Small town sweetness: Green River Melon Days will take place Sept. 15-16
Sample Green River melons during the annual festival
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Green River nonprofit to build 10 new housing units
“Canal Commons” neighborhood intended to provide workforce housing
New exhibit follows Ken Sleight’s trips down Glen Canyon
The exhibit opens at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum in Green River on May 27
Explore local geology during Green River Rocks
The free festival events include field trips and a vendor market
Green River to host two off-road events
The Watermelon Crawl and Dirt Bike Rally will occur over the next month.
Spend a weekend like the Wild Bunch during Green River Outlaw Days
Green River’s annual Outlaw Days weekend is in its fourth year.
Green River Melon Days marks 116 years
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.
Tex McClatchy: Colorado River outfitter extraordinaire
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.
Green River Rocks returns
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…
Book Cliffs Highway project canceled
On March 10, the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition—which includes Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Sevier, San Juan, and Uintah counties—voted to cancel planning for the controversial Book Cliffs Highway, a paved 35-mile road that…
New EMS building almost complete: Improved facility will support an increasingly busy district
“This has been in the works since 2004,” said Grand County Emergency Medical Services Special Service District Director Andy Smith, speaking of the new, nearly-complete facility that will house the district. The facilities…
Conflicting perspectives on road, land management: Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges plans provoke strong reactions even in early stages
A Bureau of Land Management planning process to review the agency’s travel management plan in the Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges area has again drawn out conflicting perspectives in Grand County on how public lands…
Salt Lake Express expands services to Moab, Green River
The Salt Lake Express recently expanded its services to stop in Vernal, Heber City, Price, Blanding and Moab. The Blanding route, which Moab is on, stops in Monticello, Moab, Green River, Price, Spanish…
“This is home”: New publication to cover Green River nonprofit’s history
Maria Sykes first came to Green River as an AmeriCorps member just after graduating with an architecture degree from Auburn University. Her role was to develop affordable housing in collaboration with the community…
Proposed RV campground at Willow Springs debated: Notes from the Grand County Commission meeting
Local businessman Reed Pendleton has been working with county officials for years to try to get approval to create a developed RV campground north of town on the west side of Highway 191….
Melon days are here again: Popular annual Green River Festival is back
Last year, Green River cancelled its 115-year-old traditional Melon Days Festival in favor of a small, locals-only event to mitigate COVI-19 concerns. The full festival is back this year, with a slew of…