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Article Topic: Activities
Article Title: Rodeo
Three rodeos feature the best, amateur and professional contestants in the traditional cowboy skills of roping and riding. The High Country Stampede Rodeo is held every Saturday from July 3 through August at the John Work Arena, one mile west of Fraser, (970) 726-4118 or 800-903-7275. The Flying Heels Arena just south of Granby features the Granby Rodeo Series in June with the finals in early July. The rodeo season ends with the annual Middle Park County Fair Rodeo held mid-Sept. in Kremmling, (970) 724-3472. Take the time to enjoy barbecues, craft sales, entertainment and lots of down-home fun, all part of the enjoyment of rodeos.
Check It Out—A Real Stagecoach
Cozens Ranch Museum, on Hwy 40 between Winter Park and Fraser, has a full-size replica of the stagecoach which ran from Georgetown to Hot Sulphur Springs from 1876 to 1905. Cozens Ranch was built in 1875. Open Tues.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 1-5, (970) 726-5488. The Grand County Museum in Hot Sulphur Springs on Hwy 40 has a skiing display of the beginnings of the ski industry that started in Hot Sulphur Springs.
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