A Sliver of a Moon Slipping Behind Mt. Zion
Photo by Chris Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Friday, Sep. 26th
- 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
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 3-5PM - Line Dancing with Carol Graham
- 5:30-8:30PM - Nature Journal Club: Sketching Mammals
- 8-10PM - Drag Show and Bingo
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
The Golden Word - 9/26/25
10:30AM and 1:30PM Friday Tours @ Colorado Railroad Museum
Highlight Tour every Friday at 10:30AM
Special Topic Tour every Friday 1:30PM
Each Friday, join us for an hour of exploring a different aspect of Colorado’s railroad history. Each tour covers a specific theme and on these dates our focus will be: Locomotives!
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 the tour.
Friday Tour Tickets - $3 each plus General Admission ($10 adults, $5 kids 2-15, $8 seniors 60+).
Today's Topic: Locomotives
Location:
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Avenue (Map)
3-5PM Line Dancing for 50+ @ The Community Center
Do you love social dancing? If so, this monthly dance series is for you. We will have one hour of instruction in a social dance and then a second hour to dance and socialize in the beautiful Coal Creek room.
Dust off your boots and come on down to the Golden Community Center for an afternoon of line dancing and line dancing instruction- no partner needed. Grizzly Rose & Whiskey Rose teacher Carol Graham, also a senior, knows a thing or two about line dancing. She has been dancing all of her life and has taught beginners, seniors and plenty of dances to many styles of music. Learn more.
*Activity Level: at your own discretion. 1 hour of instruction 2 hours of dancing.
Fees
Resident (Standard Fee): $5
Non-Resident (Standard Fee): $7
Location:
Golden Community Center
1470 10th St. (map)
5:30-8:30PM Nature Journal Club: Sketching Mammals @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
Photo by Chris Davell
Learn techniques for drawing mammals as you investigate the nature center's taxidermy mounts and dioramas. This program will take place indoors at the Lookout Mountain Nature Center.
Free - Registration is required.
Location:
Lookout Mountain Nature Center
910 Colorow Road (Map)
Live Music for Friday, Sep. 26th
- 6:30PM Jack Price @ Golden Outpost
- 6:30-9:30PM Big Hooray @ Goosetown Station
Goosetown Station - More Live Music
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
6-9PM Grey Rails @ Barrels and Bottles
7-9PM Sam McManus @ Etta Jeanne
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: A Glorious Day in Golden History
Colorado Central Railroad Engine #4 – Dan Abbott collection
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155 Years Ago
On September 26, 1870 Golden celebrated the arrival of the Colorado Central Railroad. The Transcript waxed poetic:
(The day) …dawned as lovely as ever smiled upon the world. Not a cloud could be seen in the heavens, and the air was as balmy as early spring. Long before the “dapp’d grey coursers of the morn” pranced up the smiled east our beautiful valley was awakened by sounds of bursting torpedoes and rattling of musketry. As the sun cast its first bright rays upon the mountain tops, the church bells rang out their cheerful peals, and the different locomotives at the depot took up the refrain with their shrill whistles and bells, and the whole valley was filled with rejoicing and gladness.
The first train arrived from Denver at 8AM, and the second arrived at 1PM. Those who arrived on that train reported that thousands had been left at the depot in Denver because there wasn’t room to board. The train was sent back to collect more people. The Transcript estimated that about 4,000 people participated in the party.
At about 10AM, wagon loads of celebrants from Gilpin County arrived. They were excited, because the next phase of building would extend the line to Blackhawk, where it would serve their gold mines.
The ceremony started at 3PM. William Loveland, who had been working toward this day for six years, presented gold and silver spikes to dignitaries, who drove them into place, signifying the completion of the road. The gold spike had been provided by citizens of Gilpin County (gold mines) and the silver spike was furnished by a citizen of Georgetown (silver mines).
There were many flowery speeches. Telegrams of congratulation were read from President Grant, other railroads, and major cities. Local dignitaries responded to the telegrams with prose such as “Colorado, the brightest star in the Territorial galaxy.”
In the next issue of the Colorado Transcript, George West (the Owner/Publisher) could barely contain his enthusiasm and devoted many columns of tiny text to detailed descriptions of the event. At last, he reluctantly returned to other news topics. Suddenly, in the midst of the “Local Matters” section, another burst of excitement erupted, and he wrote my favorite paragraph in 159 years of Transcript articles:
We have no word of apology for the amount of space occupied this week by railroad matters. We feel good. In fact, we feel like a shooting star. Our railroad is finished and we are all hunky-dory.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind around 9 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 54°F
Saturday: Sunny, 78°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 54°F
Sunday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 78°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 54°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 76°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 53°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 78°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 54°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny, 79°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 53°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 74°F
News About Golden - September 26, 2025
Motorcycle rider dragged half mile down U.S. 6 after crash near Golden
By Katie Langford
Denver Post
A motorcycle rider remains in the hospital with serious injuries after he was dragged at least a half mile down U.S. 6 near Golden after a crash, according to the Colorado State Patrol... Read more...
Colorado Library Named the Best in the Nation
U.S. Government Publishing Office
WASHINGTON —U.S. The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has named Arthur Lakes Library at the Colorado School of Mines as the 2025 Federal Depository Library of the Year. The Golden, CO library was selected for its significant role in increasing access to and preserving Government information, including making publications from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) easily accessible to the public in digital formats... Read more...
Robert Johnston joins Payne Institute for Public Policy as senior research fellow
By Erich Kirshner
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
Robert (RJ ) Johnston, director of energy and natural resources at the University of Calgary School of Public Policy, has been hired as a senior research fellow at the Payne Institute for Public Policy at Colorado School of Mines. Johnston will be working with Payne on a variety of topics, with a special focus on the intersection of energy, natural resources, geopolitics, policy and markets... Read more...
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