Fruita, Colorado is famous for one of the strangest animal stories ever. On September 10, 1945, a farmer named Lloyd Olsen went out to his barn to prepare a chicken dinner. He chose a five-and-a-half-month-old Wyandotte chicken named Mike. However, when Olsen went to behead the chicken...
Where in the world is Herb Bacon?Where in the world is Herb Bacon?The mechanical components of the Fruita museum's dinosaurs that allowed them to spit, hiss and growl were breaking down. The building's stained, threadbare carpet was showing its 16-year-old age. The number of paid visitors...
Dinosaur Hill South of Fruita, Colorado 970-858-7282 Direct Route: Located on Highway 340 about 2 miles south of Fruita, CO. Hours: Open daily Highlights: Hike a well- marked site of dinosaur finds. Dinosaur National Monument and Dinosaur Land Region P.O. Box 210 Dinosaur, Colorado 816...