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9 Porch Notes tagged “rodeo,” from counties across Colorado.

History and culture - Weld County

The Greeley Stampede grew from a 1922 rodeo for potato farmers

Weld County's marquee summer event traces back to a one-day 1922 'Spud Rodeo' honoring potato growers and now runs nearly two weeks around the Fourth of July.

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History and culture - Morgan County

The Brush Rodeo: a Fourth of July tradition on the plains

The City of Brush lists the Brush Rodeo as a July 2-4 community event with rodeo events, a parade, barbecue, and fireworks.

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History and culture - Arapahoe County

Deer Trail and the rodeo that may be the world's first

On July 4, 1869, ranch hands near Deer Trail held a bronc-riding contest widely recognized as the world's first rodeo, and the eastern-plains town still rides every summer.

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History and culture - Rio Grande County

Monte Vista's Ski Hi Stampede has run since 1919

Monte Vista's Ski Hi Stampede, billed as Colorado's oldest pro rodeo, has gathered the San Luis Valley each July since 1919.

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History and culture - Routt County

Steamboat's Summer Rodeo: The Cowboy Half of Ski Town USA

On summer Friday and Saturday nights, Steamboat trades skis for spurs at a downtown arena whose rodeo roots run back to 1898.

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History and culture - Lincoln County

The Lincoln County Free Fair & Rodeo in Hugo

Late each summer, the county's ranching and 4-H families gather at the Hugo fairgrounds for livestock shows, exhibits, a parade, and a rodeo.

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History and culture - Cheyenne County

The Tumbleweed Fair & Rodeo is Cheyenne County's big week each July

Each July the Cheyenne County Tumbleweed Fair & Rodeo fills the Cheyenne Wells fairgrounds with rodeo, 4-H and FFA shows, a carnival, and the county's whole community.

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History and culture - Jackson County

Walden's Never Summer Rodeo: North Park's Biggest Weekend

Each June, Walden hosts a pro rodeo that has run for more than 80 years and pulls the whole valley into one long ranching celebration.

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History and culture - Gunnison County

Cattlemen's Days, the rodeo Gunnison has run since 1900

Each July, Gunnison stages Cattlemen's Days, a working-ranch rodeo it traces back to 1900 and bills as Colorado's oldest.

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