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Home My WebLink AboutPACKET Community Development 1996-07-03AGENDA Community Development Committee Wednesday, July 3, 1996 8:00 A.M. 1. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 1.a. Advertising Report 2. MUSEUM 2.a. Monthly Report 3. SPECIAL EVENTS 3.a. Rooftop Rodeo & Western Heritage Report 3.b. Event Evaluations 3.c. July Events The Community Development Committee reserves the right to consider other appropriate items not available at the time Agenda was prepared. Community Development Committee Tourism Development Advertising Report 7/3/96 1. Feature in 6/23/96 New Orleans Times-Picayune Travel Section A. Information and Photography supplied by Market Reach B. Immediate phone response Sunday afternoon 2. Chevron Travel Club's Summer 1996 Qdyssey Magazine - article on Rocky Mountain National Park & Estes Park including Colorado Moutain School, Colorado Bicycling Adventures. 3. Betterment Poster - Tent Cards - Advisory Role 4. Business Advocates - Steering Committee - Advisory Role Intercept Survey development - Advisory Role ~SE~iN , ...9- 2,4.Â·19 - Sunday, June 23,1996 Res.1104,92â€¢ 2"' 9Â¥64 . , I. ~...re ~ . ~ .~ Rocky Mountain National , . Nrk. thme miles weit of Esti Park, ii a hikers' - fantasy come true. with 355 miles of trails through d&Â£1.Al....i.@*r .'' . 1- lak- and mountalnâ€¢. **12- e t~.*L -------------- *, Colorado's revitalized . Estes Park Still celebrates life in the slow lane PHOTO BY JIM OSTEREERG Bronze TIV",4-il~'~,IYI.F~9WM,â€¢'79'..I,rm alleep are ' 1?5*.6 k'Â·PRIDiktv ' ' -.3:5Â·Al among the A* ii*-24*~9~3 ront door to Estes m ..'11?i~>7 .- FA Park, which - 1 was,pruced - 14 Up after I 1982 flood. 12 to the HOC/Ytes l PHOTO BY JACK JACKSON By JACK JACKSON like a tidal wave ready to crash. A Centnbuting writer lack of mining operations kept the air When you come back to Estes Park, you Estes Park mountain towns at the time. Estes dust-free - unique among Colorado ' Park, at 7,500 feet above sea level, think, 'Wow! The modern world really. Colo - Nothing plays more strongly gained a reputation for curing the in my memories of countless evening sick walks along this mountain town'B Â«In the old times, you simply came passed us by!' It's bucolic and relaxed, Elkhorn Avenue than the smells of up in elevation," says Curt Buch- cooking fudge, hot caramel apples and holtz, a local historian who directs I ".3 tft..lk saltwater taffy. I spent altriost every the Rocky Mountain Nature Associa- with no rush-rush-rush feeliogity summer weekend at my family's cabin here as I was growing up, and after a day of hiking to a favorite Alpine lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, we |1~~ usually would go Â«downtown" for an irl aromatic stroll. - =/I==aae= *0:13/1, 1..* m 'r The scents still fill the air along - Elkhorn Avenue, the short "Main p- -ra. 1,M~~~ : 4 t 4- W 3.: - ~ t, ' Street." But Estes Park - the -. a '195 er--=-I -7 national park's front door - has adir. 61Â·&0*7)1~16 CL.~ v/b~~jw ferent look these days. Thanks to ..,1~~~ 1 R %452 1.-' ... redevelopment after a flood in 1982. 0~14""'=. -.0,0-~94 ~: Denver resurfaced from a 30-year PHOTO BY JACK JACKSON m the resort town 60 miles northwest of '10=1 b 1 -4 r plunge into tawdriness into the type The Stinley Hotel, built in 1909. / e of place that attrgeted Colorado's first wai the model for Stephen King's _ resort hotel in 1877. Today, trees and Overlook Hotel In -The Shining.' 4.- . old-fashioned benches front a revised row of boutiques, restaurants serving tion. We meet at his office inside the (gasp) tasty food, and a riverside park headquarters of Rocky Mountain that is host to cultural festivals in the National park, 10 minutes from town summer when the wintertime popula- by car. "We had a lot of travelers tion of 8,000 grows to 13,000 - with from Victorian England - the dry an estimated daily visitor count of climate is very good for health. The 50,000. days are warm; the evenings are cool. True, travelers in 1877 weren't It sure does beat the hell out of air Elkhorn Avenue li the main drag in Eâ€¢tes Park, which swelli from an off- ...... ..anâ€¢,1-lili of 8.000 to 13.000 or more each summer. BY JIMOS RBERG EEHEEZE E conditioning." Se. COLORADO, E-4 ~ ' iE-4 SUNDAY, JUNE 23,1996 THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Colorado . :0 i 1 e Frorn E-1 . -4. Ranchers began making more , f ' cioney entertaining travelers 24 4 3 than they did raising cattle. 4.47 Gradually, they phased out their , 16,. 4 'd - Â¥ utanches" and became "resorts." C . *.4 -W . . . 49* 4 ./ #/4 :I- b Peaked in '30â€¢ 2 19 ."Estes Park as a tourist town tkind of saw its grander days in the 19208 and '308," Buchholtz says. Thirty-two major resorts i flourished - until some became If 17 too antiquated for the growing A . 4.1 Â· , i. mass market of modern tourists V who wanted cheaper, less elab- 1! 2.11Â£'di-'MialÂ·~I ' , " ~: ' : orate motels and distractions. By 2- '1! 1.49* Fl 3-ji_...110,1~JI -31 , 11'; 3 :ry fifi; , the 19608, the town turned tacky U 1 4 . 4nd Estes Park began to show its ~,gi ~ 01 1 1 r fill age. "Activities," such as an aerial -rn .h/, 4 -. 1 .tramway and a giant, brightly col- . r ,ored slide, vied with the moun- 4. tains for attention. Rk., Maybe because of its early rise A ** , 2.%.. . ~. ;and fall, Estes avoided becoming ,., - 4.421&14=u.ULLuL I 5- glitzy and trendy like some other 4.Â· C/2-.:~///'-IT~V -1 1 - -â€¢ * . golorado mountain resorts. Filming of a new mini-series, "The Shining," is being wrapped up about now atthe sprawling Stanley Aspen, for instance, with its mag- Hotel, which was renovated by its new ownen this past yew. The TV show of Stephen King's book :dificent scenery, but off-the-scale wmairnextop,ing. ' PHOTO BY LEW DAKAN & SOT ,celebrity wealth and attitude, was vidiscovered" only after World and Helen Vinct, a Pennsylvania been taken by a loom and stacks beyond the dirt road below. Ar War II. couple who retired prematurely to of books-to-be-read. intense sun brightens the purpli "In effect Estes Park had been join the Volunteers in Parks pro- and yellow wildflowers and wav discovered two to three genera- gram at Rocky Mountain Na- John, a former computer oper- ing green grass of Moraine Park tions earlier," Buchholtz says. tional Park. They take me to the ator, says that from the screen- a valley carved by massive gla- ."When you come back to Estes one-room, antique cabin the park porch, "We can look out and see ciers. Park, you think, 'Wow! The mod- lends to them in exchange for