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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 [...]

02 Sep 2008

Crested Butte - Temporary Real Estate

posted by Rex Manz on 02 September 2008

How long can you camp in the forests outside of Crested Butte? Jeff Perambo can tell you that it is 14-days having been informed of this the other morning at his campsite by Forest Service police.  After 14-days, you will be ticketed for residing illegally on Forest Service land.  Perambo told the officers that he [...]