Northeast Colorado's Pawnee Pioneer Trails scenic and historic byway leads you through a fascinating
A pronghorn can run up to 60 miles per hour, which makes them the second-fastest land animal in the world (cheetah – 61 mph). Although second to the cheetah, the pronghorn can sustain its speed for much longer.
Pronghorn call the Pawnee National Grassland their home and can be seen along the byway.
Photo Credit: Talia Siens
County Road 77 is currently under construction. County Road 390 (the bad weather route) is a good alternative to access Grover and the Forest Service Roads that lead to the Pawnee Buttes Trailhead.
There is something about a thunderstorm moving over Northeastern Colorado that gives one a true appreciation for the wide-open vistas across the plains of the Pawnee National Grasslands. This beautiful image was captured this week along the byway.
Photo Credit: Talia Siens
This looks like a great opportunity to visit Sterling and learn a new art form!
Get out of the city and look up at the stars.
CoNPS E-news - August 5, 2023 - https://mailchi.mp/b88e76a636e9/conps-e-news-aug4
The Photo Exhibit is in Julesburg, Colorado along the South Platte River Trail Scenic and Historic Byway from July to September 2023. This is the first time this exhibit has been in northeastern Colorado. It was displayed at the Denver International Airpot (DEN) in 2018 and has since been to the Colorado State Capitol, History Colorado, Colorado State Fair, and Grand Junction.
Please visit! Please let people know. Also, there is an opening reception on Tuesday, July 11 at 7 p.m. Truly, a picture is worth 1,000 words! Colorado Welcome Center at Julesburg Sedgwick County Economic Development Fort Sedgwick Park Fort Sedgwick Museum, Depot Museum and Old Ford Garage Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic and Historic Byway Northeast Colorado Travel Region of the Pioneering Plains 😍🌻🚙📸🖼
Please come join us! All are welcome!
Photo Exhibit Featuring Colorado Byways
Tuesday, July 11th, 7-8:30pm
Presentation at 7:20pm
Light refreshments served
Hippodrome Etc Building
215 N Cedar, Julesburg CO
Largest mural yet!! My sister and I conceptualized and designed this public art in partnership with . In cultivating a sense of pride for place, I hope to bring more meaningful public artwork to rural landscapes. Couldn’t have accomplished any of this without all the people who helped (looking at you )❤️❤️ Thanks to and the CCC ARP grant, Morgan County Economic Development Corporation and Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic and Historic Byway for making this happen.
More fantastic fun along the byway for the 4th of July holiday! 🎉
All of these fun things are coming up soon!
The water levels are high right now. Just a reminder to be extra careful as we are still expecting more rain.
The Mural is finished! Audrey and Staci from Some Girls and a Mural, did amazing work. Come celebrate with us and see the finished product live at Beer, Brats and Blues - Mural Unveiling. This Saturday, June 17th from 10am-4pm. See you there!
We've been experiencing flooding and flooded roads in certain areas along the byway. Please respect the safety barriers that are placed in these areas and check out cotrip.org for road closure information.
Happening tonight in Fort Morgan!
🦅🦉🐦 Spring is a great time to check out the Pawnee National Grassland Bird Tour. This self-guided tour is 21 miles long and passes through a variety of bird habitats. The kinds of birds present will depend upon the season of the year, weather conditions, and time of day (early morning and late afternoon are best). The tour begins in the Crow Valley Recreation Area and follows county roads, mostly unpaved and gravel, through a variety of landscapes and ending at Highway 14 and County Road 61.
A self-guided 21-mile bird tour is available to visitors on the west side of the grassland.A hiking trail leading to the Pawnee Buttes, as well as restrooms ...
We are bringing some fun events to all visitors during the summer! Here is a look at the events planned for the remainder of May and June. We hope you can attend any or all of these events!
If you have any further questions on these events, feel free to contact the Park Office at 970-522-3657. Additionally, if you're wanting to learn about anything in particular, let us know and maybe we can make an event for it in the future. We are looking forward to a fun, safe summer!
🌸 Happy Mother’s Day! 🌸
🍨 Looking for a sweet treat while you explore the byway? This blackberry cheesecake ice cream sure looks amazing! Located at the heart of Main Street in Fort Morgan you’ll find this cute ice cream and treat shop along with lots of other fun shops to browse through. 🛍️
Indulge in the rich and creamy goodness of our newest flavor - Blackberry Cheesecake ice cream! A perfect blend of sweet blackberries and smooth cheesecake, this flavor is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. Come try it out today only at Mosqueda Delicacies!
