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Colorado Springs Christmas Holiday Activities, mark your calendar
Colorado Springs Holiday Activities
Celebrate the Holiday Spirit
Colorado Springs Festival of Lights 
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When: December 6th at 5:50pm
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Where: Downtown Colorado Springs, at the corner of Tejon and St Vrain Street and will go south on Tejon to Vermijo Avenue, turn west to Cascade Avenue and go north to Kiowa Street
Annually bringing together some 80 entries and attracting crowds reaching over 100,000 individuals. Features many bands and floats, many of which are lighted. This year’s theme is “through the Eyes of a Child”. This traditional holiday event is now in it’s 24th years and delights thousands of children of all ages who line the streets to view the spectacular floats, bands, horse units and of course, Santa Claus.
Snowflakes and Smiles Parade in Manitou Springs
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When: December 13th, 12 noon to 1:30pm
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Where: Downtown Manitou Springs
It’s the annual “Snowflakes & Smiles” Christmas Parade. This is a real old fashioned parade with support from all of the area. The parade includes Read the rest of this entry »
The End of an Era in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs History — Palmer’s Legacy
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By 1901, with the population of Colorado Springs about 25,000, General Palmer was ready to take it easy as he entered his later years in life.
Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs – burned to the ground
In 1898, a huge fire threatened all of Colorado Springs. Read the rest of this entry »
The Young Years of Colorado Springs
1870’s in Colorado Springs
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For other information on the General check out these articles:
- The Founder of Colorado Springs, William Jackson Palmer
- The Young Years of Colorado Springs
- Tea and crumpets in Colorado Springs
- The End of an Era in Colorado Springs
In October, 1871 Queen Palmer arrived in Colorado Springs at was to be her new home. What she found was a dusty wilderness and her new home (Glen Eyrie) was not yet finished. She never adapted very well, but she did try. She preferred indoor activities and dancing while the rest of the women that were there enjoyed hiking and
roughing it. She noticed that there was no school in the little town and decided to start one. In November of that year she started a day school for the children in the area. She lasted five weeks and realized that she wasn’t cut out to handle the everyday problems. After the Christmas break, she hired a schoolteacher at her own expense to continue the tiny school. In March of 1872, Queen Palmer would leave the area and never live there again, though she did make visits. There is even a school today named after her. She died in 1894 at age 44 in England. Her body would eventually be buried in Evergreen cemetery.
1872 also marked the first hotel in Colorado Springs. Yes, it was called the Colorado Springs Hotel and built by Read the rest of this entry »
