Colorado Official State Vacation Guide 2008 - (Page 206) 25 Hot Ideas for the Northeast 25 Hot Ideas for visiting Northeast Colorado MORE ONLINE! For a full list of 50 things to see and do in the Northeast, go to www.colorado.com/northeast50. # Head to the Pawnee National Grassland, where you can see some of the last short-grass prairie in the United States as well as pronghorn, fox, hawks and the 500-foot-tall Pawnee Buttes near Raymer. 1 Pronghorn on the Northeast plains ©Matt Inden/Weaver 02 Visit the Fort Morgan Museum and learn about former resident Glenn Miller, the big band leader who spent his high school years in this prairie town. 03 Follow the South Platte River Trail Scenic and Historic Byway to discover what life was like during the frontier days. Historical signage follows the many incarnations of Julesburg and the local history of the Pony Express. 04 Can-can dancers, soda fountains and horse-drawn wagon rides are summer activities that can all be found in Burlington’s Old Town. e Old Town Emporium is also a good place to stock up on collectibles and souvenirs. 05 See the “living sculptures” in Sterling, statues carved out of trees depicting a variety of subjects, including “Star Gazers,” two gira es with necks outstretched. # Lesser prairie chicken ©Corbis. All Rights Reserved. # 07 Marvel at the Rainbow Arch Bridge in Fort Morgan, one of the longest open-span bridges in the United States. It also acts as the beginning to the Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic and Historic Byway. Burlington’s Old Town ©Brian Gadbery/CTO 4 06 Take a ride on the Kit Carson County Carousel in Burlington, a still-functioning carousel built in 1905. e wooden animals — which include horses, dogs and a hippocamp (a mythological creature that is part horse and part sh) — are all original and hand-painted. 08 Climb up the World’s Wonder View Tower in Genoa, which was the tallest building between Denver and New York City when it was built in 1934 by P. T. Barnum. 09 Catch a movie in Julesburg at the historic Hippodrome eater, which rst opened in 1919. See the lesser and common greater prairie chickens near Wray as they dance and ght for a mate during their annual mating rituals in March and April. 10 206 1-800-Colorado | www.colorado.com http://www.colorado.com/northeast50 http://www.colorado.com
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