Tag: Cripple Creek
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4th of July in Colorado: From Arvada to Grand Lake, a look at celebrations across the state
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nothing says summer like oohing and aahing as sparkling, human-made constellations explode in the night skies to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Here’s a roundup of Fourth of July fireworks and celebrations across the state. • Arvada: 5:30…
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Was the root beer float invented in Colorado?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here’s how the story goes: In 1893 at a Cripple Creek brewery, a wandering entrepreneur named Frank J. Wisner was experimenting with carbonated water, roots and sweeteners that did not quite achieve the sweetness he sought. Perhaps a scoop of vanilla ice cream would do…
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Cripple Creek Ice Festival adds more days to popular event
Ice carving is art, pure and simple. And that’s why so many are so enamored with the long-running, popular Cripple Creek Ice Festival. This year’s event will offer even more opportunities for the public to partake, as the festival will run almost every day from Saturday through Feb. 23, minus Tuesday, when the town will…
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It’s been a complicated era of recreation on Pikes Peak. Is a new era on the horizon?
One morning last week, Cory Sutela was driving from Colorado Springs to Denver to present a trail project seeking funds from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The trail, back in his home Pikes Peak region, had been built around a private development close to Pike National Forest. “It’s less than a half-mile away from a Forest…
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A frozen palace rose in Colorado’s mountains nearly 130 years ago
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By now in Colorado, we know of the Ice Castles. The frozen attraction has once again opened to great fanfare in Cripple Creek, just as the Utah-based company has debuted another colorful complex of towers, arches and tunnels in Eagle. Lest we forget, a more…
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Pikes Peak APEX adding ‘what might just be Colorado’s most stunning gravel race’
In aiming to grow its prestige and showcase the bike riding potential of the Pikes Peak region, a sixth-year race out of Colorado Springs is adding what might be called a quintessential route. Or as the Pikes Peak APEX calls it: “what might just be Colorado’s most stunning gravel race.” That’s the billing for Queen…
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Popular Ice Castles attraction set to open 2 locations in Colorado before Christmas
For a winter attraction in Colorado, Christmas is coming early. In its 13-year history around the country, it hasn’t been often the weather cooperates enough for Ice Castles to debut before the holiday. That will happen for a second straight year in Cripple Creek, west of Colorado Springs. And it will happen at another Ice…
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Ice Castles ‘coming to life’ now in Cripple Creek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An icy wonderland is rising in the hills west of Colorado Springs. Recent nights of frigid temperatures have benefited Ice Castles, the complex of frozen walls, arches, tunnels and slides returning for a second winter in Cripple Creek. “This beloved winter attraction is coming to…
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High praise for Ice Castles’ first year in Cripple Creek, but return still to be decided
This week, the ice was melting at a first-of-its-kind attraction in the hills west of Colorado Springs, and optimism seemed high as the sun. Ice Castles’ debut winter in Cripple Creek was “overwhelmingly successful,” said the city’s mayor, Annie Durham. The sentiment was shared by the Utah-based company that was enjoying a retreat in Miami,…
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Cripple Creek kicks off 15th annual Ice Festival
The 15th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival kicks off this weekend, lining the city’s main street with two dozen ice carvers sculpting frozen masterpieces. The five teams of sculptors are at work and, with hundreds of ice blocks at the ready, they’ll continue carving through Feb. 25. Visitors can stop by to watch the ice…