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SOUTHERN
COLORADO
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Prowers County
Prowers County is on the Arkansas River. It is located on the eastern
border of Colorado. The Santa Fe Trail provides rich history for Prowers
County. There is also excellent hunting and wildlife watching.
The Santa Fe Trail runs through Lamar at the location of Big Timbers.
This was once a 25-mile-long grove of huge cottonwood trees along the
banks of the Arkansas River. The Big Timers Museum displays Indian relics
such as arrowheads, war clubs, beads, stone tools, bows and arrows. There
are also cowboy saddles, clothing, gear and pioneer fashions, furniture
and firearms at the museum.
Holly's Gateway Downs provides excitement with horse racing in Prowers
County. There are also annual activities such as the Sand and Sage Roundup
in Lamar and the Wiley Hat Days.
Prowers County in the wintering ground for thousands of flocks of
Canadian and snow geese. Many hunters come to Prowers County to
participate in the annual Two Shot Celebrity Goose Hunt. There are also
many deer, pheasants, duck, dove and quail in the area. Wildlife watchers
may see up to 15,000 geese at a time flying in formation and feeding on
grain fields. There are also antelope, hummingbirds and wintering bald
eagles to watch.
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