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Show Anasazi Visits Double I In Past Four Years ' ) BOULDER Visitation at the " popular Anasazi Indian Village Museum State Park has almost doubled since 1984 reported Supt. Larry Davis, an 18-year veteran at , the mid-Garfield County site. Visitors totaled 37,823 for 1?87, with almost half that number i visiting during the peak months of y June, July and August "We've got the same number of ,1 Pple on our staff," said Davis. i We're all just working a little 1 1 harder to accommodate the public." ; I A new display was donated in Part by local artists Spike Ress and ; his wife Ruthann Ress from pro-; pro-; ceeds of sales from their art works. ! , When Davis says j accommodate" the public, that's . exactly what he means. He and his f small staff go out of their way as :' "me permits to explain the j "toseum's attractions and history to S !it0rs. and they also try to help g visitor to make the most of his j to the area by pointing out other places to see in the Anasazi Indian Village (an fi anrfc"' Anasazi Indian community) I Ja ge of the Cedars State Park j I 3,1 Anasazi site) currently i rnVe excavation of ancient Indian on-going project. At in Boulder, Davis and his staff are still identifying and cataloging cata-loging finds made in very recent years, and excavation is currently on hold while they catch up. Plans are to construct additional shelters over some of the excavation excava-tion sites, to remodel some of the older ones, to construct additional trails, and to add more interpretive displays. "There's always something more to do," said Davis, "and the work is always challenging and interesting." interest-ing." The entire park is under six acres in size, with approximately one-half of that counted as the excavation ex-cavation site, and only half of that part actually under excavation, Davis said. "We'll be finding new things for years to come," he said. His assistant Dee Hardy has been at the park for 10 years, and Faye Jepsen is a faithful year round part-time employee. "We can't compete in numbers with some of the state parks that have hundreds of thousands of visitors visi-tors each year," Davis said, "but we're proud of our park that attracts so many to such a small remote area. "Meeting those visitors is a special part of my job and I try to get them as excited about the area as I am," he said. |