Del Norte Hayride into History The history of Del Norte as a town starts in 1871 with a group of men meeting and using a mariner’s compass, platted the town. Then, on December 14, 1872, Del Norte was [...]

Summitville The Making of a Boomtown Prospectors discovered gold in the Summitville area in 1870 . They did not remain because this was part of Ute territory and winters at 11,500 feet in elevation were extreme. As [...]