Fort Collins Military History: Engaging Guided Tour
Bellvue
Discover the intriguing military history of Fort Collins and the surrounding region on an engaging guided tour. Led by Mark Serour, a knowledgeable historical interpreter, this tour offers detailed insights, fun storytelling, and visual aids from Traces of the Past collections.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Cache La Poudre River - Cache la Poudre River: The Cache la Poudre River - French for “hide, or store, the powder,” this stream attracted Native Americans, fur trappers, and emigrants to its grassy and wooded banks. The life blood to a desert climate, it eventually fostered extensive settlement in the fertile valley that paved the way for the founding of the future city of Fort Collins.
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Customized stage coach ticket for each guest
Additional Information

In every itinerary, the proprietor and chief history narrator, Mark Serour, delivers an interesting chronicle of Fort Collins and the neighboring area in an interactive, comprehensive, and entertaining way.

To make the visitor’s experience more immersive, Mark dons attire from the relevant era and displays various related visual materials from the Traces of the Past company’s artifact collection and records. We are the sole History tours company in the wider Fort Collins region that offers such a distinctive service.

Clients will be treated to a guided van journey complemented with brief strolls in and around the greater Fort Collins area. Our expeditions tell the captivating tales of significant figures and events that are intrinsically linked not only to the immediate Cache la Poudre River valley, but also to southeastern WY and western NE. Comprehensive history is more than just the narrative of one place, but an extensive impartial investigation involving various groups across a wide geographical span. Traces of the Past History Tours aspires to accomplish just that.

Location
4936 W County Rd 52 E
West County Road 52 East
Tours begin at the parking lot next to the entrance to Watson Lake State Wildlife Area. Located ~1 mile west of Vern's Place on Rist Canyon Rd. next to the bridge that crosses the Cache la Poudre River (closest address to site: 4900 Rist Canyon Rd., Laporte, CO 80521)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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up to 10 guests
1 Adult
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