Grand County Colorado Museums
Looking for something to do in Grand County and Winter Park? Well, a day at one of our three museums is a day well spent. Informative, interesting and fun and all on the cheap, take the kids and explore and see what brought us all here to the Fraser Valley.
The Grand County Historical Association has three museums in Grand County: The Pioneer Village Museum Complex in Hot Sulphur Springs, Cozens Ranch and Stage Stop Museum in Fraser, and Heritage Park in Kremmling.
Pioneer Village and Heritage Park Winter Hours are: Wednesday – Saturday 10 am – 4 pm and Summer Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
Cozens Ranch is closed in Winter and Summer Hours are: Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
ADMISSION
Grand County Historical Association Members free
Adults – $4.00 | Seniors (60 and older) – $3.00
Students – $2.00 | Children below Six – Free
Call 725-3939 for more information
To become a member of the Grand County Historical Society they can be contacted at:
Grand County Historical Association
110 E. Byers Avenue, PO Box 165
Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 80452
970-725-3939 – FAX: 970-725-0129
Website: http://www.grandcountymuseum.com/
Get up here and lets celebrate the finer things that Winter Park, Fraser and Grand County have to offer in food, beer and wine. As you can see the date is August 15th from 11AM to 3PM at the Winter Park Base. Proceeds go to the National Sports Center for the disabled. There is truely not a better cause to support that I can think of. What a great way to do it. Eat some great food get a buzz on and help out the NSCD.
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August 14th to 16th is one of the biggest weekends of the summer in the Winter Park, when the Annual Salute to American Veterans Rally rolls into town. Thousands of veterans, bikers & patriots gather together to honor America’s fallen heroes and active military. It is the largest and longest running veteran/motorcycle event in the Western US and is tons of fun. Check out some of the highlights below. In addition, there will be free live music all weekend!
- The Vietnam Veterans Traveling Memorial Wall is on display in Fraser.
- Veterans Parade with military flyovers in Winter Park.
- Remembrance Ceremony with former US Air Force Fighter Pilot Brigadier General Steve Ritchie.
- POW/MIA Recognition Ride with thousands of bikers riding from Granby to Winter Park.
Check out the full Veterans Rally Schedule or see our full calendar of events on our website.
Epic Mountain Sports is hosting the first ever gear swap for the Fraser Valley community this Saturday, August 1st. Bring all of your unwanted skis, boards, boots, bikes, tents, raquets or any other outdoor equipment to sell or trade with other locals, and get some great deals on used gear. The swap will be held in the parking lot in front of Epic Mountain Sports in the Park Place Plaza (where Conoco gas station is).
All you have to do is drop your stuff off between 7am and 9am on Saturday morning, fill out a sale form and mark a sale price for your gear. At 9am the trading/selling begins and you’re free to browse the other goods from your neighbors and grab some deals! You can then come back after 5pm to collect your profits.
The Park Place Plaza businesses, including Mirasol Cantina, Rise & Shine Cafe and Divide Snowboard Shop will be offering deals and specials for the event. Plus all of the businesses in the plaza will donate 5% of their sales to the Headwaters Trails Alliance, a non-profit organization that takes care of our hiking trails in Grand County. All equipment that isn’t sold or traded can be donated to the Headwaters Trails Alliance as well. For more information call Epic Mountain Sports at 970-726-2868 or go to their website.
Winter Park Ride School is offering a downhill bike camp exclusively for women. July 23 and 24 will be packed with riders and coaches working together on fine tuning their downhill skills. 
Whether you are a beginner who needs a push to get you onto the downhill terrain, or an advanced rider looking for some tips on how to take that big drop, this camp has it. Each of the 2 days will be filled with 6 hours of riding with a coach in groups up to 5. The cost is $300 with your own bike, and $350 with a rental. Lodging is not included, so be sure to give Winter Park Lodging Company a call to book your condo at the Winter Park base. For more information on the bike camp call 970.726.1564.
Sing it, Cowgirl!
