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salida
8 Porch Notes tagged “salida,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Chaffee County
Salida grew up as a railroad town where the Arkansas leaves the valley
Salida was founded by the Denver and Rio Grande railroad around 1880 near where the Arkansas River exits the upper valley, and its downtown carries that railroad-era history.
Read note ->Money and taxes - Chaffee County
In Chaffee County, the sales tax depends on which town you're standing in
Sales tax in Chaffee County is a stack of state, county, and town rates, so the total in Salida or Buena Vista can differ from the total out in the unincorporated county.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Chaffee County
Monarch Mountain: Salida's home hill that never makes snow
Salida's downhill ski area sits right on the Continental Divide at Monarch Pass and runs entirely on natural snow.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Chaffee County
Surf a wave in the middle of town
Buena Vista and Salida both built standing waves right in the Arkansas River, free to watch or paddle all summer long.
Read note ->History and culture - Chaffee County
The county seat moved twice, ending up in Salida
Chaffee County's seat of government started at Granite, moved to Buena Vista, and in 1928 moved again to Salida, and the old Buena Vista courthouse and jail now house a heritage museum.
Read note ->History and culture - Chaffee County
Salida's Tenderfoot 'S' and the Christmas Mountain tree
Tenderfoot Mountain over downtown Salida wears a lighted 'S' that alternates with a red heart, and each year after Thanksgiving volunteers light it as a 750-foot Christmas tree.
Read note ->History and culture - Chaffee County
Salida's FIBArk river festival has run since 1949
FIBArk, short for First in Boating the Arkansas, is Salida's June whitewater festival on the Arkansas River, held since 1949 and one of the longest-running events of its kind.
Read note ->History and culture - Chaffee County
Salida is part of Colorado's state creative-industries effort
Salida's downtown is home to a state-recognized Creative District under the Colorado Creative Industries program, which ties the town's arts economy to formal state support.
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