It pierces the silence every Monday through Friday at noon for roughly 20 seconds. No, it's not a local cursing at tourists crossing Main Street in Ouray during the summer, but rather the city’s 123-year-old siren.
Miles of Tunnels by Samantha Tisdel Wright A Brief History of the Idarado Mine The history of the Idarado Mine is as long the tunnels and as rich as the ore veins that riddle its guts. Its stories are stoked by volcanic tantrums, and sculpted by the winds of history that blew Americans across the West.
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Ouray is known as the "Switzerland of America" for its climate, natural alpine surroundings, and landscape. It is situated at an elevation of 7,792 feet. Ouray is a home rule municipality and the county seat of Ouray County in Colorado, United States.
Former Ouray, Colorado mayor Bill Fries passed away on April 1 at the age of 93. A tourist turned longtime resident, Fries (pronounced freeze) served as mayor from 1986 to 1992 and raised funds during…