Squirrel Congress: A Medium of the Minds

Squirrel Congress began our journey with Cortez Ghost Tours. These tours celebrate local history with a spooky and kooky flair while giving back to the community. In October 2023, we received a grant from the LOR Foundation, funding our Halloween debut. We sold out our entire premiere weekend and all of our proceeds were donated to The Sunflower Theatre. In December of 2023, we were officially onboarded under the fiscal sponsorship of Onward! A Legacy Foundation.

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For the 2024 season, we expanded our tours to offer 3 series. We held a series of tours in May to celebrate National Historic Preservation Month in which we announced a new partnership with the Montezuma Heritage Museum. In August, we celebrated the Cortez Rendezvous Balloon Rally with our second series of tours. Our final series of tours was held during the spooky season in October. In 2024, we expanded our popsicle production with the launch of Ghost Pops, funded by the LOR Foundation. This project increased our connections with and support of local growers using local produce to concoct all-natural popsicles which were sold at the Cortez Farmer's Market and Third Thursday events.

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For the 2025 season, we began partnering with Cortez Tours to guide Cortez Ghost Tours and limited our tour production to peak spooky season in October. We also launched our Ghost Pops Popsicle Subscriptions. Pop fans can now sign up to receive a weekly influx of local frozen goodness during the months of June-August. Our Taste of Cortez Tea made its debut in June of this year for a Summer Solstice Service. 

 

Our goal is to generate enough money through our projects to donate regularly to local nonprofits. It is important to us that we work closely with Cortez nonprofits as well as supporting and collaborating with local businesses. We aim to bring fun and flavor to Cortez through unique experiences, so Cortez Ghost Tours  and Ghost Pops are just the beginning!