Marble

  • Locations: News Published

    CSQ strikes 'gold' in Marble

    CSQ strikes ‘gold’ in Marble thumbnail CSQ recently discovered a special gold-veined white marble at its quarry. Courtesy photo

    In the fall of 2022, Colorado Stone Quarries, Inc. (CSQ) announced in a newsletter the discovery of a special type of gold-veined white marble at its Pride of America Quarry (formerly Colorado Yule Marble Quarry) just south of the town of Marble. It was the latest in a series of… read more →

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    Former Marble resident achieves prestigious Naval rank

    Former Marble resident achieves prestigious Naval rank thumbnail Reflecting upon her monumental Navy career, Commander Elouise Hurst noted the dedication she put forth, and the people who supported her along the way. Photo courtesy of the Department of the Navy

    Commander Elouise “Ellie” Hurst had a childhood most today can only imagine. Growing up as “one of the Marble kids,” she experienced independence, adventure and a self-awareness that ultimately shaped her impressive career in the Navy — including her recent promotion as the commanding officer of the Center for Naval… read more →

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    Potato Day’s 2022 mash-up grows engagement

    Potato Day’s 2022 mash-up grows engagement thumbnail Potato Day 2022, poster art by Will Tempest

    For 112 years, through two pandemics, ‘Bonedalers have harkened the fall with a celebration of spuds. At the time of the very first Potato Day, 1910, Eugene Grubb had just published his book, “The Potato” and Irish immigrant Thomas McClure’s red variety, unique to this valley, was gaining national prestige.… read more →

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

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

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    Lead King Loop stakeholder group hosts listening session

    Lead King Loop stakeholder group hosts listening session thumbnail 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 →

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    LKL: Another chance at collaboration

    LKL: Another chance at collaboration thumbnail 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 →

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    Marble Wetlands Preserve created through land donation

    Marble Wetlands Preserve created through land donation thumbnail 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 Published

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

    CVEPA Views: To trap an elk in 1972… thumbnail

    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

    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 Published

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

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

    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 →