You may have wondered about the interesting giant steel sculpture in front of the parking garage in central downtown Colorado Springs. It’s a clock! Since it’s only the hands, you may need to take a second look. The creator of that clock was one of the more interesting characters of Colorado Springs history. Starr Kempf, […]
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I love words. All sorts of words, and the weirder the better. I learn new ones all the time, even getting a word delivered each day to my inbox so I can increase my vocabulary. My favorite part of words is their etymology, and if I had a chance to study word origins specifically, I
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Recently I ran across an article called, “We Only Fall in Love with 3 People in Our Lifetime—Each One for a Specific Reason,” whose premise is simple: our first love teaches us how to love; it is our “idealistic” love. Our second love teaches us boundaries; it is our “hard” love, the one in which
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Colorado Springs is known to be a tourist hotspot anytime of the year, but here are a few reasons to visit during the holidays: The Festival of Lights parade. The parade features local high school and college marching bands as well as non-profit and civic organizations, all decked out in lights. This year’s parade, “Through
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I profiled the Tread of Pioneers Museum in a companion article, but my recent visit to Steamboat Springs reminded me of all the great activities people can do all year round (besides the obvious skiing, of course). Here are ten reasons to visit Steamboat Springs in the autumn. History Happy Hour. The Tread of Pioneers
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A few weeks ago I visited Steamboat Springs. Sounds like a funny name for a town that lies deep in Colorado mountain country, but its name origin is interesting: early trappers, attracted to the area by a steamboat-like chugging sound coming from a mineral spring, named the area Steamboat Springs. Later, James Crawford and his
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