A Community Mourns The Loss Eric Christopher Gurule, 27, of Leadville, was arrested by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office without incident Sept. 4, 2020, in connection to the death of Randy Flores, 55, according to a press release distributed to […]
Fall Paving Expects Delays, Detours If the regular cone zone season doesn’t create enough frustration and safety concerns for both the traveling public and road crews, add to that a pandemic and historic wildfires forcing on-and-off closures of major highways […]
Born On The Fourth of July: Independence Pass By Kathy Bedell © Leadville Today It’s a Happy Birthday for North America’s highest paved crossing of the Continental Divide: Independence Pass. This popular summer passage to Aspen celebrates 141 years this […]
The Bears Are Awake – and Hungry “Get your trash picked up and put away the bird feeders,” stated Zach Baker, District Wildlife Manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). And if it seems like it’s the “same deal, different […]
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 […]
Rubber Meets the Roads in Lake County Shore Pretty Drive. Ever heard of it? It’s one of those local street names that have been around a while but isn’t on any map. Others may know it as the backway into […]
Backcountry Update: Snowy Roads and Avalanches As travel officials issue snow advisories for the Central Mountains including highways in and out of Leadville Today, details about last week’s avalanche in southern Lake County which left a snowmobiler with two broken […]
Southern Lake County Waits Out COVID-19 The tiny hamlet of Twin Lakes located south of Leadville Today has a storybook quality to it. The scenery is stunning, usually encased in Mother Nature’s winter blanket for at least half of the […]
***TRAVEL ALERT*** for Thursday, Feb. 15 Heavy Travel, Delays on I-70 for President’s Day Weekend President’s Day holiday is one of the busiest travel times on the I-70 Mountain Corridor. Motorists should give themselves extra time to reach their destinations […]
Ice Fishing Derby Underway South of Leadville “Fish like the snow,” said Angelina Salazar, Coordinator for the Ice Fishing Derby at Twin Lakes on Thursday afternoon as the snow continued to come down all day. But will they take-the-bait? That’s […]
2020 Derby Dates set for February 8 & 9 Did you know that the Ice Fishing Derby at Twin Lakes is the longest, competitive ice-fishing derby not only in Colorado but across the region? That’s no fish tale! And so […]
Sunday Honored for Years of Service Steve Sunday of the Leadville Ranger District of the San Isabel National Forest has been recognized for his dedication and commitment to wilderness with a national award. Steve is the 2019 recipient of the […]
