Crosby, Stills & Nash Never Hung Out on the Old Rozman Ranch Porch?
Originally known as the Rozich Ranch, the house was a single room log structure. In […]
DetailsAbout the Beer Guzzling Bear at What is Now the Blue Mesa Reservoir?
The towns of Kezar, Iola, Cebolla and Sapinero were all bustling little towns along the […]
DetailsSome Miners Brought their Hometown Wildflowers?
Wildflowers follow the snow line…so it’s always wildflower spring where the snow is melting. “May […]
DetailsSometimes the Band Played ’till the 5th of July
Crested Butte’s traditional 4th of July started at daybreak with dynamite blasts on Chocolate Hill. […]
DetailsAl Johnson wasn’t the Fastest?
Albert A. (Al) Johnson was a leading citizen of Crystal from it’s inception. Al and […]
DetailsWhere the Mining Camp was in Our Area?
The first miners killed by Indians in our neck of the woods was in 1859 […]
DetailsIt was a Long Walk to the Bulkley?
Named for Frank Bulkley, a wealthy mining engineer, and later, owner of the Smith Hill […]
DetailsThey Stayed All Winter to Mine Around Pittsburgh?
The Augusta, Black Queen, Excelsior and Richmond silver mines were the lifeblood of Pittsburgh. The […]
DetailsIt Always Cost More to Live in Crested Butte?
Even with the arrival of The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, prices were always higher […]
DetailsBaseball and Skiing Were the Big Sports in Crested Butte?
Henderson Fossett logged the first football injury in town with a dislocated shoulder in 1890. […]
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