Leaves are Peaking in Aspen & Ashcroft
It’s time to look at leaves! Taken earlier this week, these photos show that the fall foliage around Ashcroft should be peaking in gold, orange and red this weekend. The weather is […]
Entries by mickbird
History Mystery: Cabin in the Woods
Where near Aspen is this? Does that structure look familiar? Sometimes it’s a little tricky to pinpoint the location in a photograph, so we’ve picked out a few that have less-than-obvious sense […]
Leaf Peeping at Ashcroft
The bite of fall is in the air and that means the leaves will start to change. The historic ghost town of Ashcroft is regularly named one of the top places […]
History Mystery: In the Forest
Where near Aspen is this? Does that forest look familiar? Sometimes it’s a little tricky to pinpoint the location in a photograph, so we’ve picked out a few that have less-than-obvious […]
Tour Time
This summer our Time Travel Tuesdays have a twist: they’re tours. It’s like field-trips for adults. We’ll be hosting seven weeks of tours, every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. They’ll take […]
History Mystery: By the Yard
Where in Aspen is this? Does that house look familiar? We get donations all the time of old photographs that need identification, including people and place. Our archives team […]
New Historic Bike Tour
WE-cycle has bikes and we’ve got history. It’s the perfect recipe for a historic bike tour. We’ve partnered with Aspen’s bike-sharing system to offer a unique tour once a week. The pleasant […]
Ghost Towns Open this Weekend for Summer
Did you know that Ashcroft was once more populated than Aspen and home to more than 2,000 people? There were two newspapers, a smelter, a school and 20 saloons. But, […]
Mining History by Jeep
You may know about the Smuggler Mine, but did you know there are even more silver mines above that? The remnants of several of them can be found beyond the observation deck […]
History Mystery: Where’s Kelly’s Mom?
We get donations all the time of old photographs that need identification, including people and place. Our archives team is great at their job, but even they can get stumped. […]
