Michael Stipe is best known as the frontman for the groundbreaking band, R.E.M. but he is also a music producer, visual artist, songwriter, and activist. From the early 1980’s through the late 1990’s, R.E.M. was a highly influential part of the alternative rock genre. As I grew up during the 90’s the bands’ songs helped define […]
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On Wednesday, August 11, 1915 Grand Junction was busily preparing for what would become an incredible display of Old West traditions. The event was called Frontier Days and it was billed as the biggest attraction ever in the short history of the city. Frontier Days would run from August 12-14 and would showcase the town […]
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Did you know that a narrow gauge railroad used to travel from the Book Cliffs all the way to 1st Street? In 1890 an entrepreneur named W.T Carpenter opened the Book Cliff Coal Mine. The Little Book Cliff Railway was built to transport coal from the foot of the Book Cliffs to Grand Junction. The […]
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Local author James Van Pelt is a man of many talents. He has written a variety of short story collections and novels in addition to teaching English in Mesa County schools and at Colorado Mesa University. His short story “The Last of the O-Forms” was a Nebula Award finalist in 2002. His works have been […]
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