Mother Nature’s Alpine Garden Awakens The whispers about wildflowers are starting. However this year, it doesn’t appear to be the usual buzz about the blooms, but rather the lack of them in some areas and faintness in color noted in […]
Born On The Fourth of July: Independence Pass By Kathy Bedell © Leadville Today It’s a Happy Birthday for North America’s 2nd highest paved crossing of the Continental Divide: Independence Pass. This popular summer passage to Aspen celebrates 142 years […]
High Country Golf is Underway in Leadville! Fore! If you have been wanting to learn the sport of golf or maybe just up your game this season, then you’re in luckif you live in Leadville Today. Starting this Tuesday, June […]
Hopes to Re-Open By Memorial Weekend If you have any plans to access the Halfmoon Road anytime soon, you will probably need to pump your brakes. Known officially as Lake County Road 11 will be closed to traffic for the […]
Heed The Call: “All Aboard” By Kathy Bedell, © Leadville Today Like a coyote’s lonely cry in the night, the Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad’s (LCSR) train whistle echoes off the cool, crisp Leadville sky, listening for its Rocky Mountain reply. Perhaps […]
Mother Nature’s Alpine Garden Awakens Super Bloom. A late lupine landslide. A columbine collection of epic proportions. These are just some of the phrases you may hear as the 2020 Colorado wildflower season gets underway in the high country. And […]
What’s In a Name: Leadville Fireworks If you haven’t heard the word by now, the Leadville Lions Club July 4th fireworks display has been cancelled for this year (2020). It’s a fact that Leadville Today was able to confirm by […]
Hebrew Cemetery Clean-up on Sunday Leadville is known for its cemeteries. People actually come to town specifically to spend time walking or driving thru the Evergreen, Hebrew, and St. Joseph Cemeteries. And why not? Some of Colorado’s most interesting history […]
The Village is Open For Business “It’s Poppin,” is how Twin Lakes Inn General Manager Andy Wald described things down in southern Lake County, as a slow start to the summer season shifts into high gear along Highway 82. It’s […]
Forest Service Opens Campgrounds Starting today June 1, the Pike and San Isabel National Forests Cimarron and Comanche (PSICC) National Grasslands will begin re-opening some recreational facilities in a phased approach, allowing the agency to remain responsive to local conditions. […]
Historic Tabor Mine Secures Rehab Funds The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (NMHFM) will partner with HistoriCorps to rehabilitate the No. 6 hoist house at the Matchless Mine in 2020. This project will be paid for in part […]
Wheelers Keep Pathways Open to All Happy Trails! When it comes to foot trails and bike routes in Leadville Today, one of the reasons these pathways remain open and welcoming to all is thanks to the Cloud City Wheelers. Started […]
