[  By Dawne Belloise  ] On a powder day with excited crowds piling up at the bus stops throughout town, itching …

By Dawne Belloise Amid blue metal panels of multi-colored blinking buttons, switches and flashing lights of enormous machines that seem to …

By Dawne Belloise Steve Newman’s deck in Crested Butte South overlooks the confluence of the East and Slate Rivers and he …

Home in the Woods by Dawne Belloise Andie Holman knew immediately that this is where she’s supposed to be. “I always …

Man of the cloth, community and the mountains By Dawne Belloise As a little kid having to move a lot, Joe …

By Dawne Belloise Penni Ervin was born in the same city where See’s Candy started, by Griffith Park, considered part of …

From teepee to techie By Dawne Belloise Dan Jones sits framed by a small forest in his front yard. He seems …

By Dawne Belloise “I’m a jerky pusher,” Jamie Watt laughs when asked about his award-winning Jamie’s Jerky. “I give out a …

By Dawne Belloise “When people ask me if I grew up in Crested Butte I say yes, because all my formative …

Caregiver and nurturer By Dawne Belloise Chloe Nicole Bowman stands on the outdoor stage at the Crested Butte Center for the …

Digging into the Crested Butte roots He sits in the garden, looking as natural as the flowers he’s surrounded by. Alex …

Finding her way home By Dawne Belloise Emma Vosburg’s parents, MJ and Joel, showed up in town around 1990 intending to …

Helping the people who help people By Dawne Belloise Sean Caffrey’s office walls are lined with historic photos and maps, fire …

Artful influencer By Dawne Belloise Forrest Smith has the distinction of being the first and only offspring of two Red Ladies, …

There’s a distinctively pungent aroma that permeates the senses when you’re walking through Rob Carney’s jungle of cannabis. It smells green. …