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The Aspen Festival featuring young artists in a very wondeful setting.
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A brief outline of Colorado Skiing from plaque of Colorado Springs sculpture “About the End of an Era – Circa 1960”:
“The first documented use of skies in Colorado occurred in a snowbound mining camp during the winter of 1859 – 1860 near presentday Breckenridge. Ten men left in camp made skis and traveled downvalley where they built a cabin and claimed a town site called Eldorado West. By 1911, Norwegian-born Carl Howelson introduced ski jumping in Colorado. Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs bears his name. Skiing grew gradually, spurred in part by the 1932 Winter Olympic held at Lake Placid, New York. By World War II, civilians convinced the War Department that mountain troops were essential to pursuing the global conflict. This effort resulted in the establishment of the elite 10th Mountain Division. The mountain troopers trained at Camp Hale, near Leadville, Colorado. The division became famous when it defeated German forces in decisive battles in the Apennine Mountains of northern Italy. Once back in civilian life, many of the former ski troopers became instrumental in the expansion of the sport. Today, Colorado’s ski resorts are leaders in the international ski industry. Leave a Comment
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As late as the 1940's people who owned cabins in isolated regions of Colorado would leave them unlocked and stocked with food, in case a stranger would need sanctuary from a storm. Unfortunately, in the years following WWII, there were many cases of theft and vandalism to the cabins. Many owners dealt with the problem by locking their doors. But one Texan, the owner of a cabin near lake city, decided to rig a shotgun to fire at anyone who opened the door. Unfortunately for him, after leaving the cabin, he realized he'd forgotten something and went back to retrieve it. The man forgot about his new security system, opened the door and blew himself away. Leave a Comment
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At the west entrance to the state capitol, there is a step that has a "One Mile Above Sea Level Marker" Leave a Comment
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I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA as to why this is such a big deal, but I hear people from other parts of the U.S. call people from Colorado "Granola." I know it is a cereal, and it also comes in bars....(I think it's yummy, personally). It's either has something to do with Pantheism (tree spirits) or everyone here being in good shape.....
Everyone here is very nice, and recycling centers here do pay out more to folks who decide to collect cans on the weekends, so I do know it is very ecologically friendly.
I guess I will never know why some of the locals are called this, so I will continue to eat my Granola and be happy! Leave a Comment
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New York Times editor Horace Greeley attempted to create a cooperative colony in west Colorado. In 1878, Nathan Meeker was appointed agent of the colony. An overly zealous man, Meeker attempted to "civilize" the Ute population in the area by educating them in the ways of the whites. Meeker even went so far as to have the Utes call him "Father Meeker." His attempts were not well received as Meeker was killed and mutilated by the tribesman he over whom he attempted to exert paternal control. Leave a Comment
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One of the most interesting amendments passed in Colorado in recent years, but subsequently declared unconstitutional, was one stating that all official business must be conducted in English. It was so broadly worded that it was questionable whether lawyers could use Latin terms.
In Ouray, it is illegal for a woman to work as a waitress or bartender in any saloon for the purpose of attracting customers.
Also, minors can not frequent a billiard house, saloon or house of ill repute between the hours of 9 pm and 5 am Leave a Comment
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