Marble Archives – The Sopris Sun

Locations: News By Dyana Furmansky Published May. 25, 2022

As Lincoln Memorial turns 100, Marble town history is written in pure white stone

A fluted marble drum fabricated for the Lincoln Memorial, rejected because it did not make the grade. Photo by Alex Menard

After visiting the beginnings of Colorado-Yule Marble Company in the town of Marble, architect Henry Bacon insisted on using its luminous, white stone for the Parthenon-styled exterior of the Lincoln Memorial he was designing. Its color was, he asserted, “immeasurably superior” to the four tried-and-true marble sources also being considered… read more →

Locations: News Published May. 4, 2022

Lead King Loop stakeholder group hosts listening session

DIY property protectors Tim Goodwin, Jesse Congdon and grandson James stand by their completed fence to keep ATVs out of their front yard. Photo by Alex Menard

By Alex Menard

As the upper Crystal Valley sheds its protective coat of winter white, many things are revealed. The daily appearance overhead of a pair of bald eagles means that our ecosystem has a crowning touch: an eagle’s nest. On McClure Pass, the melting snow makes way for a… read more →

Locations: News By James Steindler Published Mar. 9, 2022

LKL: Another chance at collaboration

Lead King Loop stakeholders gathered on Feb. 16 at the Marble Community Church. Courtesy photo

The Lead King Loop (LKL) may just be the next frontier for a collaborative public land management plan. With many diverse interests, cohesion has been elusive to date. At the close of the year, converging interest groups agreed to come together with the intent to form comprehensive suggestions to hand… read more →

Locations: News By Olivia Emmer Published Feb. 23, 2022

Marble Wetlands Preserve created through land donation

A 54-acre Marble property was recently donated with the intent to preserve public access and wildlife habitat. The property boasts extensive wetlands with ample beaver activity. Photo by Olivia Emmer

A long-sought Marble-area land donation was completed at the end of 2021 between an anonymous donor and the Trust for Land Restoration (TLR), a Ridgway-based nonprofit. The property, a 54-acre strip of land with wetlands on one side and steep forested hillside on the other, has been used by the… read more →

Locations: Opinion By John Armstrong Published Jan. 19, 2022

CVEPA Views: To trap an elk in 1972...

The 500-pound cow elk was wild-eyed as she kept trying to escape the trap.

She continued to jump up on the eight-foot-tall walls of her plywood pen until she finally broke down a section. The “wapiti” (the Shawnee and Cree word for elk) struggled to get her front legs… read more →

Locations: Letters Published Oct. 13, 2021

Letters - Oct. 14, 2021

Re: Marble Ski

The board of the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association would like to thank Lynn Burton and The Sopris Sun for the terrific article on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Marble Ski Area (Sept. 22, 2021). Entering CVEPA’s 50th year of service,… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion By John Armstrong Published Sep. 29, 2021

CVEPA Views: What’s all the fuss about Marble?

Every time you pick up the paper it seems there is an article about Marble. It might be about the Marble Quarry, off highway vehicle (OHV) impacts, Wild and Scenic Designation or simply overcrowding. Why all the interest in this little hamlet way up the Crystal River? For… read more →

Locations: News By Lynn Burton Published Sep. 22, 2021

Marble Ski Area fight raged 50 years ago

Riding up Mount Daly. Photo courtesy of the Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame.

As Colorado ski areas boomed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, a couple of Denver developers decided they wanted in on the action. They eventually set their sights on Marble, a near ghost town about 25 miles as the crow flies, west-southwest of Aspen.

The… read more →

Locations: News By James Steindler Published Sep. 1, 2021

CVEPA shares perspective

CVEPA board member Dorthea Farris gives her two cents during the Aug. 29 public meeting. Photo by James Steindler.

On Aug. 29, the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA) board conducted their annual public meeting at Propaganda Pie in Redstone. Longtime Western State University professor of history Dr. Duane Vandenbusche was the keynote speaker and focused on the importance of water conservation in the West.

MarbleFest in photos

The family-friendly MarbleFest attracted all sorts of characters from all stages of life. There were artisans, a book binder, a bookstore in the back of a VW bus and a dog in a sidecar — among many other quirky and vibrant happenings. Folks happily perused the booths or sat in the shade of the tall trees on the grassy hillside facing the main stage. Lively musical acts serenaded the crowd, whose vibe matched the blissful and unique atmosphere of Marble on the weekend of Aug. 14. Photos by Sue Rollyson.

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