The History of Tony’s Conoco

The History of Tony’s Conoco

The Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum is located in the historic building affectionately called Tony’s Conoco. Here’s a timeline of the building’s journey. 1883: John McCosker builds a blacksmith on the corner lot of 4th and Elk. By 1904: An...
Oral History: Rudy and Esther Verzuh

Oral History: Rudy and Esther Verzuh

Rudy Verzuh was born in Crested Butte in 1909 and was one of eight kids, Rose, Mary, Mie, Fanny, Emmy, Martin, and Jay. Rudy and his siblings worked chores at their parents’  grocery, which they had bought from Mike Fisher and called Martin Verzuh’s General...
Summer Speaker Series Kickoff: Betty Pellet

Summer Speaker Series Kickoff: Betty Pellet

The Summer Speaker Series starts off on Thursday June 30th with the presentation   HerStory. Terri Helm will impersonate a character while bringing history into play. The goal of HerStory is to highlight the very important role played by women in history. Women have...
Discovering the Real Al Johnson

Discovering the Real Al Johnson

LOOKING FOR AL – Discovering the Real Al Johnson, the Heroic Mail Carrier, and on at least one Occasion the Female Impersonating, Downhill Champion of the 1880’s -Written by Michael Callihan Google the phrase “Al Johnson Race costumes” and you’ll...
No Ghost Town

No Ghost Town

As the month of March gets going, we are all reminded of two things. First, the most obvious, are all the visitors who choose this beautiful area to explore with their families. The second most prevalent thought in our heads is the upcoming off season and the closing...
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