Dottie Warlick
1 book in the catalogue, published 2003.
Dottie Warlick is the author of Vallecito Country, a history of Vallecito Lake and its valley in the southern San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
About Dottie Warlick
We could not find any biography of Dottie Warlick that we could verify, so we know her through the book. The book follows the valley from the Ute, through gold mining and ranching, to retirees and vacationers, and includes a chapter on recent fires. The catalogue gives its year as 2003 and lists it under history, with Biography and History as its subjects. It is the only book credited to her with us.
What the books share
Her one book in our catalogue is local history written around a single place. It covers the Ute people, mining, ranching and recreation around one reservoir. The fire chapter was added so the history would reach the present, and the catalogue notes the book as history rather than fiction, with no biography of its author on record.
The subjects this author is catalogued under. Open Library record.
Next steps for readers of this author
Learning about the Ute side of the valley
Start with the Southern Ute museum in Ignacio, one of the towns the Durango tourism office lists near Vallecito. Check its website for current hours, and let the museum's own words guide you before relying on any summary.
Finding out more about the author
We could not verify her biography. Durango's college archive is one place to ask whether its local history files mention her, though it may hold nothing.
Combining a book and a day trip
Visit the museum and the college center in one trip through the area, then finish at the lake with Vallecito Country in hand.
Go deeper
Dottie Warlick wrote about Vallecito, a reservoir valley that was once Ute country. These institutions help a reader see the place and its people more fully than one book can.
Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum
Located in Ignacio, it states a mission to foster understanding of the Núuchi, the Ute people, and lists museum and library hours on its website.
Southern Ute Indian Tribe
The tribe's official site introduces the reservation in southwest Colorado and its culture, land stewardship and community news.
Center of Southwest Studies visit information
Fort Lewis College's research center in Durango lists exhibits, collections and ways to plan a visit.
Fort Lewis College Center of Southwest Studies → (opens in a new tab)
Good to know
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