One ton of history
Old Monarch exhibit, El Pueblo History Museum, 301 N. Union Ave., Pueblo; 719-583-0453
Homecoming for Old Monarch.
When the El Pueblo History Museum moved to its present site in 2003, there wasn’t enough cash to move the beloved Old Monarch exhibit — a 1-ton slice of the 88-foot tree that stood in the middle of South Union Avenue until 1883. Students from The Connect School raised $1,400 and donated it to restore the venerable exhibit. It’s back on display again.
Greener than thou
Mountain towns’ reusable bag competition, March 1 to Sept. 1
Bagging the peaks
It started last year with Telluride and Aspen vying to see which eliminated the most plastic one-use bags. Telluride trounced Aspen, more than 2-to-1. The competition’s expanded to 28 mountain towns in Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. Start bringing reusable bags — and sparing your wallet; some towns will start charging for one-use bags — when you visit the high country.
St. Nick disarmed
The Annabelle Inn, 232 W. Main St., Aspen; 970-925-3822,
Single-handed
The landmark Aspen statue known as St. Nicklaus when its home was the Christmas Inn is absent from its place next to the now-Annabelle Inn’s clock. Last spring, the statue lost its right arm, along with the pair of skis that inspired locals to nickname the statue “Skiing Jesus.” The statue, installed in the 1960s, is riddled with dry rot and needs major repairs.
