Complete with a boat parade, live music, a fly rod casting competition and more, Basalt is preparing for a daylong festival this coming weekend. Slated for noon Saturday, July 6 at Basalt River Park, ...

When Basalt holds a grand-opening event for its new riverfront park on Wednesday, there is likely to be a “whew!” from one part of the community and an “ugh” from another. Basalt River Park on the ...

After crawling along at a snail’s pace for years, progress on both the public and private areas of Basalt River Park is set to pick up its pace this spring and summer, and some parts — including ...

On the banks of the Columbia River, tall columns of rock poke out from the cliffs. “So you see all of these black rocks that are on either side of us, on either side of the river? Those are basalts.

Work currently underway in the Roaring Fork River between old town Basalt and Willits will make for a smoother ride for boaters beginning this spring. The project, with an estimated price tag of ...