Jul 14, 2019 | Past HLC Tours & Talks, Timnath/Windsor
On Saturday, July 13th, about 40 people (including several kids) met up at the Swetsville Zoo. There our tour of historic Timnath began. Bill Swets, who grew up on the farm there, took us on a tour of the property beginning with an 1860s cabin and ending with a...
Jul 13, 2019 | Laporte/Bellvue, Past HLC Tours & Talks
On July 6th, Historic Larimer County hosted a two part tour. We started out at the Bingham Hill Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in Larimer County, where Judy Jackson shared the history of the cemetery itself as well as that of several people who have been buried there....
Apr 29, 2019 | Past HLC Tours & Talks, Soapstone
On April 28th, Ron Sladek led a tour of the Graves Camp in the northeastern part of Soapstone Prairie Natural Area. He covered the history of the site from around 1830, when trappers frequently passed through, all the way up to the present day.
Dec 28, 2018 | HLC News, Loveland, Past HLC Tours & Talks
On November 17th, Historic Larimer County hosted a tour of three historic buildings in Loveland’s Downtown Historic District: the First National Bank building (now Desk Chair Workspace), the Lovelander Hotel (now residential housing), and the Rialto Theater. In...
Oct 23, 2017 | Estes Park, Past HLC Tours & Talks
On October 23, 2017, Historic Larimer County members enjoyed a personalized tour of historic Estes Park including a visit to the historic Park Theater and the Birch Ruins. The tour was led by Derek Fortini, the director of the Estes Park Museum and one of Historic...
Sep 23, 2017 | Cheyenne, Past HLC Tours & Talks
On September 23rd, 2017, Historic Larimer County hosted a tour of The Plains Hotel in Cheyenne, Wyoming led by long time member and hotel owner, Astrid. The hotel opened with a grand gala in 1911. Everyone who was anyone in Cheyenne attended the event. The hotel has...