The bighorn sheep is the mammalian symbol of the Colorado Division of Wildlife and Colorado's official mammal. Colorado is home to the largest population of the species anywhere.

Weekend visitors to the Georgetown Wildlife Viewing Station can enjoy the benefit of trained volunteer guides from the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Ready with binoculars and spotting scopes, volunteers will help visitors locate sheep, and learn about wildlife. (The viewing station offers permanent viewing scopes and educational exhibits throughout the year.) 

To visit the viewing station, take I-70 west from Denver to the Georgetown exit (#288). Turn left on Alvarado Road and follow the brown and white binocular signs until you reach the viewing station near Georgetown lake. Bighorns may be noticed from the highway, but,  for the safety of both people and wildlife, please view sheep from the viewing station.

Silver Plume will host a Halloween Party for the little ghouls and goblins.  Be at the Large Town Hall at 7:00pm to enjoy a costume parade and other fun events for the kids.

Kids Free – bring a parent for$5.00

An out of the box learning about the local watershed and it connectedness to our daily uses. This FREE Festival will host over 30 environmental passport stations each hosting games and crafts. The festival includes fishing, fly-tying, ice cream social, BBQ lunch, face painting, lLamas, gold panning, snowmaking & sustainability demos.

Date:  September 17th
Time:  10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Where:  Creekside at Courtney-Ryley-Cooper Park, Idaho Springs

Website:  http://www.clearcreekwater.org/

September 17th from  10 am 4pm 3rd Annual Georgetown Dutch Oven Cook Off.  The COOK-OFF will be located in downtown Georgetown, featuring live music in Library Park, a Beer & Bratwurst Garden in Strousse Park, and of course a Dutch Oven cook-off competition with tastings for just a buck!

Gates open at 10am with Miner’s Stew, High Country Bread, and Rocky Mountain Cobbler tastings beginning at 1pm. Judging begins at 1pm and the winners will be named at 2:30pm. The Beer and Brat Garden will remain open until 4pm.

Website:  www.georgetowncookoff.com
Contact Email: dawn@greatdividetravel.com

Dance, Dance, Dance with the Glass Packs, Fiddler John Wilson and Jimmy Lewis and Ron Jones Fiddlin’ Fever at the Corner Park next to the John Tomay Memorial Library in Georgetown, Colo.

Dates of Event:  Aug. 20th 2011
Times of Event:  10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Event Name:  Friends of the Library and CCMRD presents Mountain Jams

Contact Email Address: stephanie@clearcreeklibrary.org

Dates:  August 13th
Time:  2 pm-5 6pm

The Taste of the Divide is an event with artists , restaurant flavors as food vendors, a beer garden, live music, and face painters. This is an event like no other in the court yard of the Historic Hamill House in Georgetown, Co. event costs are $10.00 per adult and $5.00 per child

For more information: dawn@greatdividetravel.com

Mile High Rafting has put together some amazing packages for rafting and accommodation for people wanting to raft and then hang out and relax.  Combine your rafting trip with another activity or an overnight and get these discounts.

You can book your raft trip and then stay at the Miners Pick Bed and Breakfast in Idaho Springs or the Rose Street Bed and Breakfast in historic Georgetown.  With the beginner rafting trip the cost is only $99 per person based on double occupancy.  If you want to stay at Mad Creek Bed and Breakfast then all Mile High Rafters get a 10% discount on the room rate.

For larger groups Historic St. James Vacation rental and Mile High Rafting are offering a two night stay for 10 people for two nights and 10 ‘Sure Shot’ beginner rafting tickets for $629.

Mile High Rafting will supply all the gear you need then the Bed and Breakfast’s will provide you with all the relaxation.

Who to Contact?

• Mile Hi Rafting – 303-567-0717
• The Miners Pick Bed and Breakfast – 866-394-7425
• Mad Creek Bed and Breakfast – 303-567-0717 and ask for Suzen.
• Rose Street Bed and Breakfast at 303-569-2222

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