Red River New Mexico

The wooden flume that carried Red River water toward the Elizabethtown gold workings, photographed in the 1910s or 1920s.

Henri Lambert cooked for President Lincoln and General Grant before heading west to Elizabethtown, where he fed miners instead of prospecting and built the St. James Hotel.

Read more about From Lincoln's Kitchen to Elizabethtown: Henri Lambert and the Legend of the St. James

A panoramic view over the town of Red River and its surrounding peaks in 2009.

A cold week of first hard freezes gives way to a calm, sunny fall weekend in Red River, with highs in the 50s, museum hours, a Saturday fitness class, and Lego club at the library.

Read more about Red River Weekend Preview: Sunny Skies, Crisp Mornings, and a Quiet Fall Weekend

The Pierce-Fuller House in Red River, photographed in 2012.

At Silver Bell and High Street, the Pierce-Fuller House survives from Red River's homesteader days, a sign the mining camp had become a hometown where families put down roots.

Read more about The Pierce-Fuller House: A Two-Story Cabin From Red River's Homesteader Days

Every business in Red River, A to Z: restaurants, lodging, shops, outfitters, real estate, trades, and town services — with addresses, phone numbers, emails, and websites.

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Red River's shops line a walkable Main Street: souvenir and gift shops, fine-art galleries, ski and outdoor outfitters, candy stores, winery tasting rooms, and the town grocery — nearly all locally owned.

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Hard freeze nights and sunny days settle over Red River, with highs in the low 50s, the ski area closed between seasons, and Opening Day projected for Thanksgiving, November 26.

Read more about Red River Conditions Report: Hard Freeze Nights, Sunny Days, and a Quiet Mountain

The underside of a wooden mining flume in the mountains near Red River in the 1910s.

Eight miles northeast of Red River, the gold camp of La Belle rose in four months in 1894 to some 80 buildings and 700 people, then vanished within six years of its founding.

Read more about La Belle: The Gold Camp That Rose in Four Months and Vanished in Six Years

A sliced brisket sandwich with a cup of barbecue sauce at Shotgun Willie's Cafe in Red River.

For over 20 years, Shotgun Willie's Cafe at 403 West Main Street has been a Red River institution, serving hearty breakfasts from 7 to 11 a.m. and barbecue lunches.

Read more about Wednesday Spotlight: Shotgun Willie's Cafe on Main Street

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