Sierra County Blog
Short list of events – including Christmas and New Year’s Eve dinners – happening over the holidays and into the New Year.
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Saturday of Labor Day weekend, join Hillsboro and Kingston for arts & crafts, museum exhibits, walking tours, yard sales and more, as part of their “One Thousand Years: From Mimbres to Miners” event.
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News from another century: we enjoyed seeing a few pages from the Sierra County Advocate’s April 19, 1907 issue.
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When Elephant Butte Dam was completed in 1916, it was an engineering wonder, the largest facility of its kind in the world.
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A lively schedule of events is planned for a Centennial Celebration to be held June 10-12.
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Stephen King in Truth or Consequences? Yes, that happened, on November 19, 1983.
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The Spaceport America tour lasts approximately 4 hours, and includes a look at the Gateway to Space, the Spaceport Operation Center, the runway, and history & information on the area.
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The City of Truth or Consequences, with enthusiastic support from the New Mexico Historic Preservation Office, is currently overseeing revisions to the Lee Belle Johnson Center, which is set to open in late June as an interim Spaceport America Visitor Center.
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Two historical societies, some fabulous museums (Geronimo! Pioneer Store!) and the Kingston Spit and Whittle Club keep history alive in Sierra County.
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Sierra County rings in 2015 with Health: First Day Hikes, a Full Moon Run and 2 wellness workshops.
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On October 25 2014, an Architectural Tour of Truth or Consequences and Elephant Butte will be held for members of the New Mexico Architectural Foundation.
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“Travel Through Time” at the 16th New Mexico Architectural Fair at Ralph Edwards Park in Truth or Consequences on October 4 from 10am-4pm.
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Truth or Consequences New Mexico and the nearby historic mining town of Chloride receive the New Mexico True Television treatment.
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Whether you’re highly adventurous or a newbie, chances are good you’ve done it at Elephant Butte Lake State Park – by “it” we mean you’ve gotten your vehicle stuck in the sand and had to dig yourself out, or get someone to help you dig out. It’s almost a rite of passage for newcomers to […]
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New Years Day hikes at Elephant Butte Lake – one at Luchini Nature Trail, the other on the historic Elephant Butte Dam which has been closed to traffic since September 11, 2001.
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Labor Day Weekend 2013, join artists and residents of Hillsboro and Kingston New Mexico as they celebrate Common Ground in the wake of the Silver Fire.
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If you’re in Winston, check out the old carriage house. We are pretty sure you’ve never seen anything quite like it.
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It’s a great story. But it wasn’t really a hospital.
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New Mexico turned 100 years old in 2012. Happy Birthday baby!
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Truth or Consequences, the town named after a game show, was called Hot Springs until 1950. Piping hot mineral water is still available at 10 downtown spas.
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Excerpt from the narrative: “The early Spanish settlers built a stockade here and called this place ‘Los Ojos Calientes de Las Palomas (Hot springs of the Doves).”
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