Meet Fred

Meet Fred, one of the newest residents of the San Juan Mountains. While it is difficult to tell for certain, my best guess is that this calf is a male. Fred was born near the end of May and is less than a week old in these photos.

In Brief

First Friday Art Walk Returns Silverton Creative District invites you to shop small, support local art, and enjoy high mountain creativity at its finest with the first Art Walk of the summer season, happening this Friday, June 7th, from 4:30 - 7:30 pm!

Wesley Berg

Correction for the May 23, 2024 Cartoon on page 2 of the Silverton Standard

The image should have read '7.3 Million NRD settlement' Information depicted in the cartoon is inspired from the May 16, 2024 Silverton Standard article titled Colorado Attorney General Phil Wiser Discusses NRD Settlement. 'The breakdown of where the $7.

Aspen Week!

Tuesday: Snow 10 am, on more than off. Graupel during the afternoon. Above chilly wet up canyon wind! Occasional late afternoon sun through the clouds. Most of the day in the 30s, how we saw 47.7 still amazes me! 47.7° high. Wednesday: 16.

Learning to Grow Palm Trees in Siberia

One of my sisters often refers to living and thriving in this valley of ours as, “Living in South Siberia.” This is an incredibly harsh, cold, windy, and dry environment. Growing most types of trees and bushes here is often analogous to climbing Mt.

Mountain Happenings

Ongoing • Move Spring Yoga Schedule Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 pm Gym Hours: 5:30 am- 9pm, 7 days a week (closed during yoga class).Please reach out to move.silverton@gmail.com. if you would like to join the Silverton’s community gym space.

El Bandito at the Bent Elbow Opens to Crowds of Locals

The newest restaurant in Silverton, El Bandito at the Bent Elbow, just opened for business the Friday night before Memorial Day to a crowded room full of locals. The crowds continued into the holiday weekend.

Looking Back!

25 Years Ago May 27, 1999 The Tirolesi-Trentini Del Colorado Club will sponsor a gathering of Northern Italian immigrants from across the U.S. in Silverton this weekend.