Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1925, a fire in the remote town of Marble tore through the Marble Mill, destroying half the structure and dealing a major blow to an already hard-hit operation. At the time of the fire, the Marble Mill was the largest of its kind in the […]

Monday, April 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, the Denver Mint was established by an act of Congress. Although it didn’t begin producing coins as planned until 1906, it is now the largest coin producer in the world.  Today’s edition of The Colorado Flyover is a bit shorter than usual so that […]

Friday, April 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1894, Denver officers and firefighters who had barricaded themselves inside City Hall complied with a Supreme Court order to vacate. They had occupied the building for over a month in protest of mass layoffs. During the standoff, Gov. Davis Waite ordered cannons to be aimed […]

Thursday, April 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1917, the town of Estes Park was incorporated. Today, the town is one of Colorado’s premier resort spots, acting as a gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park and a basecamp for visitors exploring the Rockies. The recent stretch of nice weather might have you thinking […]

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1874, Alfred Packer—a guide hired months earlier to lead a group of miners through the San Juan Mountains—emerged from the wilderness alone. Packer later confessed to cannibalizing his companions when a snowstorm left the party stranded and on the brink of starvation. If you’ve ever […]

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2019, the Colorado Avalanche’s Cale Makar became the first defenseman to score a playoff goal in his NHL debut, contributing to the Avs’ 6-2 win over the Calgary Flames and an eventual first-round victory in the Stanley Cup playoffs. This summer is shaping up to […]

Monday, April 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1935, Colorado’s plains were engulfed by a colossal black cloud of dust—one of the decade’s worst dust storms, or “black blizzards,” causing blackout conditions across seven states. The day of the storm would later come to be known as Black Sunday. Would you try your […]

Friday, April 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt issued a proclamation establishing San Isabel Forest Reserve, which would later become San Isabel National Forest. Today, San Isabel is one of Colorado’s 11 national forests, spanning more than a million acres and multiple mountain ranges. April isn’t just the end […]

Thursday, April 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2004, the Denver Pioneers won the NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey national championship for the first time in 35 years, defeating the Maine Black Bears 1-0 in the title game of the Frozen Four at Boston’s Fleet Center.  What do mead tastings, costume contests […]

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1851, Hispano farmers established the town of San Luis. Now 174 years old, San Luis claims the title of Colorado’s oldest continuously occupied town. Can psychedelic mushrooms be used for therapy? That’s the question soon to be explored at the state’s first-ever psychedelic healing center, […]