As Greeley marks a milestone year—celebrating 140 years since incorporation—alongside Colorado’s 150 years of statehood and the nation’s 250th birthday—the Visit Greeley blog is highlighting people and moments that shaped the community and the Colorado High Plains. Long before European immigrants…
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As America celebrates its 250th birthday and Colorado marks 150 years of statehood, it’s a great time to celebrate one of Greeley’s longest-standing cultural treasures: the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra. The Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra (GPO) started in 1911. It is the oldest orchestra in the…
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Colorado is a place where big things happen. You already know about our iconic mountains, but did you know we also hold some pretty amazing world records? One of the coolest things happened right here in Greeley. In 2015, our community broke the Guinness World Record for the Longest Chalk Pavement…
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Journey through history at the High Plains Chautauqua festival in Greeley, Colorado, from August 5-9. This annual festival is one of the biggest Chautauqua festivals in the country. It is known for its immersive historical reenactments and engaging presentations. Attendees can expect a vibrant…
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What’s summer without summer camp? Registration is open for History Colorado’s Hands-On History Camp at Centennial Village Museum, giving kids in first through fifth grades a fun way to learn about Colorado’s heritage. The four-week Greeley summer camp runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through…
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If you’d like to wet your whistle with a nod to Greeley history, two downtown Greeley businesses are raising a glass—or a coffee cup—to Kate McHale Slaughterback, also known as Rattlesnake Kate. Featured in a recent Greeley Tribune article by Emily Kemme, you can find the Rattlesnake Kate latte…
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Fascinating, larger-than-life stories of the early 20th century await visitors at the City of Greeley Museums. One well-known Northern Colorado tale is how one pioneer woman, Kate Slaughterback, fought for her life against hundreds of rattlesnakes. Her victory led to the nickname “Rattlesnake…
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Charles Hansen and WD Farr, water pioneers in Greeley, said, “Look ahead and plan for others as others have planned for you.” To this day, Greeley Water lives by this mantra. Greeley’s rich water history can be traced back to the Union Colony utopian vision in which trades and businesspeople all…
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There’s something special about a place where visitors experience “history” with all five senses. Centennial Village Museum, a City of Greeley Museums’ site, provides this unique, immersive journey, as described by “NOCO Style” in a recent online editorial. Arriving at the museum, visitors step…
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Imagine living in the 1900s, during a time of great promise, and hope for a new beginning, but as a Black American, the search for prosperity posed innumerable barriers with racism and segregation laws. When World War I began in 1914, industrial laborers were sought after in the North, Midwest, and…
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