All Entries Tagged With: "Heritage Tourism"
Holly Trustees Election Set for April 5
The Town of Holly will hold a municipal election for Trustees and Mayor on April 5th of this year. Current Trustees, Marty Campbell and Larry Stitts are up for re-election and Holly residents, Josh Reinert and Corey Stephans are making a bid for a seat on the Trustee’s board. Jerry Jones, who has become […]
Canyons & Plains Halts NHA Feasibility Study
Press Release As a result of public meetings held in June, Canyons & Plains of Southeast Colorado has decided not to proceed with the pursuit of a Feasibility Study for a National Heritage Area in Southeast Colorado. According to Rick Manzanares, Executive Director of Canyons & Plains, “While the Board of Canyons & Plains believes […]
Tourism Based on Local Strengths for Southeast Colorado
Instead of attracting visitors to Disneyland, a new tourism destination for this region might be called Farmland or Rangeland. Heritage tourism and Agri-tourism has shown an increase in interested visitors to Colorado over the past five years according to Judy Walden of the Walden Mills Group, speaking at a CTO workshop in Lamar this past […]