WAR MEMORABILIA
Big Timbers Museum
One mile north of Lamar on U.S. 287
719-336-2472 or bigtimbers.org
“Eat less wheat” sounds like a mantra for the latest diet, but during World War I it was a rallying cry emblazoned on posters urging Americans to make sacrifices on behalf of the troops “over there.” Some 35 vintage Liberty Bond posters are displayed in the “war room” of the Big Timbers Museum, along with a collection of uniforms, helmets, flags, firearms and other artifacts dating from the Revolutionary War to Desert Storm. The museum is closed Memorial Day but opens 1-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday after the holiday.
A TIME TO CONTEMPLATE
Labyrinth Memorial Walk
5490 Spine Road, Boulder
303-545-9230 or rms.org
The Rocky Mountain School for the Gifted and Creative in Boulder’s Gunbarrel neighborhood will open a 47-foot labyrinth built as part of math class for a public memorial walk today from 7 to 10 p.m. Bring a candle or flashlight to carry as you walk the quarter-mile stone maze and recollect the memories of those you have lost. If you can’t make it there for the Memorial Day stroll, the labyrinth will be open all summer long.
AND NOW, A TOAST
Peak Spirits
26567 North Road, Hotchkiss
970-835-3677 or peakspirits.com
Jack Rabbit Hill vintner Lance Hanson has a soft spot for grappa and couldn’t believe no one on the Western Slope was using the fine organic fruits grown there to make it. Now Hanson sells farm-distilled organic grappa, eaux de vie, brandy and hard cider under the Peak Spirits label. The grappas are hard to come by, but you can find bottles of Peak Apple, a tart mistelle-style blend of green apple brandy and apple juice perfect for hot-weather tippling, at Liquor Mart in Boulder and Superior Liquor in Superior.
