Galleries & Photos

Durango galleries celebrate art

Maura Allen is one of the artists featured at Sorrel Sky Gallery.Courtesy Galleries include: Azul, 781 Main Ave.: A locally…

Photo: Drivers get a reminder about high-country etiquette

A sign recently placed at the north end of Silverton reminds drivers to stay on designated trails. “Colorado Parks and…

Photo: Cortez Fire Aftermath – 1908

On Sept. 29, 1908, a fire started in Lamb’s Grocery on Main Street in downtown Cortez. It quickly grew, and…

Photo: Burger shack calls it quits

Another longtime Durango eatery has closed. Ben’s Big Burger announced on social media it is closing for good. The restaurant…

Photo: Sorry, wrong address

A United Parcel Service delivery man almost made it across Main Avenue at 10th Street on Friday, but gravity had…

Photo: Making (Highway 550) connections

Brandon Smith with Kelly Trucking and Lawrence Construction walks across a track-pad Friday that is used to keep dirt and…

Photos: Let the snowpack begin

Mountain snow

from recent storms covers the mountains north of Durango.

Snow falls on the San Juan Mountains

A wintry storm covers the San Juan Mountains with snow.

Photo: First dusting in the San Juans

The first dusting of snow hit the San Juan Mountains early Tuesday. Photographer Melanie Bergolc took this photo near Silverton.…

Photo: Riverside Slide Snow Tunnel – 1882

Apparently, 1882 was a big snow year in Southwest Colorado. This picture, taken in August of that year, shows the…

Photo: Durango Drive-in puts up the big screen for film series

Ryan Hughs and Michelle Wrather help set up the Durango Drive-in on Thursday in the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge…

Juniper first day

Juniper School welcolmes students for the first day of classes at their new location in Bodo Park.

Bear release

bear that was burned in the East Canyon Fire is released back into the wild after rehab.

Photo: ‘A Ticket to Tomahawk’ filming – August 1949

Hollywood first came to the San Juan Basin in the late ’40s for the impressive Western scenery. Many movies were…

Fruita at Durango High softball

Durango High School softball team takes on Fruita Monument on Saturday at DHS.

Fort Lewis College move-in week

Lewis College students return to campus complete with unique outdoor check-in procedures that include a COVID-19 nasal test for all…

Photo: Diesel locomotive delivered to Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

A diesel locomotive purchased by the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is delivered Wednesday afternoon. The semitrailer carrying the…

Photo: Durango’s Only Legal Hanging – June 23, 1882

No photographic history of Durango would be complete without this riveting picture. On May 23, 1882, George Woods, angry from…

Photo: Apartment complex invites Durango Police Department to social hour

Durango Police Department Cmdr. Ray Shupe, right, talks with Ian Bloomfield, 10, a resident at Lumien Apartments on Thursday, while…

Photo: Widespread wildfires make for hazy skies across Southwest Colorado

Smoke fills the sky Friday across Southwest Colorado from fires burning in California, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado, including the Pine…

Jumping Bakers Bridge

times jumping from Bakers Bridge and basking in the sunshine along the Animas River.

Photos: Fruit gleaning with The Good Food Collective

Photos: Green chile roasting begins in Durango

Photo: Perin’s Peak Coal Mining Operation – 1920s

Although out of favor today, coal was once one of the area’s most abundant resources, providing thousands of jobs around…

County Fair on Saturday

2020 La Plata County Fair on Saturday at the fiargrounds.

La Plata County Fair – Friday

shine Friday at the La Plata County Fair.

Photos: Hog heaven at La Plata County Fair

Photos: Brand-new refurbished computers

Photos: No kidding: These goats are here to compete

Shelby Barnes, 17, blow dries her goat Harmony, a Boer goat, on Tuesday after the two competed and won grand…