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The New Mexico Governor’s Mansion Foundation is releasing a new short film narrated by award-winning author Hampton Sides that tells the story of New Mexico’s historic Governor’s Mansion. With tours of the home cancelled due to COVID-19, the film provides a rare opportunity to see parts of the building and grounds that are seldom on display. Check out this short trailer and find the full-length video HERE.

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Distant Voice: A Letter from Fort Sumner, New Mexico, Feb. 26, 1864
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Fort Sumner, New Mexico February 26th, 1864 My dear Wife, It is now so long since I have heard from you, that I begin to think that you have quit writing. It is equally a long time since I have written to you, but I have travelled many a weary mile and passed many a cold, cheerless night, since I wrote you last. I wrote to you last from military post of Los Pinos, New Mexico,–well, on the 7th of … Read More

NM’s Pueblos: Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
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Just two hours from Santa Fe is one of New Mexico’s historical treasures, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. New Mexico’s history chronicles the lives of people who have lived here for thousands of years. A case in point is the ruins of Las Humanas (Gran Quivira), Quarai, and Abó pueblos, along with their Spanish mission churches. They lie near the geographic center of New Mexico and comprise the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument with headquarters in Mountainair. Quarai is eight … Read More

Snow Trax 10 | Ghostly Ski Areas
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| By Snowsports Journalist Daniel Gibson | Ghostly Ski Areas — Ski Rio Ever wonder what becomes of ski areas that cease operations? New Mexico has a handful of so-called “ghost ski areas” and I recently stumbled across a fantastic short video about one of them, Ski Rio. Ski Rio was located in the Sangre de Cristos very close to the Colorado border, near the town of Amalia. It operated from 1982–1990, and again from 1995–2000, and was a substantial … Read More