elk grazing. Coyotes, they run "We intend to do this five ern world really passed us by!' It's their work. around barking and yelling all years or more, depending how it bucolic and relaxel with no rush- *No phone, no TV - we're all night." goes," Helen says. In their second irush-rush feeling." by ourselves up here," says Helen, A breeze blows through a bil- summer here, the Vincts oversee Park volunteers a former physical therapist. She lion pine boughs, making a sound 2,000 other volunteers - from gives a quick tour of the cottage, as if a distant waterfall were turn. Brownie troops to President Clin - Later I happen to meet John in which most of the space has ing on and off. A creek gurgles ton's Americorps. "This is a priv- ilege. We want to do it while Rocky Mountain Park is a high we're young and healthy," she continues. "Why wait? Like the Frank Sinatra song, 'What are You Doing the Rest of Your Colorado's Rocky Mountain Fern/Odessa Trail at the Fern For those who want close-up Life?' Well, that's what we're .National Park, just three miles Lake Trailhead, Ouzel Falls from views, Colorado Bicycling has an doing!" west of Estes Park, has more the Wild Basin Trailhead and all-day ride from the tep down With no time to hike until to- than 100 mountain peaks that Gem Lake from the Twin Owns into Estes Park, complete with morrow, I take a winding road t#p the 12,000-feet mark within Trailhead. Take a lunch, plenty go u r m e t. lunch (call through a corner ofthe Park back 1* 266,957 Acres. of water and find a good soft rock 970-586-4241). to town this May afternoon - ' r About 3 million visitors a year when you arrive. The park's visitor centers are stopping a few times to watch hike its 355 miles of trails and For a full day's sightseeing, the the spots to register for twice- clouds fall in slow motion over tlrive on its roads, many unpaved gravel, hairpin-curved Old Fall daily field trips with a naturalist. the Continental Divide. I pass ~3 they climb higher into the River Road meanders steeply up Rocky Mountain Seminars cover clusters of languid elk grazing ir ocky Mountains. Much of the to the Alpine Visitor Center, al- everything from the Secret Lives fields by the road, oblivious to ~ark is above the timberline. most 12,000 feet above sea level. of Owls to Estes Valley History. passing cars. Late snowfalls - Those making the trip Continue down to Grand Lake - Call 970-586-1258 for a catalog. which play tug-of-war with >houldn't miss Bear Lake for its another lost-in-time mountain The park's entrance fee is $5 75-degree days until mid-June - Â·spectacular views at the base of jihe towering Halletes Peak. The bor:ugh (call 1-800-531-1019 for per vehicle,for a week and $3 per have forced the molting animals an information pack from the hiker, motorcyclist and bicyclist. -- free shuttle bus from the Glacier Grand Lake Chamber of Com- An annual pass is $15, available Basin parking area provides merce). Head back to Estes Park at any park entrance. For more transportation there. along Trail Ridge Road, the high- information, call the Park at For day hikes, there's Emerald est, continuous highway in the 907-586-1206. Bake, Lake Haiyaha, Mills Lake United States. - Jack Jackson bi The Loch - all of them about B-5 miles round trip from Bear Lake or Glacier Gorge Trailhead. Dther suggestions include the 3. ~- -'-:i:Â·61:~~~(JilnJ-â€¢; 7733 crossed the threshold, the music stopped" ~,A.e.44.'. !17Â¢i .~ .; ..ta. , t .... A town for cures il It could very well be the ghost ~Â·;f~ ~~~ Estes I 1 of F.O. Stanley himself, whose 1~66**ontain ~.2 ~ Park ~ i painted likeness hangs by the en- ' trance to the music room.' He and . *COLoRADâ€¢1 Me his twin brother, Francis, built ~ 1,0.1,11 /4 .1 m.1..': their first Stanley Steamer auto- *lf...7 mobile in 1897, invented a dry- 1 Colo. * :.i'*'*GA Edâ€ž r plate photography process (sell- ing the patents to George 4Â¢*44 8999./*.3 . Eastman of Eastman K6dak in 1904), and built violins; among out of the high country. other ventures. Stanley first came to Estes Park from Massachu- 'The Shining' hotel setts when his doctor told him I drive to the palatial Stanley the climate might slow his tuber- Hotel, perched on a hill above the culosis. Like others before him, town, surrounded by pine trees, he was pronounced "cured" with an unobstructed view of the "Mr. Stanley, he was supposed entire mountain range. For two to die the first year he came up summers I waited tables in the here in 1903," says Bob Hellis, a restaurant here, joining a torrent former concierge at The Stanley. of other college students from "He finally died in 1940 - it took around the country who work in him 37 years to die!" - Estes Park during their vaca- A Scottish plaid cap perched tions. While working, I responded on his head, the now retired Hel- more to inquiries about the Stan- lie slowly spins his glass of red ley's role as the fictional "Over- wine at the bar of another hotel. I look Hotel" in Stephen King's had remembered his bright blue horror novel "The Shining" than eyes and salty stories from my about inventor F.O. Stanley, who time working at the hotel, and I opened the resort in 1909. tracked him down late one after- And no wonder. The white- noon. washed exterior makes me envi- "More and more come up every sion the U.S, Capitol crossed with year," Hellis says. "They like it so a turn-of-the-century European mountain resort. Inside, ornate See COLORADO, next page ballrooms and long corridors lead to numerous eerie nooks and crannies. In the lobby, now filled with afternoon sunshine, I meet Patricia Maher, the hotel's direc- tor of public relations, who brims with Stephen King/Stanley Hotel trivia. Beyond this, ghost stories abound. "A woman was working at the reception desk alone several years ago, and the 1909 Steinway started 'playing' in the Music Room," Maher says. "She could see the keys moving! When Bhe 4. Colorado people passed through Estes Park A record-breaking 3 million last year - the majority of them From preceding page from July to late September. Thanks to flood improvements well up here they hate to die." from 1982, such as the new trol- While Stanley postponed his leys and better routing of traffic own death, he may have known through town, it is once again the local legend that one could simple to enjoy the area's eura- not die here. The myth began in tive peacefulness. On my eve- the 19th century when an infa- mnis walk down Elkhorn Ave., I mous mountain man called ask a summer-working college "Rocky Mountain Jim" was shot student about local night life. and fought death for three "A lot of people aren't really months until he was "down the into that around here," says Rich mountain" in Longmont. Only in Molsby, a California native work- the last five years did the town ing for a mountain bike-touring establish a graveyard - a quite company. "It's kind of more cool expensive one for eternal rest, to do, like, moonlight rides and Hellis points out to newcomers he moonlight hikes. People are here meets. 