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  • Smile For The Camera

    Smile For The Camera

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      Red River has a rich mining heritage with just a touch of the Wild American West tossed in for good measure. While it’s been in town a few years, the Lucky Shot Photo Parlor, purveyor of the Old Time photo experience, has settled into its new location at 107 Golden Treasure Trail. Just one…

  • Winter Carnival

    Winter Carnival

      At full gallop, a determined rider and horse thunder down the Skijoring course, towing a daring skier over obstacles and jumping ramps, creating a heart-stopping spectacle not soon forgotten by the cheering crowds held spellbound by the sight and sound of a genuine sport of the modern American West! Like a phoenix rising from…

  • Songwriters’ Festival 2017

    Songwriters’ Festival 2017

    The 6th Red River Songwriters’ Festival, set for January 26-28, is a great way to chase the cabin fever from the front door, or the back door, whichever you prefer. Held at The Lost Love Saloon, located in Texas Reds Restaurant, and the legendary Motherlode located next door on East Main Street, the 2017 bill…

  • Colin Brooks – Guitar Man

    Colin Brooks – Guitar Man

    Red River’s connection to Texas music, Dallas and Austin in particular, has been well documented over the years. Ray Wylie Hubbard, Michael Martin Murphey, Steve Fromholz, Rusty Wier and the Original Cosmic Cowboy Bob Livingston paid dues in the mountains before becoming Lone Star music icons. That connection is still alive and well today. Colin…

  • Mardi Gras in the Mountains

    Mardi Gras in the Mountains

      It’s on the schedule of special events for February 23-28, and it’s the grandest and most colorful of all winter celebrations. The 26th edition of Mardi Gras in the  Mountains theme, “Nightmare On Main Street,” will continue the tradition of packing a winter’s worth of fun, food and frivolity into six days of party,…

  • Beach Weeks & Pond Skim

    Beach Weeks & Pond Skim

      Red River Ski Area goes tropical with Beach Weeks, its annual Spring Break celebration. Tank tops, Hawaiian shirts, hula skirts and even the occasional bikini can be seen flying down the slopes. There’s an abundance of activities including ski races, rail jams, torchlight parades and fireworks, live music, winter tubing, après-ski specials, beach parties,…

  • Snowmobiles in the Valley

    Snowmobiles in the Valley

     You know it’s truly winter in Red River when the first trailer or flatbed truck loaded with a ton of snowmobiles comes down Highway 38 from Bobcat Pass into town. You’ll see them parked at lodges, along the side streets and in the municipal parking lot. No one has ever been able to track how…

  • Visit the Enchanted Forest

    Visit the Enchanted Forest

      Before the John and Judy Miller opened the Enchanted Forest Cross Country Ski & Snowshoe Area opened for business on Bobcat Pass in the winter of 1985-86, Nordic skiing as it is officially known had been going on in Red River for several years. Currently observing its 31st year of operation, the EFXC area…

  • The Millers – Skiing Pioneers

    The Millers – Skiing Pioneers

      For John and Judy Miller, a life in Red River was somehow inevitable. The mountains called and they answered, then left an indelible mark on skiing in Red River. In return, they were inducted into the New Mexico Ski Hall of Fame in 2008, joining such luminaries as the late Drew Judycki, longtime owner…

  • Bobcat Pass Cowboy Evenings

    Bobcat Pass Cowboy Evenings

      Live music has been a part of the Bobcat Pass Cowboy Evening for 25 years. The summer of 2016 will find singer/songwriter Syd Masters in residence, performing traditional western music for delighted diners. Bobcat Pass wrangler and songster Michael Smith will also be entertaining beginning June 14, and running thru Labor Day weekend on…