(Events are subject to change and times are approximate)

Friday - September 25, 2009 

1:00 PM- 4:00 PM              Hosted by the Fremont County Heritage Commission and various Fremont County                                           preservation and historical organizations: take a guided tour or go on-your-own to a                                           variety of Fremont County’s natural and historical sites or museums

                                          The Heritage Museums

• The Royal Gorge Regional Museum and History Center
• The Dinosaur Depot Museum
• Museum of Colorado Prisons
• Florence Pioneer Museum
• Fremont Center for the Arts

                                          Garden Park Tour - A tour starting at the north end of Garden Park (at the corrals) and                                           heading south with three stops

• Changing Landscapes of Garden Park
• Preservation Efforts at the Garden Park School
• Internationally significant Marsh Felch Dinosaur Quarry

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM              Cañon City State Armory Building, 110 Main St., Cañon City

• Event Registration
• Celebration of Fremont Heritage preservation/conservation efforts with displays by local heritage/preservation groups
• Cash Bar

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM             Colorado Preservation, Inc.’s Annual Membership Meeting, Cañon City Hall,                                          128 Main St. Cañon City

6:30 PM                             On the Road “Kick-off” reception - Cañon City State Armory Building, 110 Main St.,                                          Cañon  City

• Dinner, Cash Bar  
• Old Max talk
• Tom “Dr. Colorado” Noel’s tour of Historic Pubs of Cañon City

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Breakfast on your own

8:00 AM Sharp                  Meet at Fourth Street Bridge parking area for bus tours

• Option A: Historic Downtown Cañon City Tour
• Option B: Skyline Drive Geology

               Historic Greenwood Cemetery

• Greetings from “Governor Peabody”
• Hear the stories of local historic figures - Julie Mack, Civil War veterans and dinosaur diggers -The Felch Family, and the poor souls at Woodpecker Hill

                                          Coal Country Driving Tour

Lunch                                Eureka Masonic Lodge in Coal Creek

Afternoon                          Historic Florence Colorado - Visit Florence’s Sites or take time “on your own” to visit                                           antique stores

• Rialto Theater – preservation and revitalization efforts
• Railroads and the Railroad Station
• Mills, mining, oil and gas
• Price Pioneer Museum
• Florence Antique Business trade and preservation

3:00 PM                             Return to our starting point at 4th Street Bridge Parking (end of bus tours)

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM             Self guided tour of Royal Gorge Park and Bridge: Free admission included                                           with registration

6:00 PM                             Dinner at the Juniper Junction Pavilion

• Western Theme dinner hosted by the Royal Gorge Bridge Company
• Celebrate the 80th Birthday of the Bridge
• Cash Bar

7:00 PM                              Royal Gorge Bridge Theater

• Welcome from Mike Bandera, General Manager
• Construction of the bridge
• Back by popular demand:  Tom “Dr. Colorado” Noel’s slideshow on "Cañon City & the Upper Arkansas Valley Reborn Wonders”

8:45 PM                              Close out!

Sunday, September 27, 2009

7:30 AM                             Cowboy Breakfast provided by the Noon Lions Club in Centennial Park pavilion area (near                                           4th Street Bridge)
                                          Short talks on local preservation projects

9:15 AM                             Train Ride on the Royal Gorge Route Railroad

• See the amazing hanging bridge and the engineering through the gorge
• Hear about the railroad wars, early movie making, early photography, and famous visitors  

12:00 PM                           The Vintage Harvest Fest at the Holy Cross Abbey Winery

• Drive yourself to the grounds of the historic Holy Cross Abbey Winery for a free wine tasting and enjoy lunch on the Vintage Harvest Festival

1:30 PM                             The Abbey Bells will sound signaling an opportunity to view the historic Holy Cross                                           Abbey up close and a tour of Abbey!

2:30 PM                             Official End of On the Road 2009, with a thank you from Colorado Preservation, Inc. and                                           the Fremont County Heritage Commission