Ellen E. Jack, aka “Captain Jack”, was never one to shy away from adventure. She was always on the lookout for opportunities fostering self-promotion, infused with colorful storytelling. Her journey into Colorado’s Rocky Mountains began when she set off from Denver,...
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...
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...
The names were Mark Jones, Paul Hitchcock, Michael Graizer, Scott Magrino, Ron Baar, Rick Borkevec, Ray Hensley and Stevie Allen. They were all young and fearless and they were competing in a new sport – Gelande jumping. “Gelanden-sprung” is a German...
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...
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...
