Last night, watching the Grammy Awards, reminded me of a notable fact about my little town of Ridgway where I live, about 26 miles south of Montrose, where I work. Ridgway is where John Billings of Billings Artworks creates the Grammy Award, which he's been doing for well over 25 years. Check out his website. It's rather fascinating.
This got me thinking of some other claims to fame that Ridgway can make, such as being a favorite movie location, most renowned being True Grit with John Wayne back in 1969. One of our landmark restaurants and watering holes is The True Grit Cafe. Last year, we enjoyed our inaugural True Grit Days, which was quite successful and looks to become a wonderful annual event.
One of Ridgway's notable long-term and well-loved residents was the late Dennis Weaver, who died in February 2006. Last summer, the Dennis Weaver Memorial Park was dedicated on 60 acres of land along the Uncompahgre River that his family gave to the Town. It is, truly, an inspiring, beautiful place and a great tribute to Weaver. Another one of our famous residents is Ralph Lauren and his wife, Ricky, who own the 22,000-acre Double RL Ranch. For a cute blog post about a Ralph Lauren siting last summer, click here. And then there is Charles ("Charlie") W. Ergen, co-founder of Echostar Copmmunications Corp., parent company of DishNetwork. Charlie may be more of an infamous resident, these days, and, apparently, historically, as this recent article in the Ouray County Newspapers reflects: Bully tactics, Town should hold Ergen to RiverWay commitment.
Not bad for a little town of about 750 residents. For more information about Ridgway, click on the links to the right for Ridgway Chamber of Commerce and for the Ouray County Newspapers. And feel free to leave me comments or ask questions about Ridgway and surrounding areas.
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