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Holiday Lights Winner

This year’s Holiday Lights Contest winner lit up the season with a dazzling display that captured the spirit of the holidays and the admiration of the entire community.

Eldora purchase approved

The Nederland Board of Trustees (BOT) started the new year off big by taking action as the Mountain Recreation Enterprise on Ordinance 882, regarding the authorization of the purchase agreement for the Town’s acquisition of Eldora Mountain Resort. 

Lions serve and celebrate

During the holiday season the Nederland Lions Club held their annual Christmas dinner.

Basic rules for bluegrass jams

Pick etiquette for the uninitiated (or inebriated)

Gold Hill School hosts open house

Holiday celebration featured crafts, cookie exchange

Gilpin Mountain Kids opens doors

After more than two years without a licensed childcare center in Gilpin County, Gilpin Mountain Kids Early Learning Center is officially open and welcoming families, with open enrollment and no waiting list.

Walking your dogs in the woods is one of the many benefits of living in the Peak-to-Peak Region—which counters those nights lying in bed waiting for the roof to be ripped off, or a large, cherished tree coming down with a crash.

Gilpin County – Gilpin County residents experienced firsthand the new power providers policy plan called PSPS (Public Safety Power Shutoff) to deliberately shut down power lines during extreme weather events.

Santa visits Coal Creek

Santa Claus visited the Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association Hall on Saturday, December 13, 2025, from noon to 2 p.m. to meet with area kids.

Holiday hopes take flight in letters to Santa

The magic of the season shines through in letters to Santa written by local children.

Here we go again

At the writing of this article, on Sunday, December 21, 2025, the power in central Nederland went out unexpectedly, prompting residents to flock to Facebook for another round of notifying, questioning, and venting.

Perry's Shoes: Honoring a 103-year legacy

1922: George Warren Perry opened on the corner of Broadway and Walnut Street in Boulder and operated his shoe repair business for 37 years before his son, George Warren, followed in his footsteps. 

The perfect snow shovel

It has been a mild start to the winter and the forecasts for snow look pretty bleak through to the end of the year. But when the snow does come, mountain folk will need to rely on their trusty snow shovels to clear their decks and a path to their vehicles.

Nederland Sort Yard continued

The Boulder County Commission approved extending the Nederland Sort Yard for another three years during a regular meeting on December 16, 2025, at the Boulder Courthouse.

To the makers of holiday magic

Growing up poor in a wealthy mountain town meant learning early what Christmas could take away—but also discovering, years later, how neighbors, strangers, and volunteers quietly worked to make holiday magic possible anyway.

Local Christmas Worship Services

Local churches across the Peak to Peak region invite the community to celebrate the Christmas season with special services, candlelight worship, music, and holiday gatherings.

Reindeer bring holiday cheer

Gregory Street picked up a little extra magic Sunday afternoon, Dec. 14, when live reindeer paid a visit to JKQ BBQ, stopping passersby in their tracks.

When talking about “lockdown defenders” in Colorado Broncos history, you may think immediately of players like Von Miller, Champ Bailey, Patrick Surtain II, Chris Harris Jr., or Randy Gradishar, and Karl Mecklenburg for the older generations.

On Friday, December 12, 2025, the Nederland Community Library hosted a reception for its current art exhibit, A Plague of Parody, with its artist, Brent Warren.

Caribou Current will cover music, arts and culture from the Peak to Peak and across Boulder County, starting in 2026.

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