Summer Garden at the Kelly Mansion
Photo by Richard Luckin
What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Friday, Jun. 14th
- All day - The Friday Tour
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 10AM-4PM - Beginning Quilting Class
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time
- 2-4PM - Celebrating PRIDE through Arts and Crafts
- 4-9PM - Scandinavian Midsummer Festival
- 6-7:30PM - State 38 Cocktail Class
- 6-9PM - Art Rocks @ Goosetown Station
- 6-7:30PM - Back to Basics: Beat the Heat - CANCELED
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
4th of July Raffle Tickets @ GCB
The Golden Lions Club will be on hand tonight at Golden City Brewery, selling raffle tickets to support their 4th of July extravaganza. Stop by, have a pint, and buy some tickets!
Golden City Brewery
920 12th Street (map)
4-9PM SCANDINAVIAN market Preview, Beer Garden, gathering around the campfire
Golden is the new home of the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival! Be inspired by the rich cultural heritage of Scandinavia. There will be over 80 artisans, organizations, and performers sharing their cultural heritage through food, crafts, demonstrations, and entertainment.
2-4PM Celebrating PRIDE through Arts and Crafts
Celebrate your authentic self and get creative in a welcoming environment! Craft rainbow friendship bracelets and LGBTQ+ inspired pop art, listen to music, explore our collection of books, and embrace the spirit of PRIDE at this relaxed drop-in program.
Tomorrow at Noon: Horses & History
If you've ever wanted to hear Golden's story from beginning to end (or more accurately from Native Americans to the 21st Century downtown renaissance), here's a perfect opportunity:
My daughter Margaret and I will be doing a Wagon Ride Through History tomorrow at noon. Margaret—with her Clydesdales, Wallace and Todd—will drive us through Golden's oldest commercial and residential neighborhoods while I tell the tales of Golden's past.
I hope to see you tomorrow! Tickets are available at ClearCreekCarriages.com.
Tomorrow Morning: Geology Field Trip
Tomorrow morning at 9, plan to join Mines Professor Donna Anderson and the Stewards of Golden Open Space for a Geology Field Trip.
Golden was a center of clay mining in northeastern Colorado for nearly 140 years. Clay came from two geologic formations: the Dakota Group and the Laramie Formation. The clays in the two formations had different mineral compositions, used for making different products. Fifteen clay mines existed in and around Golden, only one of which is now active.
The historic Cambria Lime Kiln along Kinney Run Gulch is the only restored lime-kiln in Jefferson County. It was built in 1879 by John Hodges as the first structure of his Cambria Brick and Tile Company. The Cambria Kiln was built with Lyons Formation sandstone from the cliff behind the kiln, on the east side of Kinney Run Trail. It was conveniently located near the “lime seams” also east of the Kinney Run Trail. It operated until 1892.
In 2005, a City Council Resolution recognized “the unique geologic areas in the Eagle Ridge area, including the Dakota hog back, Cambria Lime Kiln, Kinney Run Trail, and riparian areas,” and designated them “as a geologic and environmental education park.”
Want to know more? Join Mines Professor, Donna Anderson, for a walk back through time to learn about the geology and mining history of Golden. We will meet at 9:00 am at the Shelton Elementary School parking lot.
Get a copy of the eBook, Golden Rocks: The Geology and Mining History of Golden, Colorado here
Please sign up by sending an email to info@stewardsofgolden.org and tell us how many in your party and a contact phone number.
Friday Tours @ The Railroad Museum
Highlight Tour every Friday at 10:30am
Special Topic Tour every Friday 1:30PM-2:30PM
Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. The Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections and the railroads impact on Colorado’s history. Visitors can also join us for the afternoon tour where each week our trained guides delve more deeply into a different aspect of Colorado’s railroad history.
Tours are subject to change and are based on guide availability. Each week’s theme is explored using a variety of museum resources to help bring the subject to life with the understanding that guests are welcome to continue their visit on their own after their tour.
Click here to reserve Friday Tour Tickets in advance!
Guided Theme Tour: $3 plus General Admission (Free for Museum Members, ages under 2).General Admission: $10 adults, $5 kids 2-15 (under 2 is free), $8 seniors (60+). Museum members and children under age 2 are free.
Click Here for 2024 Special Topic Tour Dates & Subjects
Live Music for Friday, Jun. 14th
- 7:30PM Lies or Lullabies & Project Foreigner @ Buffalo Rose @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (main venue)
- 7-10PM Bunny Blake @ Buffalo Rose @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage) - More Live Music
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5:30-8:30PM Tim Smisek @ Barrels and Bottles
6PM Grind 5280 @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse6
6-9PM Gnarbillys @ Goosetown Station
6-9PM Cross-Eyed Jim @ Mountain Toad
6-10PM Trip Wire @ Wrigley’s
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: A Mobile Book Store
Golden Tourist Camp on Jackson Street, between 22nd and 23rd Streets
96 Years Ago
The June 14, 1928 Colorado Transcript reports that “The Vagabond Book Shop” was visiting at the Golden Camp Grounds. This was a custom vehicle that served as both camper and bookstore. The living quarters included running water, a gas plate, and a sink. The bookstore carried 1000 volumes, including “some of the finest literature that the world has produced.”
The owners of the shop were based in Carmel, California but apparently traveled to tourist towns. A Golden resident had been visiting Santa Fe when she met the itinerant booksellers. They were planning to go from Santa Fe to Estes Park, but she persuaded them to make a stop in Golden along the way.
The mobile bookstore was an interesting novelty, but Golden was not bereft of a book source: there had been a bookstore in downtown Golden continuously since the 1870s. The proprietor at that time was Fred Robinson, who owned the bookstore from 1912-1947.
The Golden Transcript (originally called the Colorado Transcript) has been publishing since 1866. The Golden History Museum has been working on digitizing the historic issues. You’ll find old Transcripts online at coloradohistoricnewspapers.org.
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy. Low around 64, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. North wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 62°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 89°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 62°F
Sunday: Sunny, 94°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 61°F
Monday: Sunny, 90°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 60°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 85°F
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 57°F
Juneteenth: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 78°F
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 57°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 80°F
News Relating to Golden - June 14, 2024
HEROES WITH PAWS
Golden Police Department
Crimewatch
The Golden Police Department wants to expand its K9 Unit. Heroes with Paws, is a proud partner, helping to raise money for the funding of a new dog. 100% of donations received will go to the K9 Unit... Read more...
Golden Day 2024: Colorado’s territorial capital turning 165
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Golden’s going to need a bigger birthday cake this year to fit all 165 candles... Read more...
Enjoy these 5 skate parks within 30 miles of Denver
By John Renfrow
Golden Transcript
With winter in the rearview, it’s time to ditch the snowboards and break out the wheels again. Coloradans are spoiled with over 70 skate parks in and around the Denver metro area, according to SpeakEasy Skate, a Colorado skate park directory run by local Damian Dixon. The directory boasts more than 200 in the state... Read more...
3 Mines faculty members named University Distinguished Professors
By Emilie Rusch
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
Three Mines faculty members have been granted the title of University Distinguished Professor and University Distinguished Teaching Professor for 2024-2025, the highest honorific title that can be conferred on a professor at Mines... Read more...
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