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Built in 1929,
Sierra Grande Lodge is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The transformations it has undergone in the many years since it’s
origination as the first bathhouse have been extensive and varied.
The Vera Hotel (pictured above) has undergone many transformations
since it was floated down the Rio Grande from Elephant Butte to
perch high above the town of Truth or Consequences. The Vera Hotel
now serves as our conference & meeting facility. |
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| The Sierra Grande Lodge
& Spa was purchased in 1991 by Serge & Guy Raoul,
of Raoul’s Restaurant in NYC. Serge discovered the area
through friend and local artist, Delmas Howe and was deeply moved
by the power of the water, earth and spirits of the region. He wanted
to honor these, while re-establishing the tradition of healing,
transformation and self-discovery. Sierra Grande Lodge, as the original
bathhouse, tapping the source of the geothermal water was his natural
choice to establish such a place. The transformations and renovations
have been extensive and on many levels. Even if you are just passing
through we encourage you to stop in for a tour and of course a soak
in the magical Hot Spring water… |
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Noted local artist
Delmas Howe was the link who first connected Serge Raoul to Truth
or Consequences. Howe's striking realist works, evoke in rich detail,
a mythical yet recognizable Western landscape. Infusing Greek myth
and undertones of erotic language into everyday scenes of cowboy
life, as it is lived in the most eccentric homes in the range. |
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| Joe Waldrum was
a true artist of the desert, capturing its light and shadow through
long years of study, most recently a series of painting and photographs
of New Mexico churches. Waldrum embraced the code of the West, in
both his art and his life. Joe Waldrum's enormous studio on Broadway, Rio Bravo Fine Art, still resonates with his magnetic presence
after his death from cancer in December, 2003. |
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