Summer Tour #1 – Redstone Castle
TOUR UPDATE: THIS TOUR IS NOW FULL AND SIGN UP SHEETS ARE INACTIVE. THIS INCLUDES THE WAITLIST AS WELL. Check in at 6:00 p.m and tours begin at 6:30pm First Congregational Church at 101 Pawnee Avenue, Manitou Springs (just up the hill from the former Stagecoach Inn at the traffic light.) Please wear closed-toe shoes.…
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 Tours Series – #4 Old Colorado City; Saints and Sinners
THIS TOUR IS AT CAPACITY. WE ARE ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS FOR A WAIT LIST. Directions/ Parking: Old Colorado City Historical Society, 1 South 24th Street, parking available by the building, in free public parking lots or on-street. Colorado City has always been a city of diversity. Partial annexation into Colorado Springs left a mix of annexed…
REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED! Summer Tours Series – #7 Pikeview Quarry
Please note, only one guest per ticket request submission. The Pikeview Quarry opened in 1905 and has provided limestone for numerous downtown buildings, the Air Force Academy and I-25 along with providing gravel and concrete for local construction. We will learn about its history and its important role as a fire break during the Waldo…