The annual Parade of Lights will begin at 6pm on Friday, December 3rd. This year’s parade theme is, “Christmas for Cowboys and Cowgirls.” All entries will line up at the Lamar Swimming Pool parking lot. The route will begin on Parkview Street to East Cedar, turning west to 4th Street and proceed north onto Oak Street. From Oak, the route […]

In February, when the fields and reservoirs of Southeastern Colorado turn white—not from snow but from the large white geese arriving by the thousands during their traditional migration to their winter roosts—it’s time, once again, for the annual High Plains Snow Goose Festival, one of the largest birding festivals in Colorado. Families, bird watchers, and a variety of outdoor enthusiasts […]