Author: Sonja Oliver
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Cripple Creek’s Fall Fest celebrates donkeys, history, fall colors
Fall Fest is coming to Cripple Creek during the weekend of Oct. 4-5. Fall Fest celebrates the brilliant changing colors of the aspen trees, the town’s historic gold rush heritage and its famous wild donkeys, while offering live music, street vendors, beer garden, kids’ activity zone, professional chainsaw wood carving and a pumpkin patch. Kicking…
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Cripple Creek’s Fall Fest celebrates donkeys, history, fall colors
Fall Fest is coming to Cripple Creek during the weekend of Oct. 4-5. Fall Fest celebrates the brilliant changing colors of the aspen trees, the town’s historic gold rush heritage and its famous wild donkeys, while offering live music, street vendors, beer garden, kids’ activity zone, professional chainsaw wood carving and a pumpkin patch. Kicking…
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Band with area roots proving potential promise towards ‘Evergreen’ status
Like a timeless evergreen tree, independent musicians Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners (RMCM) have proven their sustainability, just as their very first release, “Evergreen” continues to gain listeners and popularity eight years since the band’s initial foray into the music scene. RMCM is a folk-rock band consisting of longtime friends Mitchell Cutts, Nic Haughn,…
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Cemetery tours to honor personalities from Cripple Creek’s heyday
The World’s Greatest Gold Camp’s history comes to life during the 25th annual Mt. Pisgah Speaks Cemetery Tour as performed by members of the Gold Camp Victorian Society over the weekend of Sept. 20-21. Visitors can step back in time to experience “in person” the famous, fascinating and sometimes notorious people who once lived at…
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A Cowboy’s Legacy returns to the Ute Pass Cultural Center Sept. 20
“A Cowboy’s Legacy — In the Shadow of Pikes Peak” is a performance celebration of western heritage to be presented Sept. 20 from 7-9 p.m. at the Ute Pass Cultural Center in Woodland Park. The performances are billed as a cultural celebration of the Pikes Peak region’s western heritage to highlight the cowboy and mountain…
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‘It’s all worth it’: Teller County Fair just keeps getting bigger and better
After 104 years the Teller County Fair is still going strong, bringing together the community and providing opportunities and events to continue the heritage of the “county fair tradition.” “The work is long and hard and worth it when we see the kids faces as they grow and learn. It makes every minute of hard…
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Cripple Creek hosts annual veterans’ rally
A simple motorcycle ride organized in 1987 with the intent to raise public awareness of fellow United States military veterans whose whereabouts are still unknown, has evolved into an annual pilgrimage and celebration of veterans’ service to this country. With a stated mission to “honor, respect and remember” all veterans throughout the country, the 2025…
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Historic reenactments at Cripple Creek’s Pocket Park
Every Saturday from Memorial Day to Labor Day, Gold Camp Victorian Society members perform at Cripple Creek’s Pocket Park and at the Outlaw & Lawmen Jail Museum. Known as the “World’s Greatest Gold Camp”, the Cripple Creek and Victor Mining District has its roots in ranching, mining and railroad history beginning in the late 1800s.…
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Cripple Creek ‘Home Rule’ ballot question clears hearing
“Shall the City of Cripple Creek form a home rule charter commission for the purpose of drafting a home rule charter?” This question will be placed on the ballot for Cripple Creek voters to decide in the upcoming Nov. 4 election. A public hearing held July 2 at the city council meeting continues the formal…
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Teller County Fair: Celebrating a 104-year fair tradition Jul. 25 – Aug. 3
Since 1921, the Teller County Fair has been an important part of the mountain community’s heritage and the 2025 fair offers an abundance of activities and events to include the entire county’s participation. There is something for everyone at this year’s fair, filled with a wide variety of activities including: fireworks show, motocross ATV rodeo,…