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Fall 2019 Newsletter: Discover
Read the Fall 2019 issue of Discover magazine featuring “Holland House: A hotel famous for food.” Please give us a call at 303-278-3557 if you’d like to receive the paper version of this magazine at your home.
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Eat like a local in the new Touch Gallery
Eat like a local in the new Touch Gallery Anyone can eat at home. But when we’re tired, or out of food, or just want something different, we go to a restaurant. More than just a fancy French word for a place to eat out, a restaurant is where we gather, relax, and...
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Gone but not forgotten-remembering the Foss Carriage Room
Restaurants come and go on a regular basis, but some survive and become local favorites. While the redesigned Touch Gallery will pay homage to the Holland House, the Foss Carriage Room (later renamed the Golden Ram) is worth remembering too. When the Foss Carriage...
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Table Mountain Inn donates Holland House menus
Our friends over at Table Mountain Inn (TMI) recently donated some old Holland House menus and TMI photographs. Apparently they were found and collected there over the years. Prior to opening in 1992, the Table Mountain Inn was home to the Holland House, a hotel...
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Golden loses two change makers on the same day: Irma Wyhs and Robert Harmsen
Golden lost two change-makers on the same day: Irma Wyhs and Robert Harmsen. I recently learned that they both died on June 20, 2019. When it’s possible, my approach to history is to get out and talk to the history-makers themselves. History is a record of the passage...
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Touch Gallery gets a facelift
Nothing stays the same for long around here. Touch Gallery is closing August 26, 2019 in preparation for a facelift. Clay mining and brick making are going away to make room for a dive into Golden culinary history, and several onetime favorite restaurants—most notably...
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Honey bees and their habits
Bees at Golden History Park Observing honey bee activity at Golden History Park can be a rewarding and enriching experience when done from a respectful distance. Consider using binoculars to get an intimate and detailed perspective on bee life. Quick history Honey...
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Go Team U.S.A. and Lindsey Horan
Women’s World Cup Soccer is afoot, and once again, one of Golden’s own is excelling on the international stage. Whether you’re a fan or not, I’m sure you can get behind Golden High alum Lindsey Horan. There’s been a fair amount of local and national press on the...
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