Tag: Grand Lake
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Once-pristine Grand Lake asks state to intervene in water clarity stalemate
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Fourteen years after Colorado adopted standards to restore Grand Lake, the state’s largest natural water body once known for its astonishing clarity and high water quality, continues to deteriorate. Frustrated and worried about the future, Grand Lake locals are asking the state to intervene to break through a logjam of federal and environmental red tape…
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Rocky Mountain National Park’s Trail Ridge Road closed due to storm
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The highest continuous paved road in the United States was closed Thursday night ahead of a spring snowstorm. Trail Ridge Road was closed on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park at Manny Parks…
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Q&A: Colorado Division of Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway
Just days after the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s history, Colorado Division of Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway called a virtual town hall for the hundreds of victims who lost their homes in Boulder County. The Marshall fire burned more than 6,000 acres between Louisville and Superior on Dec. 30, destroying almost 1,100 homes and businesses…
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Timed reservations will return to Rocky Mountain National Park
The National Park Service announced on Wednesday that timed reservations will return to Rocky Mountain National Park for a third consecutive year. The reservation system will go into effect on May 27 and run through Oct. 10, and will give outdoor enthusiasts the option of two different passes like in previous years. One permit will…
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Timed reservations will return to Rocky Mountain National Park
The National Park Service announced on Wednesday that timed reservations will return to Rocky Mountain National Park for a third consecutive year. The reservation system will go into effect on May 27 and run through Oct. 10, and will give outdoor enthusiasts the option of two different passes like in previous years. One permit will…
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Colorado town to love in winter: Kremmling
When you think of Colorado winter, you probably don’t think of Kremmling. You think of something more like Steamboat Springs, about 50 miles to the northwest. You think of something more like Winter Park, about 50 miles in the opposite direction. Let’s face it. The glitz and the glamour of ski resorts have distracted us…
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Grand Recovery: Colorado town emerges from East Troublesome fire
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEWS | Grand Lake community emerges from East Troublesome Fire Play Video 00:00 00:00 spaceplay / pause qunload | stop ffullscreen shift + ←→slower / faster ↑↓volume mmute ←→seek . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% X Color Settings Aa…
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NEWS | Grand Lake community emerges from East Troublesome Fire
The Grand County, Colo. area rebuilds after the devastation of the East Troublesome Fire in October of 2020. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Grand Lake: Exhibit captures emotions of East Troublesome’s aftermath
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Charred golf clubs, a wedding veil and ring boxes stand on display inside the 1,400-square-foot Pitkin House in Grand Lake. Personal journals and firsthand accounts of the night of Oct. 21 hang on the walls with 48 images showing the destruction and chaos caused by…
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Willow Creek Reservoir in Grand County closed due to potential toxic algae
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The United States Forest Service has closed the Willow Creek Reservoir in Grand County after officials located a potentially toxic blue-green algae bloom. The deadly algae Cyanobacteria can cause neurological problems and liver failure that can lead to death in dogs, cats, livestock, wildlife, birds,…