If you’ve been a reader of this column for very long, this might sound familiar: like the infamy of December 7, 1941’s bombing of Pearl Harbor, so too was February 2010 infamous for the near collapse of the local real estate market. Now, it’s a full decade past that cold, bleak, winter month when the…… continue reading
Learn About Water Before You Buy Land
Anyone who has lived in the valley for very long knows that nothing much changes from year to year around here. Even with something of a real estate boom happening there isn’t a home building frenzy like you might expect to see, no big-box stores being proposed, or chain restaurants and I think that’s just…… continue reading
Paonia Mountain Harvest Fest 2017
Can you feel it?! The nights are getting cooler, the leaves are starting to change, and locally-harvested food is in abundance (not to mention, pumpkin flavored EVERYTHING! Does it get any better?) The winds of change are a’blowing here in the North Fork Valley! Residents are welcoming autumn with open arms in excited anticipation of…… continue reading
See you at the Park!
… Paonia Town Park, that is! We’re in our last week of July, which can only mean one thing for North Fork Valley locals: Pickin’ in the Park!! As one of the events’ sponsors, we are so excited to support Pickin’ Production’s 10th Anniversary, which will surely bring some incredible talent to our favorite summer…… continue reading
Local’s Guide to Paonia: Food
Colorado Life Magazine has dubbed Paonia “Colorado’s farm-to-table capitol,” and it shows in our eateries and waterholes. Not only does Paonia bestow the juiciest peaches, apples, cherries, pears, and plums, some of Colorado’s best livestock also comes from this region. The word “local” isn’t tossed around lightly in these parts – local produce, grown by…… continue reading
