Tag: seven falls
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New wastewater plan for Broadmoor’s Seven Falls attraction approved — with 2 conditions
The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments has approved a plan to replace the existing wastewater system at Seven Falls and haul out waste from the outdoor attraction using trucks that will carry it through nearby residential neighborhoods on its way for treatment. The organization’s board of directors voted 12-2 at its regular meeting Aug.…
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Babe Ruth’s visit to Colorado Springs: 7 interesting notes about iconic tourist destination
Seven Falls, Colorado’s so-called “Grandest Mile of Scenery,” will celebrate 140 years as a tourist attraction when it opens for the season in March. Here are seven things you may or may not know about the natural wonder: • Visitors ascend a set of 224 steps to the top of the falls. This affords an…
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‘Colorado’s Grandest Mile of Scenery’: 140 colorful years of a colorful destination
“We imagine Heaven is like this,” wrote the Rinkers of Indianapolis. “Like a fairyland,” wrote the DeLoaches of Houston. Better than Niagara Falls, suggested another couple from Oak Park, Ill. Better than Yellowstone, opined another couple from Chicago. The Babe, bird and bitter rivalry: 7 interesting notes about Seven Falls Concluded the Agnews of Hamlin,…