Tag: Mile High Tree
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Denver’s Mile High Tree: A modern twist on a century-old tradition
The city of Denver has been bedazzling City Hall with thousands of holiday lights for more than 100 years. And while the Mile High City may have gotten its original “spark” from a local electrician, David Dwight Sturgeon, who devised a way to dip light bulbs in red and green paint and string them on…
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Colorado town to love in winter: Denver
During the 1930s in Denver, one could hibernate and fight the winter blues or get out and have fun in the snow. That might’ve been the thinking of George Cranmer, the city parks manager at the time. He’s credited with proposing the nearby playground that is now Winter Park Resort. Yes, long before today’s corporate…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond:
THURSDAY-DEC. 24 One million holiday lights fill the 16 blocks of Cherry Creek North Winter Wanderland after a plug-in event, 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday. It’s also the location of the Holiday Market on Fillmore Plaza. Forty rotating vendors and a pop-up Mistletoe Lounge gathering spot with a bar, live music and interactive holiday crafts and activities. Innovative Giving Machines…