Tag: Golden
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8 whitewater parks around Colorado
Drop into many of Colorado’s riverside towns and you won’t need to go far to find the culture of play. Increasingly over the years, towns have built and expanded central meeting places for enthusiastic kayakers, tubers and stand-up paddleboarders: whitewater parks of rock-made waves, drops and rapids. Whether you partake or spectate, here are eight…
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Disabled students cycle, try archery at new Golden adaptive sports complex
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tom Hellauer/Denver Gazette More than 100 students from Aurora Public Schools had a field day — literally and figuratively — Wednesday at the National Sports Center for the Disabled’s recently-opened complex in Golden, Colo., on the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Students, many of whom were disabled,…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
FRIDAY-SUNDAY The 42nd Annual Colorado Indian Market & Southwest Art Fest is a colorful artistic tradition during National Western Stock Show time in Denver with 160 juried artists and craftsmen from 27 Native American nations. Also pow wow dancing and live performances by Native American musicians. Colorado Convention Center, Exhibit Hall C. Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, 10…
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Promising distillery in Golden intends to sell business
Golden Moon Distillery owner and master distiller Stephen Gould announced that he intends to sell the Golden Moon Distillery located in Golden, Colorado. The distillery will be offered fully equipped, including the intellectual property, WIP, finished product and transferrable licensing. Golden Moon’s tasting room — Golden Moon Speakeasy — is offered as part of the sale.…
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Weekend things to do in Denver and beyond
SATURDAY Eleven lighted floats, big helium-filled balloons and Major Waddles the Penguin are just a trio of the top highlights of the 9News Parade of Lights starting at 6 p.m. Saturday along Bannock Street at Civic Center Park. A four-decade tradition. Tickets and VIP available for the viewing grandstand. For a map: winterindenver.com/parade SATURDAY Another Colorado tradition…
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Gear and apparel for winter: 8 Colorado makers to know
If you’re going to enjoy the Colorado winter, consider getting outfitted by Coloradans who cherish the season the most. Here’s a look at manufacturers around the state: Akinz: Suzanne Akin started her brand with a logo of wings and a motto to “find your wings.” The brand has flown from wakeboarding in Texas and snowboarding…
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Happy Trails: Scenic point on South Table Mountain tells story of preservation
One of Golden’s great recreational escapes, South Table Mountain, is the dream of concerned locals who saw extraction and industry winning the future if they didn’t push back. One of those was Carl Eiberger. For more than 20 years beginning in the 1970s, the conservationist and attorney used his expertise to prevent various obstructions from…
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43-foot Golden Spike sculpture makes a whistle stop at the Colorado Railroad Museum
A 43-foot-tall Golden Spike sculpture memorializing the first transcontinental railroad made a whistle-stop on Tuesday in Golden on its way to Brigham City, Utah. The sculpture will be installed at a new educational and memorial park just west of Interstate 15 and Forest Street at exit 363. “We are really excited to share the legacy…