Bent’s Old Fort Presents Padre Martinez: Patriot, Villain, or Scapegoat? on Feb. 27, 2026
Was Padre Antonio Martinez a patriot, a villain, or a scapegoat? Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site announces a special presentation for Friday, February 27th, 2026, as part of its “Stories from the Borderlands” program serie...
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Living History and Special Anniversary Events Highlight 2026 Programming at Bent’s Old Fort
2026 Programming at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site is excited to announce our program schedule for 2026! There will be something for everyone and a wide variety of programmi...
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Bent’s Old Fort to Host: Mountain Men: Separating Legend from Fact Presentations on Dec. 6 in La Junta
Separating Legend from Fact: Mountain Men and Bent’s Old Fort La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site announces special presentations for Saturday, December 6th, 2025, as part of its “Stories from the Borderla...
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Leon Davis Honored with Santa Fe Trail Educator Award for 6,000+ Hours of Living History Teaching at Bent’s Old Fort
Santa Fe Trail Bent's Fort Chapter Names Leon Davis as Educator Award Recipient Leon Davis - Bent's Fort Chapter The Educator Award honors outstanding teaching about the SFT in elementary, secondary or higher education. Since moving to La Junta, C...
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Boggsville Days 2025: Three-Day Historic Festival in Las Animas, Oct. 3–5
Boggsville Days 2025: Three-Day Historic Festival in Las Animas Celebrates Frontier Life with Music, Heritage Events, and Family Fun – October 3–5 Boggsville Days 2025 is ratchetting up to a three day celebration at the Boggsville Hist...
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Bent's Old Fort NHS to Reopen for Guided Tours
The park is open; the reconstructed fort is open for guided tours only During the summer of 2025, the reconstructed fort at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site will be open for guided tours only. A temporary safety closure of the reconstr...
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Boggsville Announces Voices of the Passed Cemetery Tour May 23
BOGGSVILLE ANNOUNCES VOICES OF THE PASSED CEMETERY TOUR The Voices of the Passed Cemetery Tour returns to Boggsville Friday, May 23rd, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Come enjoy the fun. Take a horse-drawn wagon ride. Come face to face with the heroes and sco...
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91st Santa Fe Trail Day Schedule - April 25-27, 2025
91st Santa Fe Trail Day DOWNTOWN CELEBRATION SCHEDULE Friday April 25th 8a John Rawlings Heritage Center Opens Bent County Art Guild Art Show Contact: Linda Bourne (719) 688-2508 Vendor Setup - City Hall Contact: LABC Chamber (719) 456-0453 9a-4p ...
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Bent's Old Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Story Telling
Bent's Old Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail 30th Anniversary and Story Telling 39 members of our chapter came to our celebration of our 30th Anniversary and Story Telling event on 11th of January. We started off by electing officers for 2025. El...
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10th Annual Boggsville Days Had Record Attendance
BY SUE KEEFER The 2024 Boggsville Days was a success, with a record number of 337 attendees. Adding the volunteers involved, the figure would be over 400, according to Anita Pointon, Boggsville Director. In this photo, a family in period clothing ...
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