CREEDE – As the trees within the San Juan and La Garita Mountains change into their fall attire, the 16th Annual Cruisin’ the Canyon Car Show will be hitting Main Street in Creede on Saturday. For the past 16 years, this popular event has brought car enthusiasts from all over the U.S. to add a spark of the past to the brilliance of fall in this small mountain town.
Sun glinting off of chrome combined with tunes from the 40’s, 50’s. 60’s makes for the perfect scene as people wander among ever year, make and model of vehicles throughout downtown Creede. The event began when the owners of the Holy Moses Gift Shop, Vicki and Nick Kulyk, decided it was time to host a car show in Creede to boost the economy during a slow season in the small town.
The show is scheduled every year to correspond with the changing fall colors and to bring guests to the sleepy town right before the onset of hunting seasons in the area. People enjoy a day full of antique and beautifully restored vintage cars and trucks of all makes and models.
The event starts Friday night, Sept. 20, with a pre-registration party at the Creede Baptist Church and then join the fun for a barbecue down the road at Cottonwood Cove. Participating vehicle owners can come out to mingle and enjoy some delicious food as they prepare for the show on Saturday.
Saturday morning will start off with more registration at 8 a.m. at the Mineral County Courthouse. The show starts off at 10 a.m. and will last until the awards ceremony that afternoon. Gabe Duran will be spinning classic rock tunes with Stephanie Hester singing the National Anthem at 11:30 near the flagpole at the Post Office.
The local 4-H club will be serving breakfast burritos, and lunches with beverages throughout the day on Main Street.
The awards will start promptly at 3 p.m. and the Rod Run to North Clear Creek Falls will leave the Visitors Center at 4:45. Freemon’s General Store will be staying open late serving their great food and ice cream.
Sunday morning the SLV Pilots Association will be serving breakfast while pilots from across the state fly into the Mineral County Airport.
For more information, please visit www.creede.com.
