Southwest Colorado Oral Histories

Entry ID: 1259

Institution: Hinsdale County Historical Society

  • Website: lakecitymuseum.com
  • Email: hinsdalechs@gmail.com
  • Medium(s): Audio, Transcript

    Access: Contact Institution

    Narrator: Perk Vickers

    Date Unknown

    Location Tags: Hinsdale County, Lake City

    Topic Tags: Pioneer, Local Business, Youth, Tourism, Mining, Government, Water

    Description: Perk Vickers: 1914–2014. Topics: pioneer Vickers, Carey, and Madison families; father’s saloon before Prohibition; childhood in Lake City; development of first dude ranch in Hinsdale County in 1930s; tourism during 1940s and 1950s; mining during 1950s; politics and water on Western Slope. Early to mid-twentieth century.

    Last updated April 6, 2025