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Meet the Artist: Hayley Rutford
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (671+ words) Lake County Build A Generation's (LCBAG) food access coalition recently announce" Steve Sunday has never been interested in living just one li" Driftwood from Turquoise Lake. Salvaged wood from an old structure. Flowers gathered from a garden and carefully dried…...
Two new dedicated benches placed outside the Heritage Museum honoring a 10th Mountain Division soldier from World War II
1+ week, 1+ day ago (219+ words) Two new dedicated benches were placed outside the entrance to the Heritage Museum. Donated by Lynn Dodge, a Lafayette, CO, resident, the benches are dedicated to her uncle Harry Culverwell Walsh. "We wanted something here at Leadville with Camp Hale…...
Lake County Commissioners approve a resolution designating the Historic Stage and Rail Trail a pioneer trail
2+ week, 1+ day ago (322+ words) The Lake County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved a resolution to designate the Historic Stage and Rail Trail between Salida and Leadville as part of a "pioneer trail" on May 19. "It"s a slow speed historical celebration of the…...
Colorado's "Winter Warriors' to be honored at Healy House Museum
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (175+ words) The story of Colorado's esteemed soldiers-on-skis is heading back to where it all started, with a new exhibition at History Colorado's Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin in Leadville " a place closely tied to the military encampment where these brave men…...
Alpine Orchestra performs at the Old Church
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (80+ words) The Leadville Herald The Alpine Orchestra performed its spring concert for the Leadville and Twin Lakes community Friday night at the Old Church. The audience was treated to Prokofiev's "Peter and The Wolf" along with works by Bizet, Lane, Mancini,…...
Historic Downtown Leadville Walking Tour companion to receive a second museum-focused tour
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (515+ words) Leadville's Historic Preservation Committee's (HPC) Historic Downtown Leadville Walking Tour web-based companion saw more than 2, 000 users since its creation. There are also plans to launch a similar digital tour companion for the museums around Leadville. The companion saw 412 unique visits…...
Meet the artist: Lisa Robinson
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (398+ words) Leadville's newest brewery is a one-man operation and its pr" The Rocky Mountain Thai Kitchen opened at 422 Harrison Ave. " "It was magic," Robinson said. That early fascination led her to study applied media arts at Edinburgh University in Pennsylvania. Now…...
Meet the artist: Kan Tong of Kancoctions
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (770+ words) Kan Tong describes himself as not just a painter, or even just an artist. Creation, for him, is broader than a single medium." "I don't just paint," Tong said. "Anything I can create, I create." Tong, the artist behind Kancoctions,…...
Community Calendar: Jan. 29 to Feb. 19
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (377+ words) Ellen Rosenberg and Andrea Coen Live at Ski Cooper, 232 County Road 29. Live music with Ellen Rosenberg and Andrea Coen in the lodge." Backcountry Film Festival at Freight, 320 E. 9th. Join for an evening of inspiring films that honor the joy, resilience, and…...