'cause they enjoy the outdoors." "I tell them, 'If you folks are Jack Jackson, a former New Orlea- planning on dying up here you nian, now liues in Arhus, Denmark He better have a lot of money,"' he always buys a caramel apple when visit- says. ing Estes Park. If you go to Estes Park, Colo ... Area code: 970. . (shared bath) to $95 (private golden mid-September to mid- Getting there: Estes Park is 65 baths and decks). Private cot- October. This is also the "elk miles northwest of Denver and tage is $100. Antiques and full rut," or mating season, when 36 miles northwest of Boulder. buffet breakfast. Adults only, large numbers of elk can be From Denver, take 1-25 north to non-smoking, no phones, no TV. seen. Hwy. 66 west. In Lyons, take the 586-3406. Tips right fork (Hwy. 36) for the old â€¢ The Estes Park Center/YMCA ~ Acclimatize. Take it easy for a stagecoach route; the trip should of the Rockies has a conference few days to get used to the alti- take 1 1/2 hours. The left fork center, cabins and lodge rooms, tude. ranging from dorm rooms to i Get up early to beat crowds (Hwy. 7), provides spectacular doubles with private baths. $51 (on hiking trails) and the views of Mount Meeker and Longs Peak, and adds a half-hour to $200.586-3341. weather. Daily thunderstorms Where to eat: tend to begin in early afternoon. to the trip. ) Informal cafes/bakeries/coffee , Pull over to let cars behind you Where to stay houses include Notchtop Baked pass if you're driving slowly in â€¢ Stanley Hotel, was bought by Â· Goods and Natural Foods Cafe mountains. Grand Heritage Hotels Interna- (try raspberry-poppy seed cinna- Good reading: tional, in May, 1995, and has mon roll) and MacDonald Coffee For background with loads of been renovated. A TV mini-se- and Paper House (cappuccinos anecdotes, read "Rocky Moun- ries of Stephen King's "The and pastries). Its bookstore is tain National Park: A History," Shining" was shot there this one of the best I've ever visited. by C.W. Buchholtz (Colorado spring for broadcast next spring. K For more substantial meals. Associated University Press: $89-$149 (ask about packages). try Poppy's and Marna Rose's 1983). Also read "A Lady's Life 1-800-976-1377 or for pizzas and spaghetti and The in the Rocky Mountains,- * Isa- 970-586-3371. Rendezvous for grilled buffalo bella Bird, an English traVel writer 4 Baldpate Inn, famous for its burgers on the patio. Join local who visited the area and fell in key collection, is a turn-of-the- cowboys and mountain climbers love with a lotally famous century, rustic, old-fashioned at The Wheel Bar. The Estes -mountain man." "Rocky Moun- hotel. Also good for a light meal. Park Brewery opens its pub on tain National Park Trail Guide," $70 to $185 (for six people in a weekends. by Kent and Donna Dannen is in- cabin). 586-KEYS (5397). , Fora taste of cowboy schtick, dispensable for those spending b Dripping Springs B&B Inn, is a attend the dinner show at Lazy some time here. It's sold in nine bedroom mountain country B. 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"Uh, Chris," I pointed out gently, "that's the real thing. Obviously, my son had not majored in zoology at college, though his graduation from New York University had inspired this trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. Hiking in Colorado sounded "totally excellent," he pro- nounced, after spending four years in Greenwich Village, where elk suits must be the rage. For me it was a chance to forge a more adult relationship with my 23-year-old (and truthfully, he nixed the idea of a spa). We weren't concerned that the only prior activity we had shared above the timberline was sitting in a Boeing 747. Yet we are not sea-level sofa spuds. I walk miles daily , along the ocean near my home in Maine, and Chris had saved a small fortune on subway tokens by bicycling around New York City. Still, this vast national park features 355 miles of daunting, altitudinous, often desolate trails. We needed more than spirit and stamina to put our best foot forward, so I contacted the renowned Colorado . t.=.7.--7 -- - Mountain School in Estes Park (gateway city to Rocky Mountain National Park) and arranged for a guide who - If would teach us skills to climb a mountain. _ Now the day for our adventure (which Chris labeled - "quality mother-son time") had arrived. . .ljilf. Jamie Pierce studied us as we walked toward him in the parking lot adjacent to the ranger station. I hoped our new r 42 red bandannas and unscuffed hiking boots didn't label us potential wimps in the woods. "You guysjust arrive last 0.--- night?" he asked. When , 1.= we swore we'd come c ... 4 0.1... ?*t.2 . four days earlier to -97: acclimatize to the .1//9Ed,Ii-=01 - , 1. thinner air and alti ~~ tude, he smiled. "Cool-most peo- ....Li..........i/.' *vj ..... ple fly in and think ' they can do this imn . A diatelv." I winked at ' 3- ..44. I I 4 1 10 ODYSSEY Summer /996 7'. A pika sounds off and a rose crown how the nearby elevation lines are tight,, displays vibrant color at Ptarmigan Pass. but they're still green?" "Sure," we Water lilies, below, adorn the surface of responded. Emerald Lake-,11 in Rocky Mountain Jamie began rattling on about the National Park. importance of pace, but I was more concerned about snakes ("Nope, too 2.. 1 high," he assured me), and Chris asked if he'd see the alpine streams depicted in Coors commercials. "We'11 talk more about survival skills as we walk,"Jamie promised patiently. Chris and I took the lead, striding 4- A briskly along the rutted ascending trail that fringed the St. Vrain Creek. We 4- .i- UL'.4---Â»,U. =~p/#1 passed lush two-foot-high fems clumped around the trunks of ponderosa pines and watched a chipmunk scamper 66 **,1/IlInit#* â‚¬1â‚¬Â»Il't Â«3â‚¬,Iile =94*4 on a silver platter," Chris, knowing we'd passed a crucial first said. Chris and I 11â‚¬5 Maid. 6'You have test with our veteran guide. exchanged blank looks. to -,ork for the/n. up Jamie handed us a risk waiver form, Jamie cleared his throat and my confidence evaporated when the and continued, 'The and Â«101-11. 