Colorado Kids Create

Have you ever wondered how the town of Ouray in Colorado got its name? Once upon a fleeting time… a Native American man named Ouray  traveled to Colorado. Ouray was born near the town we now call Taos, New Mexico, around 1833.  The legend says that he was born  on a clear night under a…

Have you ever felt so small because the world around you was so, so big? Once upon a fleeting time, Colorado was just like one big National Park unlike anywhere else in the nation. Legislation was passed to protect the land for all people to enjoy. President Theodore Roosevelt championed the national conservation movement in …