Grass below, trees above, music floating on the breeze, and the air slightly tinted with the smell of hops. To me, that’s summertime. The Wellington Brewfest & Wine Tasting walks the line between old-fashioned beer fest and new-fangled fun. Let me explain. Beer festivals of old, say 2012, would not serve wine. However, they would feature beer brewers/brewery owners pouring their beer. The actual beer brewer started to disappear from
Perhaps you’ve driven by Frisco while on Interstate 70, or you’ve driven through to Breckenridge. While there are more famous towns in the Rocky Mountains, sometimes there’s more to a place than meets the eye. For instance, while there may not be a ski resort in Frisco, it is within reach of eight. However, I am not writing about Frisco in the winter. I’m writing about Frisco during what we
We were more than a little excited about attending Collaboration Fest this year. Shockingly, I had never been, and I knew it was popular with brewers (the Colorado Brewers Guild hosts it). In the past, we went to so many beer festivals that I’d always let this one slip away and not apply for media tickets. We hadn’t been to a beer festival this year, so I decided we needed
My consulting business, HeidiTown Consulting, takes me to various towns to speak on variations of my theme, Love Where You Live. If you remember, earlier this year I spoke in Gothenburg, Nebraska, and more recently at IN THE GAME in Greeley, Colorado. On May 7, 2025, I’ll be in Fort Morgan, Colorado, to speak at Boost Your Business. This series brings a handful of speakers to the area this spring.
“Location, location, location,” isn’t that what they say? I’m here to tell you that Palisade is the perfect location for skiing in the morning and wine in the afternoon. Up at 7:30 a.m., we breakfasted in our room at Spoke & Vine Motel in Palisade, Colorado. Lodging here comes with delivery of coffee or tea, yogurt and granola, and a banana. A bonus when getting to the slope for skiing
“Here, have this tomato,” said the guy on the free bus. That was my first experience in Crested Butte; receiving a fat, heirloom tomato from a friendly hippie high on life and Vinotok, the town’s annual celebration of nature, community and harvest. That was in 2015. I was staying at a bed and breakfast downtown and attending a tourism conference. Fast forward to 2018, and Ryan and I spent three
For those who don’t know, Cherry Creek is a Denver neighborhood—a very, very nice one. In the early 2000s, I worked about two miles from Cherry Creek, near the capitol building in Denver. Although we aren’t there often anymore, we have a history with Cherry Creek. One of the first places Ryan took me when we moved to Denver in 1999, was the Cherry Cricket. Ryan grew up in the
In my twenties, I spent many nights in Fort Collins. We’d meet our friends and hit up The Town Pump, The Vault, the swings at The Drunken Monkey, Coop’s poolside, and The Crown Pub, among others. Then, we’d crash at my friend’s house on Remington. The good old days. Fast forward to today, and we’re twenty years older. My friend who lived on Remington now has two kids and lives
In the past, I’ve written end of year review roundups of all the wonderful trips we’ve taken and festivals we’ve gone too. And while we have taken a number of excellent trips this year, most with the dog, and attended some incredible festivals, I want to write this year’s review a little differently. The need to reconnect to our purpose as small business owners is something I heard early this
We had more fun at The Stanley than I imagined we would—a lot more. Some of you know I live in Loveland, “down the canyon” from Estes Park, a popular little mountain town. Because of its proximity to Denver, it gets a lot of traffic (both the foot and vehicle kind). If you are a Colorado Front Range dweller, like myself, I’d recommend going to Estes Park during off times.