9, words acddental death leapt off the page. green lines indicate eleva- "What's this?" I asked. Jamie explained, tions below the timber- 'I'here are 50 rescues every year in this line, which is around 12,000 feet, and the behind a profusion of blue columbine. park. Hiking is fun, but it's serious busi- brown lines signify heights above that." "Why's Jamie so slow?" Chris asked, look- ness." As we signed, he unfolded a large He pointed to a spot on the map. "The ing back down the deserted path. "Let's paper that looked like an Arabic mosaic closer the lines, the steeper the terrain. be polite and wait," I suggested. of brown and green squiggly lines. You can see that today's hike to Ouzel Jamie ambled toward us. "You guys 'T['his is a topographical map," he Lake will take us to about 10,500 feet. See are on a blistering pace," he warned. Somewhat chagrined and - definitely flagging, we sat Â·eÂ¥99:*iÂ§~~ ~ ' ~ on a log to listen. "A lot :45435133Â£21.lifi:BA'llivitif~ 1 6.4 .f'*77*=Pit/*t#- r.54 7 1 -- of people rush onto the .... % 'IiÂ·15.' ~Tf~ 2'a t. iA.1 41, i.ilt<~tt...> 4 . trail without considering u . i 1 :; the whole journey," he .....i:Â· -i-.>Â·Â·.- I .ip'~'Â·*,..:i:.1-~Â·Â·..~.:G''k"2 31<0 1/1-44?fÂ·l-t J Y.:..~fttfi-X;'i ,.f,1~~' 1. ,,1 4j ~ :~ 467 7:3**4.' ff. 48:.'*63#id..~c: ....4 ....... . 1. . ,Â·A Al 1 . 3 < ' 43. explained. 'We're going li'.:.fit. ~.:retit.413,~ 222.~~~~~~9- ,~~tit.~-~ -5 ~J. ~.,~~~- ~~..~ ~~ Â·'-6 Â°Â·~ ~ 222YCh it's better to maintain a relaxed gait. As you hike, listen to your body and Â·Â·*mt,Ar-k:gu~3-ira.:-LaÂ«1--4*4240;>Â»Â·,9,--.Â·,- -+-:4IEZ-J~,*.35':~ do what it's telling you. =&-- - That means drink before ~ Â»7 5 ~ i 1-- ' : Â· f,4 :j, rÂ· you're thirsty, eat before A . Â«-rk you're ravenous, but '*-t i-<,Ramt dz* ' *trid; u.=4 2-* definitely slow down!" "I think he's figured ~L.es,~c= out we're not Lewis and - - 1--- a--0~--2~ Clark," Chris whispered ' .\ \'i .U, 3 \ . *-4596Â£3123 .54* 1 .4- -- -3- ,cÂ·'.4 asweset offagain,this 11\31%:l\A* 13 /. 2 53Â« Â·Â·9 - ..Â·:4% time behindjamie, who 47 171.-~-G ~ stopped frequently to 1,1,#91,v' --,...r-1-9 - munch pretzels and Three hours later, we # \1,1 n 4 : .0 - describe trail markers. 12 ODYSSEY Summer /996 JEFFREY RICH 010Hd ~015 ONV IHSNB>INÂ¥ 8 0 collapsed on the flat granite boulders miles, too. "Summits don't come on a and felt we'd achieved two summits on that overlook Ouzel Lake. "I understand silver platter," he said. "You have to work that hike. what you mean about pace. I wouldn't for them, up and down, and the descent have gotten here at the clip I was going," can be a very difficult thing." Valerie Tamis, 53, once betigued that the I toldjamie. He pointed to a nearby Ours wasn't, truthfully. We were longest and hardest walk she euer took with mountain and said, "Good, because euphoric w-ith our achievement in Rocky Chris was to hisjirst day of kindergaden. climbing Flattop tomorrow is going to Mountain National be even tougher." Park. We learned The park was eeriN silent when we that hiking is more greetedjamie near Bear Lake trailhead than moving from at 5:30 the next morning. "Not even the point A to point , birds are up," I noticed. He nodded. "It's B. It's a journey ~ ~ better to hike early because there's a of risk and chal- possibility of afternoon storms. Plus lenge, requiring there are fewer people." self-control, . j The dirt path was my Heartbreak Hill acceptance of from the onset, even though numerous nature's whims, switchbacks presented stunning and under- j panoramic vistas of the snow-frosted standing each- , Rockies. Remembering how sapped we'd other's fragility felt after yesterday's hike, we constantly and limita- 5 I f.- . , I h nibbled gorp (Good Old Raisins and tions. Halfway B '- A . i Peanuts) and apples. All bantering down Flattop 4 ceased as we trudged higher and higher, I reminded 4 .*---, 24 and I thought, "Don't take your son Chris of a . 1 up a mountain and expect to have sign we'd spotted hours earlier 'meaningful conversations.' that read 'The Mountains Don't Care." The author and her Dense pine forests yielded to wind- That's true, they don't," Chris said. son, Chris, reach 12,324-foot Flattop ravaged shrubs as we approached the "And that's why we have to care." I smiled Summit after an arduous climb. timber line. Fat, furry brown pikas eye- balled us from rocky perches, then .W7' -lfâ‚¬-1-.-5'~tw.5-'*97 <. t W.,-t.Â·r --Â«7-re:re.-'. =- 11'teÂ·- r'~rt~~~"~-,7-'r--,--m-â€¢ scurried off through tundra grass. My back and legs throbbed from the 1 ..43.. . 3 - 2214 ./.A Â·Â· Â· unbroken ascent. I was short of breath . e Â·t <6;6*-2,-*F:. ~ 'Fl and needed to rest every 25 feet. "I feel E . ty.-:~.- 4,4.. Â· j, 01 . - .27.74 k, #734*5 +fE- 4 ~3 like a new man every time I sip water," Â£ -4 -113Â¥f* . v:. /i # .,Fr' I. 1,2. 4.21 4.N ... j.... VA. .2 . .9 ... . A.W *04Â·Â·'*24â‚¬041*.c n J.1, Chris admitted. In the distance I spotted , 4453%241 - 1/ W 0,4 It--) - ft: 1:1Â£-Lk}Â£~4â€ž}**4tff{W ant-sized people on a snowy slope below m .Â·,< Â·Â· ' 2 4-iÂ·3,~ ~/-Â·- E fÂ·-& the Flattop summit. "I don't think I can 12. 7 -/-:-/. .i,f.L+32 make it," I told Chris. He sat down and E P it vvi E K L< 1 # e ~ , D'ENIPSELLER..LXC .. handed me the water bottle. 'Take as .. long as you need, Mom, but you're * , N'OT-SEEI:IN:qi |TF Â°114'~~J.41 going the whole way," he said. - 43':- 1 .*.1*2*%~.42Â·'4Â·.I: *01 Frigid gusts whipped mynylonjacket ~ Â· as I shuffled through the glacial snow- 1 '2 .0 - ' 'A 8 *2 1 field that bordered the summit. Ahead , lay a monochrome moonscape of gray andblack boulders relieved by clusters of ~ 47,--2, 33â‚¬84-9.,f . .* 4 .7 r ......4 1/JU....1 43.4324.*1.*16.:'rÂ·12 44: tlt' 0, yeÂ·:t,. estwii.' .A :ly . ... 4 . . t. yellow buttercups. Then I saw a small f:i rryrt. 1 J sign: Flattop Summit-12,324 Feet. We t , SUtinforyour frce: *. Â·V 272-paÂ¢e travel guiae,4 Â»r , 4.,e had arrived. Chris and I slapped high- fives and raised our arms skyward in â€ž silent celebration. . , . 