100 YEARS AGO: “Five-room house with bath for rent, modern, $15 per month.”

75 YEARS AGO: “‘At least 90% of Durango tourists are on their way to Mesa Verde in June. Later in summer, Million Dollar Highway drivers and fishermen will arrive.”

50 YEARS AGO: “Danger of fire is very great on Glade Mountain, the Dolores area, Mancos area, and Piedra area, according to the U.S. Forest Service.”

25 YEARS AGO: “ John Malarsie of Durango suggested that mountain bikers be required somehow to pay for their use of public lands, much as sportsmen are required to purchase licenses.”

Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and The Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.