Join us for a day of sheep-telling with Professor Andrew Gulliford, author of The Woolly West: Colorado’s Hidden History of Sheepscapes, published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was chosen as the Outstanding Nonfiction winner for the 2019 Wrangler Western Heritage Awards sponsored by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. It also won the Colorado Book Award for history. His latest book is Bears Ears: Landscape of Refuge and Resistance from the University of Utah Press, which became the 2024 Finalist for the Best Book in Utah History Award from the Board of State History at the Utah Historical Society.

Andrew Gulliford, Author Talk 2:00 PM La Veta Mercantile.
The San Juan Mountains Association is donating copies of "The Wooden Canvas" a book on sheepherder aspen art Books are free to the first attendees of the talk.

Michael Rael 11 AM to 1 PM Singing local historic sheepherder ballads La Veta Mercantile

Deb & Becky Demonstrating Wool Dying
Vendors
Lizzie the Sheep Wagon
Teresa de Jesus Vigil-Herbalist
Just in Time and Boday's Food Truck
Museum Open 10 to 4 pm
All Events are Free and Open to the Public!