1.: . We lunched beneath a Windex-blue Det. 11, skv laced with mare's tail clouds. Chris Â·Â·Â· Â· , dozed on a lichen-scored boulder while I watched climbers scaling the rocky cliffs '781 of Hallett Peak. jamie asked, "Have you thought about the descent?" I gulped. ' ' ~ ' I'd forgotten the return was almost five Summer 1996 ODYSSEY 13 9. INFORMATION FOR TRAVELERS The Colorado Mountain School in Estes in the United States. (I figured, after two Bike-riding experience and good Park arranges individual and group hikes days of hiking, at least this was an adven- physical condition are year-round. Prices vary according to ture we could experience sitting - *Â·~dri,- recommended. For length of hike, technical difficulty down.) We signed up with Col- ~ '~*~ more information, involved, and size of group (up to six), orado Bicycling Adventures in Â£.I- call Colorado but generally the cost is $150 per person Estes Park and were driven to Bicycling Adventures per eight-hour day. My two-clay guided the Forest Canyon Overlook, 11 :Wip, râ€¢,il- at 800/607-8765. instructional hike w-ith Chris was $650 for near the Alpine both of us. The school specializes in tech- Visitor Center, nical rock and ice climbing. Colorado elevation 12,000 feet. Mountain School does not guarantee you A guide measured Airk ~--- - - will make it to the summit and recom- and adjusted the ~ mends arriving at least two days before seats on our 21- - ,- -Â· (.0. 11 *13 you do any hiking. Estes Park elevation is speed bikes, then r . :Â·Â·Â·: You're on your adventure vacation in 7,500 feet. For more information, call led the way down the twist- iL>â€¢00 the Rockies, and your daughter's at col- 970/586-5758. ing scenic road. We felt lege on the West Coast. She's glad LoDGINGS our ears pop during the steep when you call because her car has bro- . A resort community, Estes Park offers a descent and averaged speeds of 20 miles ken down, and she doesn't have the full range of accommodations from mod- an hour, stopping occasionally at view- money to fix it. But how can you get her the cash? Simply call 800/833-8650 and est to luxurious. For the local chamber of points. The three-hour ride culminated give the representative the required commerce recommendations, call with a delicious brunch in a secluded information. The cash will be ready for 1 800/44-ESTES. grove several miles from Estes Park. her within minutes at a nearby Com- BIKING TRAIL RIDGE ROAD Colorado Bicycling Adventures Chek Center. ComChek charges your "Why not?" I agreed when my son Chris provides bikes, helmets, and water bottles VISA or MasterCard, and the small ser- suggested we bike down Trail Ridge for this guided 25-mile spin. Cost is $65 vice fee is discounted because you're a Road, the highest continuous paved road per person for ages 12 and over only. Chevron Travel Club member. ---Ir./.--atens. .~rn,0..cÂ·*9=tilka.-. 'IN0- .4 -. Want to know the best way to set from A to B? Call C. Chevron Travel Club, that is. 1- Â· 4,4â€ž . I'./ . A. 2-4 421.- 1-=4 - -: r >.4/.-.... Â· . -j-Â·S , Let Chevron Travel Club illuminate the possibilities. Your Club provides you with an attractive and easy to use Road Atlas & Travel Guide plus ODYSSEY to supply some nifty travel ideas. And you can get expert Trip Routing assistance simply by requesting it. Chevron Calll-800-222-0585 at least 3 weeks before your trip. e Chevron Quality Service. Quality Products. Simply SmarterÂ® A Quality Travel Club. Consult your membership package for specific benefit descriptions. Happy traveling! 14 ODYSSEY 5ummer /996 10. I. 1 Estes Park !!! September 28 (1873) ... 1 - . .. Â·3. m... 1 Â¥ -:,1.12~ _ Explore Estes Park's . --00,3 - ' -9 ~~ 4 -4 . t Wil Colorful Past.:. 3.41 - 1 f. . . 4 I 1 1 # : 1/ 1 I ' 10-Be / U} 0 2 6 2 O 4. . 1 â€¢ .1 J' O O Â·Â· " - - - &2 8 I c - U) 2. -........14 L ' --- . j= IL lAi .0 . 7.1,Â£ - , :.9,4 .ti =1 9 -1 '' 1 0 ..0 . 5/1 A ...4... 1. 0 " .92% 0 0 q , . . ./.2 / 0 * . .. i~>4 -t li a f (10 F J , 8 *4. Join the .1*'41 ' \%9.27.. P ... p " I have just dropped into the very place I am ~ Friends of the Museum seeking, but in everything it exceeds all my r- .'%' .- $ i Â·Â·- ~-1-Â·~l dreams."- From A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains. Your tax-deductible membership brings 11,4 you and your guests free admission to , ,) '1 PA lt>. '. 1 the Museum, a 10% discount in the bookshop, the quarterly newsletter, and Estes Park ~ a premium gift. BYÂ·PASS gall; ' Mr.and Mrs./Mrs./Ms./Miss fakt Esta =LEESSâ€¢' .Irrons CENTER . * 2'U =-r Address NE@t -tar-)T ~ LL) /77 Estes Park Area .1 1/1 94~~~ c City/State/Zip 4 // Historical Museum ~~ i -Ill._ ' I Tel. NE /0 9 -I The Estes Park Area Historical Museum Please send me the following as my gift: is located at 200 Fourth Street, just west of the Stanley Park Fairgrounds. _,j Medium Rare by John Hazlitt Telephone 970-586-6256. , â€¢0 _Weaving Mtn. Memories by r ' Â· Lorna Knowlton Gallery Hours 4 . _This was Estes Park by Ruth Stauffer ...f May - October - 4, Dream Lake Poster - -' b Daily 10:00 am - 5:00 pm = by Chansonetta Stanley Emmons 1 I f~ p..c.yÂ·f-,1 .t .2..2~1.1.,1'-' Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 pm YMCA of the Rockies: Spanning a November, January - April - -/2-- - Century by Jack and Lulabeth Friday - Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm =Lim Melton Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 pm ..4=- A.-- Special holiday hours in December Return to Friends of EPAHM, P. O. Box 1691, Estes Park, Colorado 80517 Designed and Produced by ART BOARD 11, Estes Park CO 80517 ESTES PARK AREA HISTORICAL MUSEUM Preserving the -1--UrÂ»~ Summer 1996 Schedule Colorful History With Events through December of the Fiber Arts and Crafts Exhibit Friends of the Estes Park August 17 in conjunction with Wool Market Area Historical Museum Estes Park Museum Building, fee ..?,9/7 1/lil Stanley Home at Stanley Park June 6- September 2, lil i. - 11 i Annual Picnic June 7: Free reception, 5-7pm Area October 19 June 16 Celebrate Fathers Day Friends of the Estes Park Free admission all day Area Historical Museum Annual Dinner Founded in 1962, the Estes Park Area Children's History Camp Program by Jim Pickering Estes Park Conference Center Historical Museum exists to collect, pre- MacGregor Ranch 509* ./-./ July 22-26 and August 5-6 October 19 serve, interpret and exhibit local history Fee and reservations required < SATURDAY, JUNE 12 Celebrate Arts and for our visitors and residents. 4 RIVERSIDE BALLROOM Humanities Month July 27 ./Whallam....... ./$ PARK Â·Â·Â· Ar' T. Per rer,on iâ€¢â€¢ = hi~nAt~b~er~From Free admission all day Â£64 771.liff- Riverside Dance Estes Park Conference Center, fee ise"Aimil<,9,&.m- November 21 the first July 25 Anna Wolfrom and the The Big Thompson Flood Wigwam Tea Room inhabitants,1 @5%=F~~ David McComb, program and John Reichhardt * .9.-W - the Ute, â€¢ book signing * Winter Exhibit ."Wlq U lit=,9 Shoshone ~ July 31 .le'll'll.~ Joys of Toys and Com- "'"Ill<X~~#Ill114~2i- Memorial for Big Thompson 6/51/'/9//Er/'ll-r=- - 4 November 25 -April 6,1997 anche, to the v Flood Victims and Survivors gg~ -r .3 Museum Building, fee -9 ./EM on the Twentieth Anniversary 1-6 , ,~k4110â€¢ 0 : -33-6Â·~ December 7 early explorers, hunters and ~ Drake Chapel of the Interlude, 6:30 pm 3712:Na:?4:0.