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The Lensic – Santa Fe’s Grande Dame
The Lensic - Santa Fe’s Grande Dame On June 24, 1931, alongside the beginning of the Great Depression, The Lensic motion picture “palace” opened in our fair city of just 11,000 souls. Built by Nathan Salmon and John E. Greer, and...
Day of the Dead
If you have lived in Mexico as I have, the Day of the Dead is an absolutely wonderful time to visit a town such as San Miguel de Allende.
November Snow
November Snow Nearly ever year, sometime around the end of October, Santa Fe gets its first little snowfall to let us know that winter is on its way. This year the reminder came a little earlier, the week before Halloween, and the more...
The Galisteo Studio Tour
The Galisteo Studio Tour One of the great joys of the autumn season in Northern New Mexico is the annual round of village studio tours. Artists open their homes and studios to wandering aficionados of the arts in many of the picturesque small towns around Santa Fe...
Joe’s Blog: The History of the Santa Fe Railroad
Joe's Blog: The History of the Santa Fe Railroad Santa Fe remains synonymous with railroads, thanks to the continued existence of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, even though a merger in 1994 with Burlington Northern all but obliterated Santa...
The Summer Monsoon
The Summer Monsoon Many people are surprised to find out that Santa Fe’s rainy season corresponds almost exactly to the height of the tourist season – July and August. They become even more alarmed when the locals refer to this as the...
Mike’s Blog: The Heart of Santa Fe, The Plaza
Mike's Blog: The Heart of Santa Fe, The Plaza Few cities are more inextricably tied to a central physical space than Santa Fe is to the Plaza. The Santa Fe Plaza provided a definition and boundary between the state of ‘civilization’ for the...
The Zen Forest
The Zen Forest The Winsor Trail is Santa Fe’s gateway into the Pecos Wilderness from the west. Its most popular trailhead is near the western end of the large parking area of Ski Santa Fe, at an elevation of 10,240 feet. On the map for which I’ve provided...
Joe’s Blog: A Santa Fe 4th of July
Joe's Blog: A Santa Fe 4th of July *Unfortunately due to ongoing concerns over COVID 19 Santa Fe has cancelled all 4th of July Festivities* Many flags have flown over Santa Fe from long before the first celebration of the 4th of July. New Mexico would not become any...
The Acceleration Into Summer
The Acceleration Into Summer Cerrillos Hills State Park has a number of trails, all of which you can see on the maps found on the website cerrilloshills.org. There is little shade in the park and your exposure to the sun is high, so be prepared with hats,...
See Santa Fe like a Local
See Santa Fe like a Local If you’ve been traveling through the blogosphere with us over the last month, you’ll note that the quest for free entertainment has been an ongoing process. Travels in the east stimulated a search for some things a traveler can do for free...
Our Updated Health and Safety Standards
Our Updated Health and Safety Standards The Inn on the Alameda will implement the “Safe Stay” guidelines recommended by the American Hotel & Lodging Association, in conjunction with public health experts and recommendations from the U.S....
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Just a short walk to the plaza.
LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED SINCE 1986
Just a short walk to the plaza
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