Tag: Grand Lake
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Waves of wildfire evacuations strain hotels, volunteers, evacuees
When Doug Bair and Cindy Meyer left Grand Lake Wednesday, the flames of the East Troublesome fire were 200 to 300 feet tall in the trees behind their house and they could feel the heat. “It was so hot, the flames were white,” Bair said. They grabbed their medicines, clothes and important documents and got…
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NEWS | Gov. Polis speaks to East Troublesome fire evacuees
Gov. Polis visited with East Troublesome fire evacuees Friday morning in Winter Park. The fire, now estimated at 170,000 acres, has forced hundreds to flee their homes in the areas of Grand Lake, Estes Park, and Granby. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Gov. Polis’ message to fire evacuees: ‘Colorado stands with you’
Linda and Kelly Crane fell in love with the Rocky Mountains and knew that it would eventually be their final retirement destination years ago. Nearly nine years ago, the couple with their daughter, Stacy Maalik, moved east from California and learned to call Grand County home. But on Friday, they found themselves being comforted by…
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NEWS | Scenes from East Troublesome fire
The East Troublesome fire, burning in Grand County and extending now into Rocky Mountain National Park, is estimated to have spread 170,000 acres as of Thursday, October 22, 2020. It is now the second-largest fire in Colorado state history, forcing hundreds to flee their homes in Granby, Grand Lake, and Estes Park. (Video by Skyler…