There are major awards like Oscars, Grammys and Nobel Peace Prizes. Then, there is the Battered Bucket Award.  You’ve probably never heard of it, but if you won it, you probably messed up in a memorable way to get it…

After four years of Civil War the conflict had claimed over 630,000 lives.  It was time to begin the long process toward peace and healing.  We look back  on the surrender of Lee at Appomattox…

Most Americans know it as the place where the Civil War ended.  Although that is not technically true, it is still the spot where the war between the states entered its final chapter…

A brick layer from Norway came to this country in the early 1900s.  The impact he had in one Colorado town is still seen today…

When the first farmers and ranchers began to settle this part of north central Colorado, they found a mineral spring that was unique from the rest.  In fact, one characteristic gave us the name of the well known town here today…

If you happen to drive by the cemetery in Gypsum, Colorado on April 8th, you may find several people serving breakfast.  It’s an unusual sight to see and it has quite a story behind it…

Near Gypsum, Colorado you can still find a small cabin that was the home of a farmer named Charley Peterson.  He also ran a ferry across the river and was known to be a kind and helpful gentleman.  That’s what made this story especially unusual and tragic…

When mining didn’t pan out, many here turned to ranching and then to farming.  And when it came to growing crops, one vegetable in particular made these towns the best in the country  at growing this…

What is the only U.S. state with a circle, or arc, as part of its boundary?  There’s only one and we’ll go to the center of that circle for the story…

The Underground Railroad was not only a dangerous journey for blacks escaping slavery, but there were also consequences for those who helped them.  This old courthouse recounts the story of those who paid that price…