Year: 2024

Greeley’s Potato Day 2024 Cancelled

GREELEY, Colo. — Greeley’s Potato Day event, scheduled for September 14 at Centennial Village Museum, has been cancelled for 2024. The event, which is produced and managed by the Friends of the Greeley Museums, is an annual fundraiser benefiting the City of Greeley...

When Potatoes Made a Difference

When Potatoes Made a Difference

Greeley’s first “Potato Bake” was celebrated in October 1894, and the Greeley Tribune reported that nearly 10,000 people came from as far away as Laramie and Denver. Potato growing had become the leading industry of the district. W. R. McClellan, in his 1917 essay...