacier
View Meadows (July 2004): Batterson Barn & Homestead (1870), Morrison
Homestead (1870s) Ayers Homestead (1908), Bush Homestead (1912), Currie
Ranch (1906) buildings: LOX House (ranch headquarters) and Western Ridge
Restaurant (formerly a feed, livestock and machinery shelter) – these
places, and photos, are part of the 74
E McNey Hill to Red Feather Lakes to Red Feather Lakes.
Cemeteries: Adams, Manhattan, Livermore, Bingham Hill (Laporte & Bellevue) EventsThese
activities occur each year with slight
changes in dates. Red Feather Greening Holiday Craft Fair in Red Feather Lakes Village
This
is an event for the whole family, pick up those special gifts and decorations
and cut your own tree during the Forest Service Tree Cut. For info on tree
cutting call 970- 498-2770. For Greening and Craft booth info call Pat Clemens
970-495-0560. Craft
Fair Times & Places: Library
Times And Events: Greening of Red Feather History
Annual Holiday Dinner To
make a reservation call Pat at 970-495-0560, and send a check payable to For
more information on any of the Red Feather Historical Society events, contact
Pat Clemens at 970-495-0560. ADDITIONAL
HISTORICAL EVENTS & CLASSES IN COLORADO: If
you are interested in historic preservation, here are some resources.
Last Years Tours and Programs for Historical Interest. 2011
SUMMER TRIPS & PROGRAMS MAY
28 - SATURDAY - 2:00 pm - Wandering on the Dinosaurs’ Last Seashore with
author/illustrator Gary Raham in RFL POA.
Help kick off the RFL Historical Society Tours & Programs
and Library Summer Reading Program.
Everyone Welcome. Register below or in the RFL Library. JUNE
3 - FRIDAY - 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Historical Society Dinner. JUNE 15 -WEDNESDAY - 9:00 am - 3:00 PM - Manhattan, Grave Sites, Goodell Corner, Log Cabin, Lady Moon with Wayne Sandberg. Meet at the Red Feather Historical Robinson Cabin parking lot to car pool at 9:00 am. Bring water, sunscreen, sack lunch, wear hat and good walking shoes. Cost $5 RSVP by June 12, 2011. JULY
20 - WEDNESDAY
- Tour the Little Thompson
Valley Pioneer Museum at Berthoud and the McCarty Fickel Home
Meet at Red Feather Historical Cabin parking lot at 8:30 AM or meet at
Glacier View Office, Gate 8 at 9:00 AM sharp.
We will car pool or meet at the Berthoud Museum arriving by 11:00 AM . Lunch at
Mi Cocina Mexican Restaurant (historic doctor’s home) or picnic in the park.
Cost - Museum donation and $5 per person at the McCarty Fickel Home. RSVP by
July 17, 2011. AUGUST
6 - SATURDAY - 2:00 pm - Indiana Bones, “Keeper of Legends,” in the Red
Feather POA. AUGUST
12 - FRIDAY - 3:00 pm - “Jonathan Edwards,” an enactment by Jack Van Ens. in
the Red Feather POA. AUGUST
17 - WEDNESDAY - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm -
Logging camps in the national forests by Nicole Branton of the Arapaho
& Roosevelt National Forests. Meet
at the RF Historical Robinson Cabin parking lot to car pool at 9:00 AM. Bring
water, sunscreen, sack lunch, wear hat and good walking shoes.
Cost is $5 per person. RSVP
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