Lathrop State Park, located 2 miles (3 km) west of the city limits of Walsenburg, is Colorado's first state park and is over 1,600 acres (6.5 km 2) in size. Martin Lake and Horseshoe Lake offer fishing stocked by the Colorado Division of Wildlife, water skiing, boating, and jet skiing.
JAMES VAN DER ZEE. Click to enlarge AVAILABLE WORKS. James Van Der Zee (June 29, 1886 - May 15, 1983) was an African American photographer best known for his portraits of black New Yorkers. He was a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Aside from the artistic merits of his work, Van Der Zee produced the most comprehensive documentation of the period.
Robert Hooke was a brilliant scientist, famous for his law of elasticity (Hooke's law) as well as his pioneering work using the microscope. Hooke's Micrographia book contained amazing drawings of small things (such as insects) that had never been seen before.