Author: Marianne Mogon Pikes Peak Courier

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Teller County’s Scott Stalnaker was on motorcycle ride exploring the countryside along the Platte River where the river runs below Dome Rock in the Platte Canyon in Jefferson County. He came across a stone memorial to an engineer with the Denver, South Park and Pacific…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fire departments in Park and Teller counties have been busy as wildfires erupt around the western United States. Departments within Teller and Park counties sent personnel and equipment to other wildland fires in Colorado and…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Although the weekend weather was intermittent with periods of rain, spirits weren’t dampened, and Lake George Days went off without a hitch. The gem and mineral show had a good crowd and vendors. The auction…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Victor Heritage Society announces their Second Annual Victor Heritage Days, Sept. 6-7 in historic Victor. The event begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 with a first time ever “Show and Tell” at Pinnacle Park…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A project to restore the area of the Eleven Mile Canyon spillway and improve facilities commenced and is now open for visitors. Initial construction efforts have been completed, and the area formerly known as “the spillway” is now called the Eleven Mile Fishing Area. Revegetation…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Florissant Grange is hosting a Chuck Pyle Tribute Dinner Concert featuring Rich Currier of Teller County Aug. 23. Currier will perform favorite tunes by Pyle and share stories of their personal friendship. Pyle, born in…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Next to the Grange Hall in Florissant, which was the former Florissant School, sits a small house, the Teacherage, which used to house teachers who taught at the school. Many visitors have visited the building…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The community of Florissant was abuzz July 26 as it celebrated its annual Heritage Day. For most, the day began at the Florissant Fire and Rescue for their famous Pancake Breakfast complete with scrambled eggs,…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark your calendars for Lake George Days 2025, Aug. 15-17. It all starts on Friday with the 26th Annual Lake George Gem and Mineral Show that will be open all three days. On Saturday and…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save John Rakowski, President of Pikes Peak Historical Society and geologist, will present Pikes Peak Rockhounding 101 for the August Chautauqua. The presentation will be Aug. 10 at the Florissant Public Library. Rakowski will give a presentation about local geology as it pertains to collectible mineral…