Yearly Archives: 2013

Amanda May’s Cafe

Mountain Jackpot - August 4, 2013

Amanda May’s Café is conveniently located in the Aspen Mine Center on Bennett Avenue in the heart of downtown Cripple Creek . Amanda May...

Almanac For Week Of July 30th

Mountain Jackpot - August 2, 2013

Tuesday, July 30 Town Hall Meetings with the Sheriff. Teller County Sheriff Mike Ensminger will continue his town hall meetings, with a special discussion on...

Bronc Day Festival

Mountain Jackpot - August 2, 2013

Saturday, Aug. 3 The 75th annual Bronc Day Festival will occur in Green Mountain Falls on Aug. 3 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival, sponsored...

Manitou Springs May Offer Final Hope For Pot Advocates

Mountain Jackpot - August 2, 2013

by Rick Langenberg: Manitou Springs, a community with strong hippie traditions, may become the final refuge in the Pikes Peak region for proponents of Colorado’s...

Center of the Known Universe, Divide, CO

Mountain Jackpot - August 1, 2013

By Beth Dodd: Divide sits in the heart of Teller County at the junction of U.S. Hwy 24 and CO Hwy 67, but it is...

Into Thin Air In The High Country

Mountain Jackpot - July 31, 2013

by Rick Langenberg: Many TMJ readers may recall Jon Krakauer’s great Into Thin Air masterpiece, a real-life story surrounding the tragic Mount Everest disaster in...