Tag: Palisade
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Lost 7-year-old found miles away driving stolen golf cart in small town Colorado
An interesting situation unfolded in the 2,500-resident western Colorado town of Palisade on Sunday morning, involving a lost child and a golf cart thief (plot twist – same person). According to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, a call was received at about 7:55 a.m. related to a lost child on Brentwood Drive. Law enforcement responded…
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Fourth time’s a charm: Colorado winery nabs Best of Show
After four years of knocking on the door of Colorado’s Governor’s Cup Collection, Palisade’s Sauvage Spectrum Estate Winery & Vineyard nabbed Best of Show. The winery had made the “top wines” group in the Governor’s Cup Collection in 2021, 2023, and 2024 annual Colorado Uncorked event, held Saturday at the History Colorado Center in Denver. Of…
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Chill over thrill: 6 spots for river tubing in Colorado this summer
While we earn our Colorado stripes by roaring through whitewater rapids, there’s nothing wrong with taking the slow lane once in a while. And nothing says summer like a relaxing float. Moulin Rouge! The Musical cast member Brayden Newby, front, tries to paddle his way into the current while setting off to float the South…
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Colorado fall bucket list: Pumpkin patches, corn mazes and more
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The summer heat has lifted. A cool, familiar crisp has returned. The tourist crowds are thinning. The colors are changing. The kids are in the groove at school. It’s time to give them a break — to show them what a great state it is they call home. Here are 10 fall to-dos around Colorado…
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How Palisade became the birthplace of Colorado wine
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Cassidee Shull is a top advocate for Colorado’s wineries. That’s one way she might describe her work when asked by strangers she meets on her travels. They commonly sound surprised. “They’re like, ‘Wait, did you mean breweries?’” Shull says. Yes, Colorado is better known for…
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Gifts that keep giving: Colorado’s long-going families in food
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Not long ago on a drive through Cañon City, we stopped at The Owl Cigar Store, a local staple with a deceiving name. Cigars are not sold here. Burgers have been the speciality inside the bar that looks about the same since the Santilli brothers…
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Boat-in campground to offer new possibility on Colorado River
Two years ago in an obscure part of the Western Slope, Kathy Haas came to 7½ acres for sale on the banks of the Colorado River and saw potential through the overgrowth. “My husband thought I was crazy,” Haas recalls. “He just looked at me and goes, ‘This is a lot of work.’ And I…
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For the mountain biking fit and bold, it’s about time for the latest epic ride in Colorado
Another season approaches for a mountain bike trail still being discovered in Colorado — what many have called the most epic ride to join the state’s portfolio in a long time. The seasonal closure for the Palisade Plunge lifted at the start of May. With dirt still drying along the 32-mile track dropping 6,000 feet toward…
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Colorado’s 2022 Governor’s Cup Wine winners announced
Cheers to the Colorado winery winners of the 2022 Governor’s Cup Wine Collection, announced Tuesday by the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board. Wineries — 38 of them — from around the state submitted 279 wines for tasting. Judges included “sommeliers, chefs, writers and wine experts from around the country,” according to the news release. “We are thrilled…
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‘It shouldn’t even exist:’ Living the sweet life in Palisade | Colorful Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PALISADE • There’s an old saying here. Mothers and grandmothers say it to their babies before they leave for college or take a job far away or otherwise feel finished with small-town life. If you don’t take any dirt, they say, you’ll come back. Apparently…