Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Experience the magic of Christmas. Christmas Carols & Luminarias in Mesilla Spend Christmas Eve at the Historic Mesilla Plaza, where thousands of luminarias, Christmas lights, and carolers make…
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Tag: Holidays in New Mexico
An Acoma Pueblo Christmas
PEOPLE TELL PRUDY CORREA that they love her storyteller pottery figures because they’re so joyful, with their eyes lifted to the sky and their mouths open in song. “I’m happy when I’m working, and…
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Treat Yourself to Eldora Chocolate
TWO YEARS AGO, a couple from Houston stopped in to Eldora Chocolate, in Albuquerque, for a tour and tasting. When owner Steve Prickett asked the visitors what else they were doing in town, they said…
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Add Enchantment to Your Holiday Decor
Light it up. The tiny mining town of Madrid has an outsize reputation for lighting the night. In the early 1900s, the town enjoyed free electricity supplied by the coal mining companies, which allowed…
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Editor's Letter: Joy Story
NEW MEXICO IS A GIFT. The kind wrapped in the indigo, rose, and purple of the mountains at sunrise. The kind best appreciated with each new trail or back road traveled. The kind that reveals new…
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Tinwork Stamped with Tradition
NICOLAS MADRID LEARNED TINSMITHING from his father, Jimmy, who taught him to make his own silver stamps and instilled in him a discerning eye. “I focus on New Mexico tradition,” Madrid says. “A lot of…
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Find Holiday Magic in Santa Fe
ON A WINTRY MORNING in downtown Santa Fe, a handsome man strolls past the Cathedral Basilica and pauses before turning to his companion. “There’s nothing like Santa Fe at Christmastime,” he says…
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Skiers Illuminate Red River's Slopes
SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS join forces for a vibrant nighttime tradition each holiday season in the northern New Mexico town of Red River. Shimmering red flares in hand, they descend a Black Diamond…
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On the Mary and Joseph Trail
THE SKY FLARED WITH A BLOOD-RED sunset and then went black as I drove north from Santa Fe on a cold December night last year. I was on my way to Santa Cruz, one of New Mexico’s oldest villas , as the…
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