~~~4,~, Tour of Historic Old Town ranchers, Estes Park has seen V Free admission at Museum all day ..Qi"~94= Fort Collins Basements its share of heros and villains. August 1 Carrol Tunner, Historic Preservation Listen to the chugging of a Stanley Survivors, Reporters Officer, Fort Collins and Rescuers . leÂ»geâ€žUl Fee, reservations required steam car and peer through an actual First hand accounts of the .1/5...29% - I.- December 14 - 15 stereoscope. Visit the changing exhibits Big Thompson Flood . ~~!~ Open House and Victorian 141*04*Â©L' gallery in the original headquarters for 1."AU : U.Â¥ 2 + 4#*k Christmas Ornament Workshop Rocky Mountain National Park and *~'~t~*024ral- , Free admission at the Museum, check out a real main street log cabin. ,/A.t -4 , refreshments Come. Explore history. * Municipal Building, Room 203 Visit the Museum Bookshop 1,/7,Whum/1 â€¢ New Colorado and local history titles â€¢ Expanded children's section â€¢ Rocky Mountain National Park natural 111.... Ill.Jill -1 history and wildlife =--lit--- 1 21-~~~0* Explore Estes Park's History! â€¢ 10% Friends Member discount â€¢ Photo reproductions available ESTES PARK AREA HISTORICAL MUSEUM Community Development Committee Museum Monthly Report Wednesday, July 3, 1996 1. Home Page The Museum's home page went up Sunday, June 30. The address is http:Vestes.on- line.com/epmuseum/. Lee Lasson is donating web space and Mike Molloy is working with David Steiner from the Advisory Board to set up and maintain the site. 2. Upcoming Events We will hold three events in connection with the Big Thompson Flood 20th anniversary: July 25 Retrospective: The Big Thompson Flood David McComb, professor ofhistory at CSU Program and booksigning Mun. Bldg. room 203,7:00 p.m. July 31 Remembrance Ceremony Chapel ofthe Interlude, Drake, 6:30 p.m Reception following at the Big Thompson Canyon Association Building Cosponsored by the Estes Park Area Historical Museum, the Loveland Museum, and the Big Thompson Canyon Association August 1 Survivors, Reporters and Rescuers First-hand accounts ofthe Flood Mun. Bldg. room 203,7:00 p.m The Museum Friends are holding their fifth annual Riverside/Darkhorse Remembered Dance, a fundraiser, on July 27 at the Conference Center from 8 to 11 p.ni 3. Stanley Hotel Museum I've been asked to serve on the Board ofthe new Stanley Hotel Museum, which will be located on the Hotel's lower level and is a cooperative venture with the Stanley Museum in Maine. 4. Historic Preservation Forum I served on the panel of a Historic Preservation forum on June 26 at the Stanley concert hall, along with representatives from the National Trust, the Rocky Mountain Nature Association, Rocky Mountain National Park, and the Colorado Historical Society. The forum discussed the shared architectural history ofthe National Park, the Estes Park area, and Grand Lake, and the need to identify and preserve historically significant structures. ll. , 5. Needs Prioritization Committee The Advisory Board has set up a Needs Prioritization Committee, with staff and Friends Board representation. The Committee will develop a needs/wish list by category (capital improvement, collections, equipment upgrades, etc.) for use when memorial funds or other financial gifts are received. 6. Fentress-Brown Gift The Museum will use $2500 given ta the Museum Friends by the Fentress-Brown Foundation to purchase a VCR and set up a video library of 35mm movies dealing with Estes Park, which we will transfer to video. These will be available to the public at the Museum on an ongoing basis and may also be incorporated into our exhibits as appropriate. May Attendance Friends Membership 500 Total: 2337 91. 400 - I.1----\. 1-*il r-,Â» U - 300 - j| Estes Park 389 ~ r 200 - - REI C 111 11 \ F. 1 100 - Ell -=i2179771. - i E-1- . 1 -~0~U--*1 1/1 m=117117 1 13;-~ 4 0 -4,-.6.w d I Ufe Active Expired Â¤ As of 5/13/96 E] Estes Park ~ Colorado ~ Out of State ~ Foreign Museum Attendance 1993-1996 3500 3000 2500 :i: E . 2000 1500 !!i ~ 1000 500 & ~ - [lm ~ Fl- Elil ~~ ~ / 0m Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec / 1996 / 1995 ~ 1994 ~ 1993 11. ~rthe Show , + r r 1 1 4 2<f/61>: t-/. g- *6.##4,-~:.4/4#w .1.-er':-% i i? 31 '34 Â· t kok 11, le ' 40>1 4 k: a A 13Â¢~; 14*Th.. ~4 44'* pt#.fli <% 0 , War/FT*.1/1. f~ i ,j i :62,2* f,1.41 Jf~tl~'$~ 4~33* ~%,2.2~ i .i SPECIAL EVENTS EVALUATION 1996 DUCK RACE & PARADE DATE: May 4, 1996 NO. of YEARS: 3rd year under new management NO. of DAYS: 2 MANAGEMENT: Noon Rotary Club of Estes Park PURPOSE: Benefit of local charities. Promote a Spring Kick-Off for tourism. ADVERTISING: ATTENDEES: % Local % Colorado % Out-of-State 1996 NO. ATTENDEES - ??? TOWN EXPENSES - Minimal - Staff Only TOWN REVENUE - No Direct GROWTH POTENTIAL: This is the third year that the Rotary Club has organized the Duck Race. They are very enthusiastic and added a Wine & Cheese Party to this year's event. They are already making plans for 1997. They had a bigger crowd at the race itself this year and a total of $63,000 was raised for the local charities - the largest $$ amount so far. COMMENTS: The Duck Race has always been a good event for the Town and community. It was started by individuals as a benefit and with the support of the Rotary Club. With expanded activities, it could become an event drawing many visitors from the Front Range, etc. It already has a big following from several groups who bus in for the weekend from Kansas. The Rotary has decided to eliminate the parade, bike tour, and Story Telling events, as they were not very well attended this year. Their focus will be on the race itself, Wine and Cheese Party and entertainment during the day in the Riverside Plaza area. Rotary also wishes to change the date of the race to later in May. 13. SPECIAL EVENTS EVALUATION 1996 KITE FLY DATE: May 11 NO. OF YEARS: 8 NO. OF DAYS: 1 MANAGEMENT: Special Events, Optimists Club, Park R-3 School District, Chamber of Commerce, Trail Gazette, Estes Valley Recreation District, Mile High Kites, Inc. PURPOSE: Promote kite flying for all age groups ACTIVITIES: Kite Fly - 4 age groups, free pop, free kites ADVERTISING: Insert, local newspaper, news releases ATTENDEES: 70% Local 30% Other Colorado 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 NO. ATTENDEES 100 130 100 60 50 NO. EXHIBITORS 56 70 52 30 31 VOLUNTEERS HOURS 50 50 50 REGISTRATION FEES - None TRAFFIC COUNT US34 TOWN EXPENSES - not including advertising - staff expense only TOWN REVENUE - None GROWTH POTENTIAL: Very good. We have not pushed advertising on this event. Local advertising given by the Trail Gazette as their sponsorship and the insert in the Front Range papers are the only newspaper advertisements being done. It could be a Regional Kite Fly, involving several hundred people and several days, if we joined with a Club in the local area and put on a more professional competition. To do this a minimum of $5,000 would be needed. If a professional competition were to be held, the Optimists Club would not be involved, their direction is for a "fun kids day." There are always a number of flyers who do not register and fly only for the fun of it during and after the competitions. COMMENTS: Weather was great - just enough wind. Participation was about the same as 1994. This is a fun event with nominal work involved for the Special Events Department. Day-of'manpower is volunteered by Optimists Club, Chamber of Commerce, Recreation District, and Special Events. We had exhibitors as far away as Fort Collins and Longmont. 1*. SPECIAL EVENTS EVALUATION 1996 JAZZ FEST & ART WALK WEEKEND DATE: May 11 & 12 NO. OF YEARS: 6 NO. OF DAYS: 2 MANAGEMENT: Max Wagner, Estes Park Gallery Association & Special Events Department PURPOSE: Introduce and promote Estes Park as an active arts and music community. Bring visitors to Estes Park on shoulder season weekend. ACTIVITIES: Jazz concerts in Bond Park and a tour of open houses at various art galleries throughout town. ADVERTISING: Local newspaper, six front-range newspapers, poster, programs, insert. SPECTATORS: 15% Local 75% Colorado 10% Out-of-State 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 NO. SPECTATORS 800 1,600 3,000 4,000 2,000 2,500 ' TOWN EXPENSES - 1,000 2,100 2,000 2,900 6,550 6,700 TOWN REVENUE 0 0 0 0 2,500 2,500 Volunteer Hours - 400 GROWTH POTENTIAL: Jazz Fest: Good growth potential as long as sponsors and funds are available to provide popular bands. Art Walk: Gallery Association needs to promote their own galleries more and add new galleries to the event for it to gain visitation. Both need continued advertising in the Front Range and Denver area Jazz and Art publications. COMMENTS: Jazz Fest: Having Barlow's, Mama Rose's and Poppy's as sponsors again this year enabled us to provide high quality bands. We hope to continue the sponsor relationship with Barlow Plaza so that we can continue upward. Max Wagner should be asked to continue to direct this event. Attendance was up - GREAT weather. Art Walk: The participating galleries were very pleased with the audience numbers. These two events work well together. We are looking into adding a new art event for 1997. 15. SPECIAL EVENTS EVALUATION 1996 BIG HORN CHALLENGE DATE: June 2, 1996 NO. OF YEARS: 1 NO. OF DAYS: 1 MANAGEMENT: KRKI Radio, BKB Ltd., Health South Corporation Sponsor PURPOSE: Benefit run/walk for the Arthritis Foundation, Rocky Mountain Chapter ACTIVITIES: 5K and 11K Foot race and walk ADVERTISING: Local newspaper & radio, frontrange 10,000 brochures delivered to other races, including the Bolder-Boulder ATTENDEES: 25% Local 70% Colorado 5% Out-of-State 1996 NO. PARTICIPANTS 148 TRAFFIC COUNT US34 TOWN EXPENSES - Minimal Staff - Some Police Coverage TOWN REVENUE No Direct GROWTH POTENTIAL: Could be very big in a few years if sponsor and organizer do their advertising properly. The routes were extremelycompetitive and the runners will help spread the word. COMMENTS: This was a first time event and they are already planning for June 1, 1997. Police Department give the organization of this event a AAA. The organizers were very cooperative and handled changes in an efficient manner. In the future, as numbers grow, they will need to provide more volunteers. /6. SPECIAL EVENTS EVALUATION 1996 WOOL MARKET DATE: June 6-9 (second week of June each year) NO. OF YEARS: 6 NO. OF DAYS: 4 MANAGEMENT: Special Events Department & Wool Market Committee PURPOSE: 1) To be an educational and entertaining event for those interested in fiber and fiber animals; 2) A family event; 3) Attract an audience from outside the Estes Park area, staying several days during the shoulder season; 4) Selling opportunities for fiber artists and the showing and marketing of animals; 5) Provide for the general public a hands-on educational experience plus a market for the purchasing of yarns, fleeces, equipment and garments. ACTIVITIES: Workshops, animal shows, spinning contests, spinning and weaving demonstrations, fashion show, fleece contests, skein contest, children's hands-on tent, sheep dog and sheep shearing demonstrations. ADVERTISING: Local newspaper, six front-range newspapers, five trade magazines. SPECTATORS/PARTICIPANTS: 10% Local 60% Colorado 30% Out-of-State 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 NO. SPECTATORS 3,000 6,000 7,500 8,500 8,500 9,500 NO. EXHIBITORS 231 319 574 613 628 613 NO. ANIMALS 265 401 573 628 656 740 STALL RENTAL - $741 $ 5,966 $ 8,738 $11,242 13.861 10,049 REGISTER FEES $8,555 $13,267 $15,620 $20,799 21,277 26,950 TOWN EXPENSES 30,418 $36,810 .$50,927 $53,282 63,542 TOWN REVENUE -18,012 $27,277 $40,638 $49,489 54,239 58,209 VOLUNTEER HOURS 648 700 8bo GROWTH POTENTIAL: Commercial vendors, and 11amas are at maximum without more facilities and this is OK, as the quality can be controlled. There is a great need for fiber education and a place for breeders to promote their animals in our area. As long as the weather continues to be favorable the spectator numbers should continue to increase. There is also a great deal of interest in fiber education. Workshops bring attendees in for four days providing good revenue, both for the Town businesses and the event. The 11ama and alpaca numbers increased in 1996. We are the largest Llama and Alpaca show in the world. Sheep were up - we had a sheep specialty show this year which helped. Weather was wonderful. 