The Overland Trail

The ceremony opened with a drummer and bagpiper, followed by the Boy Scout Color Guard and the Sheriff's Posse of Larimer County, led by Jim Alderden, Sheriff.

The Millennium Trail Resolution was read by Lt. Governor Joe Rogers of Colorado and signed by all legislators in attendance.

Attending the celebration as shown seated in this photo are Derek Roberts of the Roberts Ranch, Elizabeth Lawrence, Overland Trail, Lt. Governor Joe Rogers of Colorado, Congressman Bob Schaffer, Larimer County Commissioner Kathay Rennels, State Senator Stan Matsunaka, and State Representative Bob Bacon.

The certificate designating the Overland Trail as a Millennium Trail was accepted by Elizabeth.

Derek Roberts (left) reading a certificate of appreciation for J. Evan Roberts, his father, who was unable to be in attendance. This certificate recognizes the efforts of J. Evan Roberts as a "Steward of the Land" for preserving the cultural and historic sites on the ranch, first homesteaded by the Roberts Family in 1873.

Nel Brown Propst, noted author, talks about the Overland Trail along the South Platte River, Colorado.