HeidiTown Gives Back: Disabled Resource Service (DRS), Fort Collins, Colorado
It’s the first Monday of the month and that means it’s time to introduce the recipient of HeidiTown Gives Back. Each month a different Colorado-based charity is picked to receive free ad space on HeidiTown.com and a blog post about ... [ Read More ]
Featured Festival: Frozen Dead Guy Days, March 8-10, 2013 (Nederland, Colorado)
All photos courtesy of Frozen Dead Guy Days. Photos by Barbara Lawlor. Behold the Frozen! Frozen Dead Guy Days is hardly a secret anymore. In just 12 years they’ve managed to put this fest on the map. It’s been written ... [ Read More ]
Featured Festival: Leadville Ski Joring Weekend (Leadville, Colorado, March 2-3, 2013)
Skijoring competition during in Leadville, Colorado. Photo by Steve Sunday. (www.sundayphotography.com) One of my favorite memories is waking up to six inches of fresh snow on my birthday, October 10, 2007. We were staying in Leadville, Colorado the highest town ... [ Read More ]
Featured Festival: Grand Park Dog Days of Winter (Feb. 16-17, 2013 in Winter Park, CO)
I’ve been a fan of dog sled racing since I was just a little girl. Growing up in the far northern reaches of Washington State – let’s face it, it was practically Canada – there were quite a few Alaska ... [ Read More ]
Featured Festival: Grand Lake Winter Carnival (Feb. 2, 2013)
Next weekend, we’ll be heading down the rabbit’s hole and it will lead us to the Grand Lake Winter Carnival. I love small town festivals. There’s just something so real and so special about a town coming together to enjoy ... [ Read More ]
A Colorado Valentine’s Day Guide
A pretty cake goes a long way in making your Valentine happy! Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer, all rights reserved. Want to experience an authentic Colorado Valentine’s Day? Here are my tips for infusing a little Rocky Mountain high into your ... [ Read More ]
Featured Festival: Snow Sculpture in the Dark (Loveland, Colorado Feb. 5-10, 2013)
Several years ago I was walking through downtown Loveland, Colorado when I ran into a man carving a humongous ice block. We got to talking and I learned that he was helping bring a snow carving competition to Loveland. I ... [ Read More ]
Photos of the 2013 Ullr Festival Parade (Breckenridge, Colorado)
If you’ve been paying attention, by now you probably know that I was invited by GoBreck to judge the 50th Annual Ullr Festival parade last week in Breckenridge, Colorado. After looking through our parade photos, taken mostly by my husband, ... [ Read More ]
Featured Festival: Estes Park Winter Festival (Jan. 18-21, 2013)
Four years ago, Ryan and I decided to go snowshoeing in Rocky Mountain National Park, and afterwards we stopped in Estes Park and stumbled into what has become one of our favorite winter festivals. Goofing around with Jack at the ... [ Read More ]
Top 10 Memories from the Mayor of HeidiTown, Colorado for 2012
It has been an AMAZING year here in HeidiTown… and 2013 is going to be even better. I have so many great memories from this past year, like emceeing a freezing/cold/snowy Berthoud Oktoberfest, attending the Great American Beer Festival ... [ Read More ]
