Hutchinson Homestead Blog

With these longest days of summer upon us, the majority of Hutchinson Ranch cows are now in their summer grazing pastures in the San Luis Valley and Marshall Pass, and the fields on the ranch are quickly growing tall, destined to be next winter’s hay crop. Life on the ranch, however, doesn’t slow down, but … Read more

Water is at the heart of any agricultural community.  Here in our mountain valley, as the weather warms the land, a true rite of spring for the area’s ranches, and indeed all of us, is when the pastures begin greening up and the irrigation ditches begin to flow. In April, right as the area’s ditches … Read more

Spring is here, and in an agricultural region, an iconic image that heralds this season is baby livestock of all kinds.  Here in Chaffee County, as one travels the county roads, this is most easily seen in the pastures of local cattle ranches, where you’ll find herds of momma cows and their calves, frolicking, nursing, … Read more

“It’s excellent. It’s much, much better than I remember,” Dr. Wendell “Hutch” Hutchinson, 88, said during the grand opening of the historic Hutchinson Homestead Ranch and Learning Center Saturday.

The death of Dr. Wendell “Doc” Hutchinson leaves a void in Chaffee County in many ways. “Doc” was not only the veterinarian for many families, but he was also active in the community and a noted historian until a few years ago when declining health got in the way.