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\"Sheepherders
Sheepherders working for J. Paul Brown move sheep along the Buck Highway on Saturday. Parts of the herd will be moved from the high country to the Brown Ranch during the next few weeks. The sheep trailing was the kickoff event for Bayfield Heritage Days. (Courtesy of town of Bayfield)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

After a one-year hiatus, Bayfield\u2019s annual fall festival, termed Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing, returned to eastern La Plata County.<\/p>\n

After taking the year off in 2020, organizers weren\u2019t sure how many people to expect for the event, but an estimated crowd of more than 2,000 people came to see sheep on the move to their winter grounds on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was perfect,\u201d said Phyllis Rhodes, who helps organize the festival parade on behalf of the Bayfield Lions Club.<\/p>\n

\"A
A wagon ride was one of the many activities on Saturday during the Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing celebration at Joe Stephenson Park in Bayfield. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>Jerry McBride<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Heritage Days has been an annual tradition in Bayfield on the last weekend of September since 2000.<\/p>\n

Part of the herd of ewes and lambs belonging to the family of J. Paul Brown started Saturday\u2019s event as onlookers lined the Buck Highway to see the annual trailing.<\/p>\n

Event organizers are proud to offer an authentic ranching experience to visitors as Brown\u2019s sheep move from the high country above Lemon Reservoir to the family ranch near Ignacio.<\/p>\n

After the trailing, the parade on Mill Street honored retired teachers from the Bayfield and Ignacio school districts.<\/p>\n

Bob Siever, a descendant of Bayfield pioneer families, rode in a carriage in the parade along with members of the Pine River Valley Heritage Society.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of people here!\u201d a beaming Siever said while surveying the crowd.<\/p>\n

This was the first time Siever\u2019s daughter, Paige, had joined him in visiting Bayfield, and she said she enjoyed the beautiful autumn weather and friendly people.<\/p>\n

\"Joe
Joe Lammon, 11, gets to hammer a red-hot horseshoe on an anvil thanks to Dan Percell, a longtime La Plata County farrier, during the Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing celebration on Saturday at Joe Stephenson Park in Bayfield.(Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>Jerry McBride<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

After the parade, people milled around Joe Stephenson Park to visit vendors and watch displays of spinning yarn and blacksmithing. Children had the opportunity to see yaks and pet goats.<\/p>\n

A video of the sheep trailing can be seen on the town of Bayfield\u2019s Facebook page at www.facebook.com\/watch?v=1481463048893116<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"About
About 20 vendors participated in the Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing celebration on Saturday at Joe Stephenson Park in Bayfield. (Jerry McBride\/Herald)<\/span>Jerry McBride<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Pine River Shares hosted a picnic at the end of the event, featuring free hamburgers and hot dogs. On Saturday night, the town of Bayfield was set to shoot fireworks postponed from the Fourth of July because of this summer\u2019s drought and fire danger.<\/p>\n

Numerous local groups organize the event, including Pine River Centennial Rotary, Pine River Shares, the Pine River Valley Heritage Society, Pine River Library and sponsoring businesses.<\/p>\n

\"Children
Children ride in the Bayfield Lions Club kiddie train on Saturday during the Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing celebration at Joe Stephenson Park in Bayfield. (Jerry McBride\/Durang Herald)<\/span>Jerry McBride<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Live
Live music was provided during the Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing celebration on Saturday at Joe Stephenson Park in Bayfield. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>Jerry McBride<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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