On a mild Colorado day, a group of twentysomethings is panning for gold. Not in the hills of Cripple Creek or Victor, but in the troughs at Western Museum of Mining & Industry on North Gate Boulevard.

If you go along Switzerland Trail in Boulder County today, you’ll see hikers and bikers. Along the trail are beautiful creeks where you could see some people fishing in them. The trail is very popular ...

When Jerry Craghead stepped on a mine grate called a grizzly, in a tunnel in the Eagle Mine at Gilman, Colorado, the grizzly gave way and Craghead nearly plunged down ...

There’s always been something special about Central City, Colorado. In the 1870s, the gold mining boom town was known around the world as the “Richest Square Mile on Earth.” The district produced 6.3 ...

Explore how Colorado’s early agriculture grew from sandy soils to thriving farms supporting mining towns, powered by railroads and resilient ...