Florence

Check out the Royal Gorge Country Website for great information on Florence, the antique capitol of Colorado! When in Florence, make sure you give it a go to check out the Florence Pioneer Museum. This is a true diamond in the rough with a treasure trove of historic goodies. Also make sure to visit Florence on the second weekend in September during their Pioneer Days Celebration.

Florence

Florence is doing a nice job of preserving its interesting downtown area. The picture to the right was taken during a arts festival in late April 2008. This potter was working at the Blue Sruce, one of many antique dealerships in the historic downtown area.

The Aspen Leaf Bakery opened in 2008 in a historic building in the downtown area helping to revitalize the downtown and provide good food and other things for the home!

Click on picture above to see interior view under renovation! The Rialto Theater will provide reagional theater with seating for up to 500. Everything from musicals, to plays to melodramas will bring strenght and vitality to eastern Fremont County when the project is completed. . Approximately $800,000 has been invested into bringing back this facility and a tour of the building in April 2008 demonstrated substantial progress!

Built in the McCandless subdivision in 1897

Click on picture above to see historic downtown Florence.

Bob Sears shows a dulcimer under construction at Ann's Art Annex in historic downtown.

Rudl Mergelman painting wester art at the Sagebrush Gallery & Studio. Rob Brown was working at the gallery when we visited and Tom HIrt has his famous western hats for sale at the gallery.