Ruidoso ‘Way Back When’

Ruidoso ‘Way Back When’

July 1950 June 7: “Ruidoso drew a deep breath late last week and started to take stock after one of the heaviest Fourth of July tourist rushes ever experienced. Almost every room, cafe, amusement place and store was jammed during the four-day holiday. Long lines of cars crept through the downtown section.” 1975 July 10: The newly-constructed Inn of the Mountain Gods opened, hosting the “Maid of Cotton Pageant” and the New Mexico Cotton Ginners A…