Memories of a ghost town
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Seven days a week, from the first of March to the first of November, a Grand Junction resident named Jean drives thirty miles across Colorado's western border to open the lone storefront in the now-ghost town of Cisco, Utah.
Though full-time residents are few and far between in Cisco, the once-hopping train town is vibrant with Jean’s own dream come true. Buzzard's Belly General Store is part thrift store, part convenience store, and part curio shop. The name is one she had in mind for 25 years: “I always thought it would be fun to sell whatever I want,” Jean said. “So I do.”
When Jean opened the store in 2019, it had been 15 years since Cisco had a general store. Customers now come to Buzzard's Belly from all directions.
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