Archive for October, 2022

October Brings So Much Fun!

October Brings So Much Fun!

 There are so many Harvest Festivals, Corn Mazes and Halloween events during the month of      October. Here are just a few examples: Miners’ Pumpkin Patch – Bring the whole family out to the Western Museum of Mining and Industry for a day of pumpkin patches, hay rides, face painting, and games. Saturdays in October, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.  Zip […]

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What Is It? October 2022

What Is It? October 2022

 No one correctly identified the October’s What Is It. It was provided by Sue Connelly of Longmont, Colorado. Sue is an avid collector. This item is called a cannonball sizer.  During the American Civil War, cannon balls were huge spheres of iron and steel ~ at least that is what seems apparent when we view the conical stack of eight […]

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The Barn That Produced More Hits Than Abbey Road from 1974-76

The Barn That Produced More Hits Than Abbey Road from 1974-76

By Nick Wills  NEDERLAND, Colo. (KDVR) – A property that sits 30 minutes west of Boulder was at varying instances the home of the country’s largest privately owned Arabian horse stud farm, a motion picture set and the refurbished barn that from 1974 to 1976 produced more musical hits than Abbey Road.  That property, which according to the Colorado Music […]

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Dealer Feature: Nebraska’s CJ’s Antiques Coolest Store in Chappell!

Dealer Feature: Nebraska’s CJ’s Antiques Coolest Store in Chappell!

 By Jon DeStefano  Eric Wingate has been in Chappell, Nebraska  for a little over 22 years. Soon after he arrived he started his own antique shop which he calls CJ’s named after his wife Celeste.  Prior to that he was laying the groundwork for taking on such a venture.  Born in Akron, Ohio, he moved to Denver in 1959.  He […]

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Florence – Tree City USA

Florence – Tree City USA

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