Archive for April 2022
Two-Lane Tidbit: Crossan’s M&A Market, Yampa, CO
A tiny town with just one paved road, Yampa, CO, which lies between Steamboat Springs and Vail, is home to Crossan’s M&A Market. The heart of town for decades, it opened in 1903 in anticipation of the coming railroad and was the community general store until its closure in 1964. After its closure, it sat…
Read MoreTwo-Lane Tidbit: Warden’s House, Cañon City, CO
Cañon City, CO is home to more than the famous Royal Gorge Bridge, it’s also home to the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility. Despite digging we can’t quite get a straight story, but as we once heard, way back in 1868 (before Colorado was a state), Cañon City had the choice of the state prison or…
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