potato day

Greeley’s Spud Love

Greeley’s Spud Love

The Union Colony of Colorado named their new town Greeley in 1870, to be a utopian agricultural community.  One of their first important cash crops was the potato. 

2017 Potato Day Festival Scheduled for Saturday, September 9

2017 Potato Day Festival Scheduled for Saturday, September 9

FOR RELEASE — Have a “spud-tacular” good time at the Friends of the Greeley Museums’ annual 2017 Potato Day celebration, held Saturday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Centennial Village Museum. The museum, located just south of Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley, is known for its historical buildings, demonstrations and tours.