“Crystal Carnival” is a winter festival held the first weekend in March in Leadville, Colorado. The Carnival has been held since 1896 and includes many fun activities for the whole family. There is a children’s parade, dog sled races, snowshoe races, a winter mountain bike race and more. One very popular and wild event is [...]

Grand Lake is transforming itself into an Olympic Village this year. If you can’t get to the actual Olympic Games in Vancouver, but you still want the excitement of all that the Winter Games offer, this may be the answer! From the opening ceremonies on January 29 through the closing ceremonies on February 14, 2010 [...]

Denver’s Ruby Hill which was a hot spot for sledders years ago, is getting a boost from some winter weather and some artificial snow courtesy of Johnson Controls, which will convert about 1 million gallons of recycled water into snow before the park opens, according to the city Parks and Recreation Department. Beginning January 11th, [...]

Experience Frisco, Colorado’s distinctive mountain charm this holiday season. Starting December 5th, stroll among holiday decorations and amongst Frisco’s one-of-a-kind shops offering unique Colorado gifts while sipping a steaming cup of warm Wassail on Frisco’s charming Main Street and Summit Blvd.
Sing with the carolers, jingle the bells as you ride on the horse-drawn sleigh, have [...]

One of the founders of Vail, Bob Parker will join friends from Colorado and beyond on Dec. 11, 2009 for a tribute and dinner to honor Mr. Parker and those who worked with him in the early days of Vail and Beaver Creek.  Parker, now 85, was the first marketing v.p. for Vail Associates and [...]

After many years of work and planning, the acclaimed and award-winning BBC TV series Walking With Dinosaurs is live and coming to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Bring your children and enter the lost world of the Jurassic era – if you dare…. Be in the audience as 15 life-sized dinosaurs, including the fierce and ferocious T-Rex [...]

Her name is Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, she is a 1993 Fort Collins High School graduate, currently a science teacher and she and “a little friend” will be going with other NASA astronauts into space. Who is the friend? His name is Clyde, and he is a Lambkin. Yes, a cute, fuzzy, soft stuffed lambkin with a [...]

Have you heard of “Frozen Dead Guy”? Folks around the Nederland and Boulder, Colorado area have. Many residents of Colorado can tell you something about this famous dead resident of Nederland.  It all began Nov. 7, 1989 some twenty years ago.  A Norwegian born man named Bredo Morstoel had died and his body arrived in [...]

November is a great time to experience Grand County, Colorado. The snow is starting to fall and the real fun begins! Here are just a few of the events you can enjoy in Grand County this month.
NOV 7 – John Fielder Presents ‘Ranches of Colorado’ Slide Presentation 6-9 pm, Middle Park High School [...]