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Summer Tours Series – #1 The El Paso Canal

Please note, only one guest per ticket request submission. Directions/ Parking: - This tour celebrates the city’s sesquicentennial as it features its earliest use of water. Registration check in will begin at 6 PM and take place at Bristol Elementary School, 890 North Walnut Street, Colorado Springs. There will be two groups. The “hiking” group…

CANCELLED: Summer Tours Series – #2 Fairview Cemetery

Urgent Event Announcement: TOUR CANCELLATION We regret to announce that our Fairview Cemetery tour must be cancelled this year due to unforeseen circumstances.  Thank you for your interest.  We hope to be able to schedule a Fairview Cemetery tour next year. -Al Rohr, Events and Lecture Chairman, HPA Board of Directors

Summer Tours Series – #3 Middle Shooks Run

Please note, only one guest per ticket request submission. Middle Shooks Run: Walking Tour of the North Junior High School and Its Immediate Neighborhood  Directions/ Parking: On-street parking is available on both sides of East Yampa between Corona Street and El Paso Street  This will be a walk through early city history as we venture…

Summer Tour Series – #5 La Foret Conference and Retreat Center

Please note, only one guest per ticket request submission. Directions/ Parking: 6145 Shoup Road, north of town. Take Powers north to Woodmen, go east then north on Black Forest Road to Shoup Road. Turn west for 0.72 miles to the La Foret site. Entrance is on the south side, just past Rusk Lane. Proceed up…

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED – #6 Art on the Streets 4:30 Tour!

Please note, only one guest per ticket request submission. The ever-popular Art on the Streets program is sponsored by The Downtown Partnership.  This is a year-long exhibit of outdoor sculpture and murals, displayed in strategic locations throughout downtown Colorado Springs.  Involving both local artists and those from far beyond our city limits, this program has…

REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED! Summer Tours Series – #7 Pikeview Quarry BBQ

Please note, only one guest per ticket request submission. BBQ dinner at 5:30 PM (pre-register for both @ www.hpasprings.org/events). Please bring your own lawn chair. No charge for the dinner, which is optional. The quarry needs an accurate number for ordering food. Register online separately for the tour. Check-in begins at 6:00 for a maximum…