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7 ghost towns to visit in Colorado before Halloween

With deserted mines, dusty streets and ramshackle buildings, Colorado’s ghost towns have a knack for providing people goosebumps. Colorado has roughly 300 ghost towns throughout the country, largely concentrated deep within the hills, in which miners — who had dreams of striking it rich — put up obligations, and across the Eastern Plains, explained Tom […]

Breckenridge staff recommend keeping popular troll installation that’s caused local controversy

Breckenridge town staff are recommending the town keep Isak Heartstone, a public art installation made of reclaimed wood that has become so popular he’s been creating problems for the people who live nearby. Related Articles Breckenridge residents want popular, wooden troll sculpture removed At the beginning of the month, a handful of homeowners in the […]

With outdoor recreation tourism booming, towns pick up the tab for squeezed US Forest Service

VAIL, Colo. — The most popular trekking route in one of Colorado’s most-visited vacation cities snakes up a narrow valley throughout quivering aspen and fragrant pine trees. The views are picture-perfect in the wilderness area here — however on a summer months, this can be tough to bring a photo that plants out the audiences. […]

Tauren Wells wins 4, including new artist, at Dove Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christian artist Tauren Wells won four awards including new artist and contemporary Christian artist of the year in the 49th annual Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards. Wells, who was the former lead singer for Christian rock group Royal Tailor, played “Known” by his solo debut record, “Hills and Valleys,” during Thursday’s award […]

Author interview: Doris Kearns Goodwin on leadership, her new book, and her upcoming visit to Denver

Although noted historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin has spent countless hours researching and writing about presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson, she learned something new about each of the men as she wrote her newest book, “Leadership: In Turbulent Times” (Simon & Schuster). Doris Kearns Goodwin says someone […]