Shanna Lewis

Colorado

Journalist, Photographer and Radio Producer at Freelance

Growth Reporter at KRCC-FM (Colorado Springs, CO)

Writer, photographer, radio journalist

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Work underway to put out mining fire that’s burned for more than 20 years

1 day ago | durangoherald.com | Shanna Lewis

The blaze started decades ago when an old pile of coal waste spontaneously combusted, according to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. The smoldering 35-foot-high, football field-sized site is on private land in Fremont County, about nine miles southwest of Florence. It was left behind by mining operations during the 1950s. About 15 different mines used the site from the 1920s to the 1990s.
Surf ... Pueblo?

1 week ago | durangotelegraph.com | Shanna Lewis

Surf’s up in Pueblo. That’s right, the southern Colorado town known more for its steel and chile production is the state’s latest entrant into the surf park craze. On Sat., May 24, whitewater enthusiasts of all kinds turned out to test the waves at a celebration for Pueblo’s new Water Works Park. Pueblo Water, the local utility, spent about $11 million to turn a dangerous old diversion dam on the Arkansas River into a family-friendly, all-levels recreation area.
Preservation and revitalization work in Raton’s historic downtown gains national recognition

3 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Shanna Lewis

Share Two decades of work to revitalize and preserve Raton’s historic downtown in northern New Mexico is receiving a national 2025 Great American Main Street Award from Main Street America. That's a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Raton’s economy was hit hard as nearby coal mines and a horse track closed over the years.
Wine made in Southern Colorado is on the menu at Yellowstone National Park this year, a first for the state’s wine industry

1 month ago | durangoherald.com | Shanna Lewis

Catholic monks launched The Winery at the historic Holy Cross Abbey in Cañon City 23 years ago. Not long after, they sold the business to Larry Oddo. He said the national park placement is a first for a Colorado winemaker and it is huge for them. “The recognition,” he said.
Newsletter - January 15, 2025

Jan 15, 2025 | letstalkhemp.com | Shanna Lewis

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Jim Bishop, Southern Colorado castle builder, dies at 80

Nov 27, 2024 | durangoherald.com | Shanna Lewis

The man who created one of Southern Colorado’s most beloved and quirky attractions has died, according to a social media post. James “Jim” Roland Bishop began building his monumental stone castle high atop a hillside in the forest of the Wet Mountains in 1969 on land in rural Custer County that he purchased 10 years earlier, as a teenager. An ironworker by trade, the Pueblo resident labored on weekends, mostly single-handedly on what was intended to be a small cottage.
These Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico national park sites brought millions of dollars to the region last year

Oct 11, 2024 | durangoherald.com | Shanna Lewis

About 114,000 people visited the National Park Service’s High Plains Group during 2023. The grouping includes Capulin Volcano National Monument in New Mexico, along with Bent's Old Fort, Sand Creek Massacre and Amache National Historic Sites in southeastern Colorado. The park service's Geoff Goins, who's based in New Mexico at Capulin, said the volcano saw most of the action. “For thousands of years, what's brought people to Capulin has been the same thing,” he said.
Colorado's overlooked Hispanic history

Oct 8, 2024 | npr.org | Shanna Lewis

Before it was a state, Colorado was part of Mexico. Evidence of its Mexican roots aren't always obvious unless one knows where to look. October is Hispanic Heritage Month, and let's head now to Colorado. At one time, most of Colorado was part of Mexico, even though today the border is hundreds of miles away. For some Coloradans, that history is still woven into the fabric of life, and others don't know it at all. From member station KRCC, Shanna Lewis reports.
Colorado's overlooked Hispanic history

Oct 8, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Shanna Lewis

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:October is Hispanic Heritage Month, and let's head now to Colorado. At one time, most of Colorado was part of Mexico, even though today the border is hundreds of miles away. For some Coloradans, that history is still woven into the fabric of life, and others don't know it at all. From member station KRCC, Shanna Lewis reports. (SOUNDBITE OF RIVER FLOWING)SHANNA LEWIS, BYLINE: The Arkansas River runs through the city of Pueblo, Colorado.
Colorado's overlooked Hispanic history

Oct 8, 2024 | kosu.org | Shanna Lewis

Before it was a state, Colorado was part of Mexico. Evidence of its Mexican roots aren't always obvious unless one knows where to look.