Where does the Colorado River start? From its headwaters in Rocky Mountain National Park, the river supplies water to 7 states in the Southwest on its 1,450 mile path to where it outlets in the Gulf of California. See a Colorado River Map including the Upper Basin, Lower Basin, dams, and reservoirs that make up its complex water management.
Learn how Longmont astronaut Vance Brand became a key figure in NASA history, flying Apollo and space shuttle missions that forever changed American spaceflight. Discover how Brand became a symbol of U.S.-Soviet cooperation and a leader in NASA’s shuttle era.
The 1955 bombing of United Airlines Flight 629 over Longmont remains one of Colorado’s darkest tragedies. Learn the history behind the catastrophic plane crash, the ensuing investigation and execution, and the lasting impact on aviation security of America’s shocking first act of airline terrorism.
Boulder County is far more than its renowned landscapes; it’s a repository of history teeming with tales from miners,…
Boulder County has quickly risen to prominence as one of the nation’s leading tech hubs, driven by a…
Longmont’s Indigenous Roots and Early Exploration For thousands of years, the land we now know as Longmont, Colorado,…