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What Would Mary Do?

IN 1931, A WOMAN known to us only as “Edna” booked a trip from Chicago to the Grand Canyon aboard the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. A stopover in Santa Fe left her enraptured, particularly by…

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Roots Take Hold in Silver City

At the first Pickamania festival, in 1985, Bill Bussmann dragged straw bales and wooden planks across his garlic farm to build a crude stage. His makeshift dance floor was blanketed with leftover…

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Southern Exposures

The gypsum dunes of White Sands National Monument and its surroundings have long served as backdrops for high-profile films, including King Solomon’s Mines (1950), Hang ’Em High (1968), Young Guns II…

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The Great Pie Town Showdown

NEED TO KNOW Pie Festival September 10, 2016. For more details, visit pietowncouncil.com/pie_festival. Pie Town is at mile marker 56 on U.S. 60. For advice on traveling to Pie Town and exploring…

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A Month of Fun Days

More than the calendar or even the thermometer, the aroma of roasting green chile announces the end of summer here in Las Cruces and its environs. When left in the field to ripen, the green peppers…

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Trips to Bountiful

GUIDELINES FOR FARM AND RANCH FUN We’ve verified accuracy prior to press time, but these are small businesses that can be affected by everything from weather to the timing of a grandchild’s wedding…

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