The Forks in Livermore closes doors once again

LIVERMORE – A replica of a historic structure that once stood at the confluence of two bustling stagecoach routes in this north Larimer County hamlet has closed again.

The Forks, a gas station, convenience store and sometimes restaurant that was built in 1990 to match the historic Forks hotel and café that burned down in 1985, closed Aug. 4 due to financial and operational difficulties, according to its owner, Mike Johnson of Grant’s Pass, Oregon.

Johnson said the most recent owners, husband and wife Gary Reese and Kathy Moore of Laramie, operated The Forks for about a year but then divorced and…