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Photo: Winter 1915
Winter 1915 was severe for the east side of the 700 block of Main Avenue. Snow was piled high and tire tracks were barely visible down the middle of the…
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Spring ice skating show
figure skaters take to the ice for the spring ice skating show at Chapman Hill Ice Rink.
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Photos: In bloom
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Photo: Hoofin’ it into spring
Deer walk the base of Chapman Hill on Friday, where people skied a week ago before warm temperatures started clearing the snow off the slope.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Photo: Animas City 1897
In the center of this 1897 photo is the 32nd Street Bridge. Two buildings seen here still exist. The white building with a black roof and two vertical black window-type…
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Photo: Goose rests on a rising river
A goose sits on its nest Thursday in the middle of the Animas River behind the Powerhouse Science Center. Time will tell if the pair of geese built their nest…
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Photo: Flash dance
Salsa Dance Durango held a salsa dance flash mob Saturday at the corner of Seventh Street and Main Avenue as people around the world held flash mobs for “International Rueda…
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Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad clears avalanches
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad clears avalanche snow from the tracks between Rockwood and Silverton in 2005.
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Photos: Runoff spills out of Tripp Creek
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Missionary Ridge rockslide
Thousands of tons of rock, mud and trees came down crossing East Animas Road (County Road 250) as a result of snowmelt at the rockfall area on Missionary Ridge north…
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Photo: A warm day for a walk
Twin sisters Sally Schiavone, left, and Susanne Sommer take advantage of a warm Tuesday afternoon to go for a walk on Falls Creek Circle near County Road 205. The warm…
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Red Mountain Pass unburied
Mountain Pass was closed for about 20 days this winter after numerous avalanches buried the road, up to 30 feet deep in some areas.
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Photos: Red Mountain Pass, after the storm
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Photo: Celebrating ‘Rosie the Riveter Day’ at the Durango Elks Lodge
Wilma Daum, 95, is surrounded by Girl Scout Troop No. 26243 during a “Rosie the Riveter Day” celebration Thursday at the Durango Elks Lodge. Daum was a riveter from 1943…
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Photo: Science on display
Tim Barnett and his daughter, Sophia, 11, listen to Savana Henning, a Fort Lewis College senior anthropology major, as she describes a skull and what clues it holds that may…
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Fort Lewis College stages “My Favorite Year”
Fort Lewis College Theatre Department will open its latest production, "My Favorite Year," on Friday night at the Mainstage Theatre at FLC.
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Photos: Defend yourself
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Photo: Where the rubber meets the shrapnel
Mike Lewis, owner of Firestone of Durango, has collected some strange objects that have caused flats over the 39 years he’s been in business. Railroad spikes, giant nails, random bolts…
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Photo: Keep on keepin’ on
“I go to Purgatory, but here is where I work on my stuff, 180s and grabs,” said Gavin Hammit, 13, while snowboarding Friday at Chapman Hill. Durango Parks and Recreation…
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Down the Rabbit Hole
the Rabbit Hole is Durango's newest restaurant and bar where customers can play board games while they enjoy their meal.
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Photo: Celebrating women
Elizabeth Kinahan, left, holds a painting of Ruth Bader Ginsberg by artist Lexis Loeb and a flower painting by artist Jenn Rawling as Amy Vaclav-Felker holds her piece of artwork,…
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Fort Lewis College Men’s basketball take on Adams State Univeristy
Lewis College Men's basketball play their final home game of the season as they take on Adams State Univeristy on Friday night at FLC.
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Photos: Women in Business awards
People attend the 2019 Southwest Colorado Women in Business event on Thursday at The Powerhouse Science Center. Jerry McBride/Durango Heralddu1-i-syn
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Photo: Tip-A-Cop fundraiser benefits Special Olympians
Jack Wickham, right, a Special Olympian, and Durango Police Department Detective Terry Brookins explain the Tip-A-Cop fundraiser Thursday to patrons at The Palace Restaurant. Members of DPD, Colorado State Patrol,…