RECREATION
Our Colorado Riverfront was an overlooked asset. The Grand Junction/Mesa County Riverfront Commission was formed in 1987. Pat Gormley (l) and Governor Roy Romer (r) are shown explaining the plans. Local funds, state lottery and State Parks Board grants, and volunteer labor have cleaned and transformed the river landscape. Parkland and trails, lakes and wildlife habitat, the Botanical Society and its gardens now grace the shores and islands of the Colorado River.
(The Daily Sentinel)