¡Disfruta de la rica y cremosa delicia de nuestro nuevo sabor - helado de cheesecake de mora! Una combinación perfecta de dulces moras y suave cheesecake, este sabor seguramente satisface tu deseo de dulce. ¡Ven a probarlo hoy solo en Mosqueda Delicacies!
Check out this great resource for viewing this season of Home Town Takeover featuring one of our communities along the byway, Fort Morgan!
Home Town Takeover on Philo. Ben and Erin Napier lead a team of renovation professionals as they make over an entire small town.
💃🏾 Happening today! The Downtown Fort Morgan Third Thursday Art Walk is happening in downtown Fort Morgan from 4pm - 7pm today, April 20th, 2023. Local businesses stay open later to host local artists in their space for this event. Many businesses also offer specials this evening. Come take a look around and evening some time in Fort Morgan. 🌻
Abandoned Homestead in the Pawnee National Grasslands.
Northern Colorado
Love national parks? There's a holiday for that! Join us for , a nine-day celebration of everything "parks."
National Park Week is happening from April 22 to April 30. Entrance fees will be waived on Saturday, April 22, 2023, to kick off the celebration and to encourage everyone to enjoy their national parks in person.
National Park Service parks, programs, and partners will host events and activities all week long! Follow National Park Week on social media and join the fun all week using and .
Learn more at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/national-park-week.htm
Graphic reading “Your Park Story. National Park Week”; with park-related images including a ranger hat on several books with one open, Statue of Liberty, sunrise, mountains, historic buildings, rock arch, eagle, and cactus.”
🎨🖼️🎨 Coming up on April 20th, the Third Thursday Art Walk will be hosted by Dowtown Fort Morgan. Local artists will be showing their artwork at local businesses throughout the downtown area. 🌻
Updated hours for the Overland Trail Museum. 🌻
Our ☀️summer☀️ hours are back!!
We are excited about HGTV coming out to our area of Colorado and spending time adding wonderful things to Fort Morgan. We are loving these previews as we anticipate the show coming out later this month!
HGTV will bring two wildly popular home renovation duos and small-town aficionados — Ben and Erin Napier (Home Town) and Dave and Jenny Marrs (Fixer to Fabul...
Former board member and chairperson for the Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic and Historic Byway, Doris Williams, passed away on March 21, 2023 at 93 years old in Greeley, Colorado.
We, the members of the Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic and Historic Byway were saddened to learn of Doris’s passing. Please accept our most heartfelt sympathies.
Doris was a great friend and a driving force in our organization. Her life experiences gave insight into issues unique to life along the remote & rural parts of the byway.
She was a straightforward, cut-to-the-chase kind of person. The Doris we knew wouldn’t want us to sugarcoat our memories of her. She didn’t mind ruffling feathers as long as her point of the conversation was made clear. We will always remember our lively discussions and her spirited interactions with officials and politicians that helped advance interest in the byway. With efficiency and preciseness, Doris helped to make our projects a reality. Today, these projects are at the core of the Byway.
Many projects were done as a group. Our Brochures, Corridor Management Plan, inventory and maintenance of our State Byway designated signage, Weld County directional safety signage, and interpretive signage at PNG’s Crow Valley Camping and Recreational Area and in Sterling’s Visitors Center. The Overland Trail Museum’s Dave Hamil Building is home to Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic and Historic Byway's only designated museum display area. As a step-on tour bus guide, she shared antidotes and history with a love of the land that was uniquely Doris.
Her biggest project was relocating the main trailhead at the Pawnee Buttes. From beginning to end Doris initiated, obtained, and spent an $86,000 donation from British Petroleum’s local wind farm. Working with Pawnee National Grassland those funds were more than tripled by using it for an 80/20 matching grant. Always reliable, Doris made sure every detail of the project's funds to relocate the trailhead were spent as locally as possible.
Today, this area’s parking accommodates cars, trucks, and horse trailers. Aside from the access to new Butte trails, visitors have uninterrupted views of the Pawnee Buttes. Other amenities are; individual and group covered picnicking areas, interpretive signage, Pawnee National Grassland’s first and only permanent, his and hers, low maintenance, waste-burning restrooms. This was the first Pawnee National Grassland equestrian trailhead of this kind.
Though her spark is gone, the example Doris set will continue to be an inspiration to us all. We are forever grateful for all she shared over the 27+ years she volunteered as a board member and chairperson.
