WhereDaily News: Animas River Open for End of Summer Fun!
DURANGO, CO--(Marketwired - Aug 17, 2015) - With a name meaning "water town" in Basque, the southwestern Colorado town of Durango celebrates the reopening of its beloved Animas River. The Animas is one of the area's prime water playgrounds, and the incident at the Gold King Mine in San Juan County brought the river into the national and international spotlight. Visitors and locals alike are embracing the news that the water was reopened for recreation -- just in time to cool off with end of summer fun.