But is anyone listening? “I’m a local rancher’s wife, and a rancher myself,” said Phyllis Guerrieri, at the November 19 public …
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Sharing Space with the Undead
Do you believe in ghosts? Editor’s note: Crested Butte has a history of haunting. This Halloween we share a simple story …
Read More »Safe Harbor Ranch a refuge for gentle giants
Cows were the original inspiration for Dr. Tim Bonney and his wife, Terry, but it was a horse called Yellow that …
Read More »Green acres: Crested Butte resident prepares historic hemp harvest
“It was a big year of learning” Harvesting 60 acres of anything by hand isn’t easy. Neither is making history. Crested …
Read More »One man’s grease is another man’s fuel—and soap
“There’s a special affinity for Crested Butte…” By any man’s definition, Dara Lor is the self-reliant type. Neither his truck …
Read More »Vinotok: We have arrived
Ancient stories, new stories, and roasting goats. Liars and old-timers, ancestors and harvest feasts. Singing with wide-open mouths, skipping, parading, dancing …
Read More »Let the festivities begin—Vinotok
Commences this Sunday The air has changed. The chill that signals fall has already begun to creep into the early …
Read More »Irwin runs successful outdoor skills camp for kids
“I’ve seen the transformation that happens in young folks” High on the Guide’s Ridge of Crested Butte Mountain, the banter and …
Read More »Vinotok: How (else) to participate
Vinotok is an opportunity to revel in something many have begun to loose—community, and a connection to the natural rhythms that …
Read More »It’s a Fair Day in the Butte: People’s Fair heads into its 24th year this weekend
It’s a pleasant, sunny dusty-day blur—but then endless hours of stringing beads into a matrix lace of necklaces and hammering silver …
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