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24 Dec 2008

Crested Butte - Historic Community

posted by Rex Manz on 24 December 2008

 
Placer miners panned for gold in the many streams of Gunnison County beginning in the 1880’s.  Silver mining boomed giving rise to numerous mining camps.  Crested Butte was established in 1880 and developed into the state’s largest coal producing region as well.  While the gold, silver and coal mining industries have come and gone, the [...]

28 Oct 2008

So Many Colorado Ski Resorts So Little Time

posted by Rex Manz on 28 October 2008

If you are visiting this blog, chances are that you have visited at least one of the eleven major Colorado ski resorts.  Very few people get around to visit all of them.  I have as part of my business.  Not only have I visited them all in the winter, but in the summer and fall as [...]

17 Oct 2008

Crested Butte Economic Indicator

posted by Rex Manz on 17 October 2008

To the delight of everyone in Crested Butte, August 2008 sales tax revenues were up over August 2007.  Given the financial turmoil that we read in our daily newspapers, this is indeed good news.  As with each of the ski resort communitities, Crested Butte is awaiting the arrival of the ski season and increased economic [...]

25 Sep 2008

Crested Butte Public Transportation

posted by Rex Manz on 25 September 2008

The Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority operates bus service between the cities of Mt. Crested Butte, The Town of Crested Butte, the City of Gunnison and a multitude of rural stops in-between.  The RTA is funded by an additional sales tax percentage charged through-out Gunnison County.  The taxing authority that funds the RTA is set to expire [...]