PEAK TO PEAK - Throughout August and September (through September 18), you will see stories of artists and galleries in The Mountain-Ear and on our website and social media. The Studio Tour was started in 2023 by The Mountain-Ear to promote...
NEDERLAND -- In 1995, elementary school educator Jill Dreves took $500 out of her savings account and founded a nature center, exploring Nederland’s mountains with 25 kids that summer. 30 years later, community members and individual donors have...
Here in the Peak to Peak region, living in the mountains among trees thick on the ground and clouds thick in the air, our physical bodies are invigorated with every hike we take, and our spirits are rejuvenated with every sunrise. But how do we...
PEAK TO PEAK - As we turned on County Road 116, we were immediately immersed into the pines as we followed the dirt road to the CU Mountain Research Station to attend their Summer Seminar Series. The environment really sets the mood as you...
On Friday, August 1, 2025, members of the Nederland community, of the TEENS, Inc. Board of Directors, childcare professionals, expert architects, designers, and developers, and many stakeholders gathered in the Dyer’s neighborhood to celebrate the...
Has anyone else given any thought to how we name subdivisions? I mean, some of them make perfect sense: Colorado Sierra, for example. Colorado: obvious. Sierra means “mountain range,” so also relevant. Dory Lakes, Aspen Springs, Missouri Lakes –...
NEDERLAND -- In the early evening of Wednesday, July 23, 2025, the Nederland Area Historical Society (NAHS) hosted a board meeting at the Nederland Community Library to discuss its current transitional period.
Gilpin County – State Senator Jessie Danielson is running to be the next Colorado Secretary of State. Danielson traveled to Gilpin County on July 24, 2025, to meet with Gilpin voters and discuss the challenges of maintaining secure and accessible voting systems.
DAVE GIBSON LYONS – “Three days of fun and music” described Woodstock in 1969 and describes Planet Bluegrass’ RockyGrass now in its 53nd year. Four thousand folks turned out each day for the festival...
With the Town of Nederland’s recent announcement on their progress in the acquisition of Eldora, and the City of Boulder’s achievement in being named as the new destination for the Sundance film festival, there are implications left hanging in the...
CENTRAL CITY - On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, Betsy Shepardson hosted a book signing event at the Gilpin County Arts Association in Central City for her self published book titled "The Surprising Adventure: A Story in Words and Pictures." She is...
Gilpin County – The admonishment “Kids Don’t try this at home” is an advertising staple to discourage viewers from trying potentially dangerous actions that are about to be depicted. Notable examples are car stunts, juggling with knives and smoking cigarettes. A coalition of conservation and emergency service groups put together a one-day workshop in Gilpin County on building slash piles in hopes of removing that activity from the ‘don’t do this’ list.
The Nederland Planning Commission met on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, to discuss the Town’s readiness to codify recommendations made in the recently approved Downtown Subarea Plan (DSP) regarding the creation of overlay zoning districts and the...
Peak to Peak – The vault toilets at the Moffat Tunnel trailhead are being neglected and trail crews aren’t fixing washed out trails due to sharp reductions in National Forest Service personnel but there is one group that keeps showing up to do what they can to help keep the James Peak Wilderness a pristine environment. Forty-two volunteers from Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) turned out again on July 25, 2025, to continue a 21-year effort to keep Oxeye Daisy plants from taking over the wilderness and crowding out the native wildflowers. They were aided on the day by Gilpin County CSU Extension Agent Jennifer Cook and some Forest Service rangers.
NEDERLAND -- On Thursday, July 24, 2025, the Carousel of Happiness hosted a private gathering for veterans and their family members. As part of the Travis Manion Foundation’s Spartan Leadership Program, leaders visited the carousel and honored those they lost in the forces.
NEDERLAND - Dozens of local residents joined the July 17 “Good Trouble Lives On” protest adjacent to the Peace Garden along Highway 119 in Nederland. Protests were held in communities in all 50 states to protest the policies of the Trump...
COAL CREEK CANYON - On Friday, July 18, 2025, starting at 6 p.m., the non-profit organization Canyon Cares hosted a jazz, blues, and Americana benefit concert at the hall of the Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association (CCCIA). The benefit, unlike any Canyon Cares has hosted before, raised $1,463 through donations. Musicians Jerry Rasch, aka Eban Flo, and Orvel “Sticks” Wilson gathered an ensemble of musicians together to perform throughout the evening.
NEDERLAND – It was the ancient Greek tragedian Aeschylus who wrote “From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.” Such is the case with the Nederland Farmers Market. With a straightforward goal of...
Gilpin County – Caesars Foundation is a private foundation that is funded by resorts that are owned or operated by Caesars Entertainment. In Gilpin County, those resorts are Lady Luck and Horseshoe in Black Hawk. On June 25, 2025, Director of Gaming Ops & Philanthropy Chair Matthew Lindberg presented a donation of $5,000 to the Gilpin County Senior Services Program for the third consecutive year.
ESTES PARK - As a senior reporter covering Gilpin County, I provide my readers with regular coverage of government meetings, political issues, local events, and breaking news from the area. Today, however, I will diverge from that pattern,...