While the holiday season is unfolding in brightly colored ribbons, papers and lights, there are still those on the Front Range …
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Profile: Rick Barton
The man of many cloths At the Crested Butte Ski School, instructor Rick Barton is exchanging warm, comical banter with a …
Read More »GVAWL breaks ground on County’s first animal shelter
Community contributions and support Dogs trotting alongside townies. Cats lounging in comfy window perches. There’s no denying, ours is a pet-friendly …
Read More »USFWS continues to seek comment on sage grouse listing
But is anyone listening? “I’m a local rancher’s wife, and a rancher myself,” said Phyllis Guerrieri, at the November 19 public …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Volunteers working to preserve one of Colorado’s most photographed pieces of history
Al Johnson was there It is one of the most iconic images of Colorado. The Crystal Mill is the centerpiece …
Read More »PROFILE: Bart Laemmel
Unbound Energy For a streamlined design that is the epitome of slick Ikea digs, Bart Laemmel’s home is surprisingly warm with …
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