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Friends, farmers, and free fruit

Moab Sun News1 year ago1 year ago

Green River Melon Days is Sept. 20-21

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Small town sweetness: Green River Melon Days will take place Sept. 15-16

Moab Sun News2 years ago2 years ago

Sample Green River melons during the annual festival

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Green River nonprofit to build 10 new housing units

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

“Canal Commons” neighborhood intended to provide workforce housing

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New exhibit follows Ken Sleight’s trips down Glen Canyon

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

The exhibit opens at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum in Green River on May 27

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Explore local geology during Green River Rocks

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

The free festival events include field trips and a vendor market

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Green River to host two off-road events

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

The Watermelon Crawl and Dirt Bike Rally will occur over the next month.

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Spend a weekend like the Wild Bunch during Green River Outlaw Days

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

Green River’s annual Outlaw Days weekend is in its fourth year.

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Green River Melon Days marks 116 years

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

In 1900, the first inklings of what is now the Green River Melon Days festival began when local melon growers in Green River, Utah, got together to celebrate the late summer melon harvest.

A group of six people are pictured on an old tour boat. Three of them are playing guitars. Tex McClatchy, identifiable because of his beard, wears a captains hat as he leans over the side of the boat.
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Tex McClatchy: Colorado River outfitter extraordinaire

Moab Sun News4 years ago4 years ago

A legend among Colorado River outfitters and one of the fathers of Moab’s recreation industry, Warren Gordon “Tex” McClatchy (1927-2006) left a tangible impact on the Moab community.

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Green River Rocks returns

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

After a two-year hiatus, Green River Rocks, the annual rock and mineral festival held in Green River, Utah, will return for a weekend full of geology lectures, guided field trips, rockhounding, and a…

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