Tag: victor
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1899 Mining Claim: all spruced up
The 1899 Mining Claim Saloon is an architectural jewel in Victor, a place distinguished by a main street of buildings that enhance the Victorian ambience. With its recent interior grant-funded remodeling project, the saloon is historic with a modern beat. “We have new tables, replacing the old ‘kitchen’ tables; we did the light fixtures, the…
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Victor celebrates Brian’s Park ice rink
Brian Hayes, 83, was having a grand time celebrating the refurbished ice rink named in his honor. There were the old timers, the people who give the city that local flavor, and new people who keep Victor moving toward the future. There were new pillars, upgrades to the roof, new lighting and propane tanks filled…
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Victor Gold Rush Days celebrate history with burro races, mining games, vintage baseball game
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Victor was once so big the town scored a New York Times headline in 1899. Unfortunately, it was to report bad news: “Fire in a Colorado Town: Business Section of Victor, Near Cripple Creek, Destroyed — The Loss Estimated at $2,000,000.” As it turns out,…
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Hundreds turn out to honor Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine worker: ‘We’re never going to forget him’
On a cool, sunny Thursday morning, Cripple Creek was transformed as local resident Patrick Weier was memorialized. Weier died a week earlier in an equipment malfunction at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine. Twenty-three visitors were eventually rescued from the tourist mine on the edge of town. Weier was not. Usually vibrant, Cripple Creek’s main drag,…
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Quick guide to fall in Teller County: Scenic hikes, drives and attractions to visit
In Colorado, aspens prefer higher elevations. It’s no wonder they’ve found a pleasant home in “the City Above the Clouds.” That’s Woodland Park, situated near 8,500 feet. But when it comes to appreciating our favorite tree of fall, the opportunities extend far beyond town — far across the hilly forests and meadows defining this side…
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Old gold mining town west of Colorado Springs celebrates incorporation with Gold Rush Days
The word around the gold mine is that Victor was named by the luck of the draw. Back in the late 1890s, while visions of gold sparkled in miners’ eyes and donkeys left behind by miners roamed the land, a bunch of men gathered in a bar one night and decided it was time to…
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Donkey Derby Days to celebrate 93rd year this weekend
Release the beasts! It’s once again time for donkeys to gallop (or aimlessly wander) along Bennett Avenue — and this year, there will be two days of burro races. Cripple Creek’s 93rd annual Donkey Derby Days will kick off Friday and last through Sunday. The historic celebration will feature more than 90 vendors, food trucks,…
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New show pays homage to popular, long-running donkey festival in Colorado
Boy meets and falls in love with girl, boy loses girl, villain tries to get girl, boy wins girl and triumphs over evil. The Butte Theater in Cripple Creek will reignite the classic melodrama formula with its latest production, “Darling of the Donkey Derby,” followed by the olio, “Blame it on the Boogie: Songs of…
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New show pays homage to popular, long-running donkey festival in Cripple Creek
Boy meets and falls in love with girl, boy loses girl, villain tries to get girl, boy wins girl and triumphs over evil. The Butte Theater in Cripple Creek will reignite the classic melodrama formula with its latest production, “Darling of the Donkey Derby,” followed by the olio, “Blame it on the Boogie: Songs of the…
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Bullfighting and the lost story of the Pikes Peak region’s ‘City of Destiny’
Northeast of Cripple Creek, that once booming city of gold, there’s an empty, windswept meadow where another city rose and fell and never rose again. Gillett was the “City of Destiny,” proclaimed the Gillett Forum in 1898, the decade prospectors rushed for riches in the surrounding, craggy hillsides. The grandeur was then still mostly unblemished.…