Costco to Host Book Signing For Poudre Canyon

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Sept. 15, 2015 - PRLog -- Costco to Host Book Signing For Poudre Canyon

Local author, Barbara Fleming, will be available to sign copies of book

Carved eons ago by the Cache la Poudre River, the Poudre Canyon, north and west of Fort Collins, Colorado, has long been a favored recreation place for fishing, hiking, camping, and more, for area residents and tourists. The canyon has many colorful tales to tell; this book takes readers on a drive through that history, milepost by milepost, stopping at historic places and taking some side trips along the way. Beginning with trappers and mountain men, the canyon has been traveled since the early 1800s, and Native Americans roamed here for times unknown before that. Explorers came, as did seekers of gold and silver. The expanding railroads resulted in logging enterprises, and mining interests brought about better access to mining towns. Near the end of the 19^th century, tourists began to enjoy the hunting and fishing of the area. In 1920, the road, which had been blocked from either direction by a place in the canyon called the Narrows, finally went through all the way, bringing resorts and tourists.

Highlights of Poudre Canyon include:

Features early industries about which little is known today—tie hacking and mining.
Includes images and text about Civilian Conservation Corps camps in the canyon.
Several images depict past and current canyon resorts.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Costco

4705 Weitzel St.

Timnath, CO 80547

When: Saturday, September 26th, 2015; 1:00 p.m. —3:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467122894/South-River).

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