Pagosa Springs Daily Digest Sunday, June 07, 2026
Ty's Take
There's something worth noticing in a town where the genealogical society draws enough interest to fill a meeting and the arts festival comes back for a fifth consecutive year—both say the same thing about a place that's figured out how to look backward and forward at the same time. Jim Bramwell talking family trees isn't nostalgia for nostalgia's sake; it's locals actually wanting to know who was here before the hot springs got famous, before the second homes started dotting the ridgelines. And an arts festival that's held on this long in a town this size doesn't happen because we're bored. It means something that even as water rights get tight and wildfire season creeps closer, there's still enough cohesion here to plant something that takes real organizing, real showing up. That's the Pagosa that remembers itself.
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Pagosa Peak Genealogical Society to hear from Jim Bramwell June 6
The Pagosa Peak Genealogical Society will host Jim Bramwell at its monthly meeting Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to noon at Community United Methodist Church. Bramwell, a fourth-generation rancher and former county brand inspector, will share stories about his family's legacy of conservation and...
Festival of the Arts returning for fifth year
Pagosa Springs kicks off its fifth annual Festival of the Arts this weekend at Tennyson Sculpture Garden, featuring more than 30 juried artists selling everything from paintings and ceramics to jewelry and leather goods, plus live music and food. The free, family-friendly event runs Friday evening...
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