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Vintage Holiday Evening at Rock Ledge Ranch

March 28, 2022December 15, 2012 by Mimi Foster

In a season when we often get lost in the busyness that surrounds us, the Holiday Evening at Rock Ledge Ranch is a perfect way to relax and unwind and enjoy the special spirit of what the holidays looked like in the ‘olden days.’

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Ordering your priorities

March 28, 2022September 18, 2012 by Mimi Foster

When tragedies are forced upon us, it is a time to really figure out what is important in your life. I was recently blessed to find out where my priorities are ordered.

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Waldo Canyon ~ Colorado Springs Fires 2012

March 28, 2022July 9, 2012 by Mimi Foster

Even though we can make our plans, life often has a way of throwing us a completely different set of blueprints.

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Harvest Festival Rock Ledge Ranch

March 28, 2022September 28, 2011 by Mimi Foster

Annual Harvest Festival at Rock Ledge Ranch will be held this weekend, October 1, in celebration of the bounty of the fall harvest.

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Pioneers Museum Downtown Colorado Springs

March 28, 2022September 23, 2011 by Mimi Foster

Looking for something to do alone or with family or friends, the Pioneers Museum in Downtown Colorado Springs is FREE to the public, and absolutely worth a few hours of your time.

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Evergreen Cemetery Downtown Colorado Springs

March 28, 2022September 23, 2011 by Mimi Foster

Wandering the grounds of the Evergreen Cemetery in Downtown Colorado Springs is a rich history lesson full of tales and sadness and determination.

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Folk Art Festival – Rock Ledge Ranch

March 28, 2022September 15, 2011 by Mimi Foster

The 33rd Annual Rock Ledge Ranch Folk Art Festival will be held this weekend, September 16-18, 2011, at the historic Rock Ledge Ranch at the base of Garden of the Gods.

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Man on the Iron Horse Downtown Colorado Springs

March 28, 2022September 11, 2011 by Mimi Foster

An enormous statue sits in the busiest intersection in Downtown CO Springs. It’s called Man on the Iron Horse to honor Gen. Wm. Jackson Palmer who brought the Denver and Rio Grande Railway to CO Springs

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Rock Ledge Ranch Vintage Baseball

March 28, 2022September 6, 2011 by Mimi Foster

The twelfth annual Rock Ledge Ranch Labor Day Vintage Baseball Game was met with beautiful weather in an idyllic setting, and a powerful opposing team.

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McAllister House Museum Downtown Colorado Springs

March 28, 2022August 31, 2011 by Mimi Foster

On the first Friday of each month during 2011, the Colonial Dames are offering free tours of the McAllister House Museum in Downtown Colorado Springs to show their appreciation of 50 years of support from the local community, and this is part of their way of saying “Thank you.”

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Somewhere in Time

March 28, 2022March 14, 2011 by Mimi Foster

Always having had a soft spot for taller men, I was immediately enamored when the 6’4″, graceful 96 year old gentleman asked me if he could sit next to me.

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Wheeler Opera House

March 28, 2022February 18, 2011 by Mimi Foster

719 Manitou Avenue
For Coloradans, when we hear the name of the Wheeler Opera House we generally think of Aspen. But Manitou Springs housed the first Wheeler Opera House, and this stately building still stands as the Antique Emporium, Swirl Wine Bar, apartments, and a personal residence.

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