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Volume 17, Number 24 | July 31-August 6, 2025
A Mountain Fair Photo by Tommy Sands
Love Affair
Photo by Jane Bachrach
As Mountain Fair approaches each year, there’s a special energy in Carbondale that surges as the opening of the fair approaches. The inhabitants of Carbondale and beyond have a long-standing love affair with the tradition, as the entire community comes together for three days of fun, friendship, food and frivolity. On Sunday morning during Natalie Spears’ performance on the main stage, true love reared its magnificent head during her song “Orchard of Dreams.” Suddenly there was an uproar in the audience and the crowd began clapping, disrupting the performance. On stage it appeared Spears was tearing up as she stared into the audience… Michael McMillan had just proposed to Anna Mayer. The two recently moved to a ranch near Durango and were visiting friends back in Carbondale when McMillan popped the question. Spoiler alert: she said yes!
Photo by Jane Bachrach
Photo by Jane
Bachrach
More Mountain Fair photos on pages 8-9