July 26, 2026
Tag: train trips
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The Wildflower Excursions
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From April into the fall, in the early years of the 20th century tourists made their way from near and far to the Colorado Midland Railroad depot in Colorado Springs for the Wildflower Excursions. The whole story is yet to be written, but here are the basics.
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November 16, 2025 1 Comment
“Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them,” said Shakespeare. Napoleon Bonaparte made his greatness as an army general, then as an social innovator. He ended life a broken exile, but that’s not what we remember him for.