FOOD & DRINK
New brewery, restaurant renovation worth the wait Page 4
CULTURE
Lyons local gives laundromat new life, little library Page 9
ARTS
Crafting hats, balm feeds artist’s addiction to create Page 18
MUSIC
Local drummer, talented friends organize benefit Page 23
SILVER PLUME • GEORGETOWN • EMPIRE • IDAHO SPRINGS • CENTRAL CITY • BLACK HAWK • GOLDEN GATE • ROLLINSVILLE • COAL CREEK • NEDERLAND • GOLD HILL • WARD • JAMESTOWN • ALLENSPARK • LYONS • ESTES PARK
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Ski Season PREVIEW The 2015-16 Downhill Season Is Underway!
COVER STORY: Colorado’s deep powder snow, wide variety of terrain, abundant sunshine, numerous resorts and unmatched scenery make skiing here unlike anywhere else in the world. It is understandable why the state—which offers more area to ski and snowboard than most, including Utah, Vermont and New York—has been the top choice for skiers and snowboarders for decades. Page 8 Loveland Ski Area/Photo by Dustin Schaefer
Historic Places
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Lyons, Colorado First Congregational/Old Stone Church Location: 717 4th Ave. Date Listed: National Register Dec. 12, 1976
Longmont Power Plant
Location: Old Apple Valley Road Date Listed: National Register Sept. 10, 1987
Lyons Railroad Depot
Location: 400 block of Broadway Date Listed: National Register Dec. 2, 1974
Lyons Sandstone Buildings
Location: U.S. Hwy. 36 and Colo. Hwy. 7 Date Listed: National Register April 29, 1980 Continued on page 12
Lyons historic places showcase local sandstone PEAK TO PEAK Colorado’s rich history is being preserved through the efforts of locally- and nationally-designated historic places. Each month this year, the MMAC Monthly takes a region-by-region look at the many properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the mountain communities in Clear Creek, Gilpin, Boulder and Larimer counties. The passage of the National Historic Preservation Act in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. For a property to
be eligible, it must meet at least one of four main criteria involving architectural styles, association with various aspects of social history and commerce, ownership and design/construction. In the 1860s, when population growth in the mountain areas around Boulder began to boom thanks to the new gold camps, discouraged miners left the mountains to settle into farming areas along creeks like the St. Vrain. The area near present-day Lyons had ideal farming conditions and in 1880, Continued on page 12
The Old Stone Church is the oldest unchanged building in Lyons.