Come sing your favorite campfire songs around a roaring fire July 21, at Winter Park Resort at the Discovery Center.
There will be stories and songs to delight cow pokes of all ages. The best part is that it’s FREE!! The flames come up at 4:30 and the tales of the Great West continue until 6pm.
You might want to bring along a blanket for your saddle sore bum.
Don’t miss the best night at the Rodeo in Fraser. This Saturday, July 18, is Family Night. The junior rodeo starts at 4pm and the main rodeo at 7pm. The kids will have face painting, games, money pit, mutton busting, and LOTS of clowns! Adults are $10 and kids are FREE!! You can grab some tasty grub from the bar-b-qers and sit down to watch the events. Turn left at the light in Fraser and follow the signs to a bull bustin’ good time. For more information contact the High Country Stampede.
What a great place to really look at the stars, on top of a mountain. Winter Park Resort is offering free Star Safaris tonight and next Thursday from 8:30-10:30pm where you can look through high-powered telescopes and use a laser to pinpoint stars and planets. The speakers are eager to share their knowledge about the science of the stars. The program is free. The only thing you will need to bring is warm clothes and your love of the night time sky. It can still get chilly in the mountains after the sun goes down.
The speakers will be professors from the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
- 7/16 Dr. John Bally
- 7/23 Dr. Fran Bagenal
Winter Park Lodging Company has great condos in the Zephyr Mountain Lodge where you can continue to watch the stars from you private balcony. For more information please contact the Winter Park Resort at 970. 726.1564.
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Helpful hints, Kid's Activities, News, Our favorites, Summer Events, Winter Park Resort | Amy | 
July 16, 2009 7:51 am | 
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Don’t miss this event in Winter Park. There will be more “cruisers” than you’ve ever seen in one place. Saturday, July 18th, is a big day for all bikes, cruisers and mountain bikes alike. Fat Tire Beer and the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a great summer fun day at Hideaway Park, downtown WP and at the Winter Park base. Up at the Winter Park Base, you will find hundreds, 800 to be exact, mountain bikers amped up to take on the mountain and each other. 
The 18th Annual Fat Tire Downhill Mountain Bike Race will benefit the American Red Cross and the National Sports Center for the Disabled. Registration /check in is open from 6-9am. Find out the winners at the awards ceremony that night in Hideaway Park at 6:30pm.
If you aren’t out to test your endurance with a race, you’ll still have a blast at the festivities in Hideaway Park. Watch the stunt teams at 2pm and 4pm in the stunt park. Be sure to find a good spot to watch the cruiser bike parade at 3pm. But why sit on the side of the action when you can enter your decorated bike and travel in the parade yourself. Around 4:30pm get ready to dance until 6pm. You can rest your legs while the Fat Tire awards are given out at 6pm and rev it up again until 8pm with more live music. For more information contact the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce 970 726 4118.
We took our 21 month old twins down to the fantastic new Winter Park Village today and we were very impressed with all the new shops, flowers and attractions that have been installed for their first summer. As you can see in the photo, Mr. Willem was very concerned with who yeilds to who and what 3.5 MPH really means. Nicholas Nut on the other hand was busy chasing the bicycle that whizzed by him. Seriously, the village is great for kids of all ages and adults. Come on out and see all the new Winter Park Village attractions and events. The highlight of our trip was getting the twins on the cabriolet (mobile tea cups as you can see below). For all the kids there is the new ice cream/creperie shop, Goody’s, that served up a great cotton candy shake (tasted very much like strawberry) and a scoop of cookies and cream ice cream. For the aduts there is the Cheeky Monk and Lime. There is also the Winter Park alpine slide and all the attractions that have returned from years past. What a great way to spend a beautiful day in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
If you haven’t seen the village yet you should make a point to get up to here to Winter Park and check it out. All your Winter Park Resort Lodging can be found with Winter Park Lodging Company. Winter Park Lodging Company now has 28 properties at the base of Winter Park Resort. From studios to four bedroom luxury condos all can be found in our listings.
Come have some fun in Winter Park, Colorado!
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