Indian Artisans Gather Where Three Rivers Meet for Annual Totah Festival
Each Labor Day Weekend Native American craftsmen meet near the confluence of the Animas, La Plata and San Juan Rivers in Farmington, N.M. for the Totah Festival. 'We gather for friendship,' says George Francis, Totah Festival Foundation Board President, 'and we come to sell arts and crafts before the winter comes to the Four Corners.' Farmington, a Four Corners center of trade, lies in a river valley which the Navajos once called Totah, 'the place where rivers meet.' Read More
Shafts of light in Room 82 put the spotlight on Salmon Ruins
From the 11th to the 13th century a community of pueblo people lived in a three story, 250 room pueblo just east of Farmington beside the San Juan River. This community, at what is now Salmon Ruins, was directly connected with the center of the Pueblo culture at Chaco Canyon, 45 miles to the south. The Chaco people watched the sky to tell time and designed elaborate buildings and ceremonies to celebrate their view of the heavens. Read More
Where the Birds are…Farmington as a Birding Mecca
Some of the best spots for bird watchers in the Four Corners are in the river valleys of the San Juan Basin in Farmington, NM. Here the Animas joins the San Juan and La Plata Rivers providing a rich area for birds to gather during their seasonal migration and to spend the winter. Other local birding hot spots include Jackson Lake Refuge and Morgan Lake, a warm water lake at the APS Power Plant. Read More
There’s a lively scene up and down Main Street in Farmington, NM
For shoppers in the Four Corners Farmington offers the best of both worlds. On its 10 mile plus Main Street you find to the east, a wide range of big box shopping, a regional mall with department stores and restaurants - fast food to casual gourmet. Read More
Adventures in an Ancient World
One of the most culturally rich areas in the United States in ancient times was the Four Corners, home to the Anasazi (the ancient ones). They lived in numerous settlements in the area, some housing as many as 1,200 people. Read More
Farmington, NM, A Capital of Amateur Baseball, Hosts The Connie Mack World Series Each August
Some of the best amateur baseball in the U. S. is on view in Farmington, New Mexico when the Connie Mack World Series comes to town in August 6-13. Read More
Elevate Your Golf Game in the High Desert
Not many golf courses can boast of a signature hole that plays through a canyon. That’s what you find at Pinon Hills Golf Course high on a desert mesa in Farmington, New Mexico, in the heart of the Four Corners. Read More
From Rodeo to RV’s, from Baseball to ATV’s, they Meet and Compete in Farmington, New Mexico
This year October 12 – 16 just outside Farmington, NM at McGee Park, in the San Juan County Fair Grounds, RV’s line up for as far as the eye can see. At least five hundred motor coaches gather for their Rocky Mountain Ramble, a regional rally and trade show. Read More
Farmington’s Indian Traders have Tales to Tell
In downtown Farmington, NM and west toward Shiprock and beyond are trading posts where you can buy Native American arts and crafts. You can also discover fascinating histories of pioneer traders who have for generations lived and traded with their Indian neighbors. Read More
Fast Facts about Farmington, New Mexico
Farmington in the northwest corner of New Mexico is the commercial hub of the Four Corners, a growing community of 45,000 which swells to 150,000 shoppers on weekends.Read More
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