The Esty Ranch encompasses 1120 acres of pasture land just outside Gunnison. The ranch was first homesteaded in 1884 by John Burnett Outcalt, who was one of the first settlers in the Gunnison area. In 1888, John B Outcalt married Florence Johnston from Indiana. The ranch grew over the years, and was eventually passed on to the Outcalt's daughter, Vevarelle Esty. The Esty Ranch is also being given a special historic structures award for several historic buildings, some of which date back to the 1880s.