40th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival

It's time for the 40th annual Monte Vista Crane Festival. SLVoices got together with Co-Coordinator Deb Callahan and Artist Amanda Charlton about this year's event. We talked about what's planned, the world premier of their new video, the craft fair, the Swoop of the Cranes, their special guest speakers, and of course, the Sandhill Cranes.

“Where The Cranes Meet The Mountains”

March 10, 11, 12, 2023 – Monte Vista, Colorado

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Monte Vista Crane Fest Information:

• Website: https://mvcranefest.org/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MVCraneFest/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mvcranefest/
• Email: mvcranefest@gmail.com
• Mailing Address: PO Box 585 Monte Vista Colorado 81144
• Phone: 719-289-7522
• Donations: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ZRWZNSUY6MD9N

Friends of the SLV Wildlife Refuge Information:

• Website: https://slvrefuges.org/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsSLVNWR/
• Address: P.O. Box 857, Monte Vista, Colorado 81144
• Email: friendslvnwr@gmail.com
• Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
• Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge
• Baca National Wildlife Refuge

Festival Collaborative Partners:

• The Friends of the San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuges
• The Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce
• The City of Monte Vista
• San Luis Valley National Wildlife Complex

Other Information:

• Artist Amada Charlton’s Website: www.amandacharltonart.com
• Register for the Crane Craft Show: https://www.montevistachamber.org/crane-craft-and-home-expo-2023.html
• Listen to the 36^th Annual Crane Fest Podcast: https://slvoices.com/2019/02/10/36th-annual-monte-vista-crane-festival/
• Sandhill Crane Sounds – Audubon.org

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CREDITS: The spectacular pictures in this slide show are courtesy of Dave Jones, Ed MacKerrow, Joe Zinn and the Monte Vista Crane Festival. Other pictures are courtesy of the Monte Crane Festival, Katy Kelly Photography and SLVoices. All used by permission. Open/Close audio by L. Roy Aiken. Music by Audionautix and/or Purple-Planet Music. Used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.

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