17. COMMENTS: As the Wool Market Committee works toward 1997 we again keep quality as our major objective. The educational value of our event continues to be brought to our attention by public comment. The Estes Park Wool Market, in just six years, is one of the top three fiber festivals in the United States. The Alpaca Association (AOBA) moved it's convention to Denver in 1996 - the week following the Wool Market. Alpaca exhibitors declined some, however we retained the number of animals and declined only ten in entries. The Alpaca Breeders of Colorado supported our show in large numbers and. were very helpful with volunteers. Goat entries were up due to a new contact in the Colorado Springs area where there is a 4-H group devoting their projects to Cashmeres. We gained 39 workshop attendees. Sheep Werd also up again and 1lamas gained in numbers. The weekend demonstrations continue to be of great interest. At times there were 300+ watching the sheep dog demonstrations (Thanks to " Babe ") . Volunteers continue to make this event happen!!! l9. WOOL MARKET COMPETITION FIGURES 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 LLAMAS: Entries 150 177 338 411 556 609 Llamas 109 99 228 236 307 329 Exhibitors 90 95 114 103 SHEEP: Entries 99 133 324 364 241 358 Sheep 99 133 235 260 140 235 Exhibitors 12 21 32 34 20 26 GOATS: Entries 36 54 82 88 73 102 Goats 29 36 78 76 70 80 Exhibitors 7 14 19 17 16 18 ALPACAS: Entries 0 48 59 56 116 105 Alpacas 0 46 57 56 97 96 Exhibitors 0 18 22 32 45 24 LLAMA FLEECE & SPINNERS CHOICE: Entries 0 0 9 16 12 10 Exhibitors 0 0 7 9 8 5 ALPACA FLEECE: Entries 0 9 17 15 43 62 Exhibitors 0 6 9 10 15 14 WOOL FLEECE: Entries 97 104 175 170 185 193 Exhibitors 22 30 43 46 41 39 CASHMERE FLEECE: Entries 0 87 35 0 0 0 Exhibitors - Unknown SKEIN CONTEST: Entries 91 59 77 101 99 70 Exhibitors 61 38 46 64 52 30 SHEEP/SHAWL: Entries -Â· Teams 3 3 4 1 3 1 LUNCHES: Fashion Show 100 162 158 200 195 217 Thursday 75 150 156 154 VENDORS: 49 50 58 58 64 54 WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE: 76 116 98 185 190 229 RABBITS: Rabbits 42 24 Exhibitors 13 5 19. SPECIAL EVENTS EVALUATION 1996 COURAGE CLASSIC DATE: June 7, 8&9 NO. OF YEARS: 3 NO. OF DAYS: 3 MANAGEMENT: Children's Hospital of Denver PURPOSE: Benefit for Children's Hospital ACTIVITIES: Cross country bicycle tour. ADVERTISING: ATTENDEES: 0 % Local 100% Colorado 0% Out-of-State 1994 1995 1996 NO. ATTENDEES 2,500 2,500 2,500 NO. EXHIBITORS 2,000 2,000 2,000 RENTAL INCOME - None TRAFFIC COUNT US34 TOWN EXPENSES - Minimal - Staff only TOWN REVENUE - No Direct GROWTH POTENTIAL: COMMENTS: This event uses the High School facilities. Some riders camp at the school. Event management brings in all food. Chamber of Commerce, Police Department, High School and Special Events help coordinate the activities while they are in town. Easy event to have in town - some additional traffic problems for the Police Department. However, event management does a good job of traffic control with volunteers within the Town limits. They are well organized, meet with local contacts frequently and keep in touch with changes, etc. Several complaints were received concerning riders riding 6 abreast and coming over the center lines of highways (mostly in the Hiway 7 and Allenspark area j They will choose a different route for 1997. 20. SPECIAL EVENTS EVALUATION 1996 COLORFUL COLORADO QUARTER HORSE SHOW DATE: June 13-16 NO. OF YEARS: 11 NO. OF DAYS: 4 MANAGEMENT: Colorful Colorado Quarter Horse Association PURPOSE: Education and promotion of quarter horses. ACTIVITIES: Halter and performance classes ADVERTISING: Local newspaper, Estes Park Events Calendar and Horse Trade magazines. SPECTATORS: 1% Local 90 % Colorado 9 % Out-of-State 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 NO. SPECTATORS 200 200 300 300 250 150 NO. EXHIBITORS 684 736 736 780 750 680 NO. ANIMALS 214 230 245 313 300 267 RENTAL INCOME - ARENAS 915 1,015 1,188 1,430 1,315 1,015 STALLS 3,680 4,166 4,355 4,766 5,196 6112 TOWN EXPENSES - 6,650 8,791 11,674 10,783 15,118 TOWN REVENUE - 6,840 8,809 9,475 10,275 10,688 11,692 GROWTH POTENTIAL: Numbers will ~remain stable. Growth would come only with major horse interest growth or if show management obtains a regional or district show. COMMENTS: They have grown from a two day show to four day show since 1990 by adding Buckskin and Palomino horses. Weather this year was rainy and they had to stop the show on Saturday and run two shows on Sunday. We were reminded at that time that they would be interested in an indoor facility. We may see them changing venues. 21. SPECIAL EVENTS EVALUATION 1996 MINIATURE HORSE SHOW DATE: June 17-23 NO. OF YEARS: 12 NO. OF DAYS: 6 on grounds MANAGEMENT: Rocky Mountain Miniature Horse Association PURPOSE: Education and promotion of Miniature Horses ACTIVITIES: Halter and performance classes ADVERTISING: Local newspaper, Estes Park Event Calendar and Trade magazines. EXHIBITORS: 0 % Local 60 % Colorado 40 % Out-of-State 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 NO. SPECTATORS 800 800 800 600 600 500 NO. EXHIBITORS 441 540 600 450 400 380 NO. ANIMALS 138 160 200 192 152 136 RENTAL INCOME - ARENAS $750 $750 $750 $750 $750 $750 STALLS $3,137 $3,671 $4,674 $4,406 $4,107 $4,772 TOWN EXPENSES $5,514 $7,947 $9,230 $8,873 $12,026 TOWN REVENUE $6,291 $6,465 $8,016 $7,151 $6,871 $7,916 GROWTH POTENTIAL: Don't see alot of change in industry at the time. They were down about 30 horses due to a Miniature Show in Oklahoma. COMMENTS: Effortless show to have on grounds for staff. They have voted to return in 1997. 41 SPECIAL EVENTS EVALUATION 1996 SCANDINAVIAN FESTIVAL DATE: June 21 & 22 NO. OF YEARS: 4 NO. OF DAYS: 2 MANAGEMENT: Scandinavian Club of Estes Park Liz Betts, Chairman PURPOSE: The purpose of the Scandinavian Festival is to continue and strengthen the traditions and heritage of the Scandinavian people. ACTIVITIES: Raising of the May Pole. Traditional dances, both by professionals and audience participation, and vendors; held at Bond Park. Bonfire and dancing held at the Marina on Friday evening. ADVERTISING: An article in the Spring insert piece, 1996 EP Events Calendar, Scandinavian Newsletters. ATTENDEES: % Local % Colorado % Out-of-State unknown 1993 1994 1995 1996 NO. ATTENDEES 1,000 1,200 3,000 3,500 NO. EXHIBITORS (Vendors) 7 14 12 13 NO. ANIMALS NA RENTAL INCOME - ARENAS NA STALLS NA REGISTRATION FEES NA '~ TRAFFIC COUNT US34 TOWN EXPENSES - not including advertising 150 500+ 500 500 TOWN REVENUE -not including Sales Tax NONE 0 0 0 GROWTH POTENTIAL: Fourth year event was, again, very well organized. There is a large population of Scandinavians in the area and they are doing well putting on an event of this kind. They can do alot of advertising in their newsletters and earlier notification will increase their attendance. This event has good potential. COMMENTS: Rained off and on both days. A good addition to the June events schedule. Town employee involvement was minimal. Town advertising was minimal. They have already reserved Bond Park June, 1997. Would like to see them receive good encouragement from the Town. This could become a very large audience event. 43. r f '6.;l / ./'.