May you and your family find courage and peace during this time of mourning.
Sincerely,
The Board Members and Volunteers for the Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
Thank you to Mary Stewart-Glover for sharing this wonderful tribute to Doris with us.
A Visitation will take place at the Heer Mortuary Chapel, 222 E. Platte Ave. in Fort Morgan on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 4:00PM to 6:00PM.
Church Services will be Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 1:00 PM at the Chapel of the Plains, 41721 Marble Ave. in Stoneham with burial to follow in the New Raymer Cemetery.
For more information about Doris Williams and her memorial service please see her obituary with the Heer Mortuary.
https://www.heermortuary.com/obituary/doris-williams?lud=723E6739EE5B40770AB8C38186C98C78&fbclid=IwAR0fXUGrBkH53ouhm868zq6sgwr89wgS_fo6jh22wR7AzIdrFoX1QS4QBqc
Doris A. Webster Williams, 93 of New Raymer, Colorado passed away March 24, 2023 in Greeley. Doris Ann Webster was born July 5, 1929 in West Bend, Wisconsin, the daughter of Wayne R. and Helen A. Strasburg Webster. She attended McLane Grade and the West Bend High School. She completed
How fun is this! Bicycle Adventure in City Of Fort Morgan has a great thing going for 3rd graders! Love it! The winner will be announced at their April Fools Ride by the Mayors of Fort Morgan, Wiggins, Colorado, Brush, & Weldona
Morgan County Colorado Tourism Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
Coming up soon!
ICE UPDATE: The reservoir still has around 12+ inches of ice. However, the top layers of ice are starting to get soft and mushy. With more water filling the reservoir, the edges have thinned and there is free water at the edges in most places. It doesn't take too much heat and wind to start thinning the ice. There were some ice fishers out over the weekend. Always use extra caution on the ice and have fun!
If you're looking for a cultural activity over Spring Break, Sterling has a fantastic history museum! The first inhabitants of the plains were the Indians – Arapaho, Cheyenne, Crow, Blackfoot, Sioux, Kiowa and Pawnee. With the discovery of gold in California in 1849, and shortly after in Colorado made the Overland Trail (a branch of the Oregon Trail) the most traveled road in the country. The Overland Trail Museum offers a look into the history of the region and the Overland Trail, which commemorates the historic westward migration of gold seekers and early pioneers. This replica of an old fort houses artifacts, memorabilia and collections of early life on the prairie. Historic buildings – including a house, church, school, blacksmith shop, general store and barbershop – can be closely inspected throughout the year. https://www.exploresterling.com/activities/overland-trail-museum/75-overland-trail-museum
This is a fun way to get out and enjoy the snow. ❄️❄️❄️
300 acres of park land beside the South Platte River. Features two ponds, an outdoor swimming pool, disc golf, baseball and softball fields, an inline skate rink, basketball courts, volleyball courts, and a playground 1600 Main Street, Fort Morgan, CO 80701 970-542-3921
Thank you to Robin Northrup and the Fort Morgan Times for the wonderful article about our meeting in Fort Morgan this week. We discussed the new Corridor Management Plan that Downtown Colorado, Inc. has been working on with us over the last year. We can’t wait to bring more information about what we are working on to all the communities along the byway. Please let us know if we can speak at one of your organization’s events. We would be happy to share what we are up to with you.
The Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic and Historic Byway is getting an update to its Corridor Management Plan, and a meeting to discuss progress on the project was held Wednesday in Fort Morgan. Downtow…
We had a great time today checking out the Corridor Management Plan that Downtown Colorado, Inc. has been working so hard on for us.
DCI has been honored to work with Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic and Historic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways over the past year to update the Corridor Management Plan.
What an amazingly knowledgeable, dedicated, and inspiring team!
Morgan County Weld County, Colorado Fort Morgan Area Chamber of Commerce Sterling, Colorado
We hope you will join us as we meet to view and discuss the Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic and Historic Byway’s new corridor management plan. We have been working with Downtown Colorado, Inc. to create a new plan to reflect the byway’s past as well as our future endeavors. We will be meeting in the Fort Morgan City Council Chambers from 1 pm to 3 pm on January 25th, 2023.
The byway connects many of the communities in the Northeast area of Colorado. We would love to have as many representatives from the area join us so that we can work together. If you can’t make it but are interested in getting involved please reach out here or at [email protected].
Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic and Historic Byway posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Want your business to be the top-listed Travel Agency?
