Wet Fish and a Happy Dog
Photo by: Nancy Torpey - enlarge
What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Sunday, Jun. 16th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Church Services
- 9AM-2PM - Country Market
- 9:30-11:30AM - Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
- 10AM-6PM - Scandinavian Midsummer Festival
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 12-4PM - Father's Day Market
- 2:30-4:30PM - Textile Society
- 5-9PM - Board Game Night
- 5:30-7:30PM - Drag Bingo
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
9AM-2PM Country Market
Join us for the inaugural season of the Country Market at The Golden Hayride Outpost on Sundays May-October. Visit the Market for fresh produce, local vendors, food trucks, refreshments, and community fun!
The Country Market at The Golden Hayride Outpost features a variety of local vendors throughout the season, with several all-season vendors including:
- Heinie’s Market fresh produce and canned items
- Mac Nation serving up delicious mac and cheese bowls
- The Wild Clementine flowers
- Love Level wooden jewelry
PLUS a rotating list of other amazing local vendors on varying dates!
We have indoor and outdoor seating to enjoy your meal and relax with a beverage after browsing the marketplace. We hope to see you there! More information
Golden Hayride Outpost
17695 S Golden Road (map)
10AM-6PM Scandinavian Midsummer Festival in Parfet Park
Scandinavian Festival in Parfet Park - Photos by Joyce Davell - enlarge
Scandinavian Market * Food * Performances * Activities * Beer Garden * More...
Over 80 artisans, organizations, and performers share our cultural heritage through food, crafts, performances and activities. This annual festival will surely become a much anticipated tradition. Check out the Scandinavian Classic Car Show with the Rocky Mountain Saab Club.
TODAY'S ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP
10AM Scandinavian Trio
10:30AM Scandinavian Strings
11AM Ring Dances Around the Maypole with
Scandinavian Folk Dancers of Phoenix
11:30AM Swedish Folk Dans Club of Denver
12PM Chris Welsh of Sun & Moon
Dance: Viking Instruments
12:30PM Valkyrie Dance Collective
1PM Fjellborg Vikings
1:15 PM Kiddie Vike! (Children vs. Fjellborg “Battle”)
1:30PM Nicolette Andres – Hardingfele
2PM Ring Dances Around the Maypole with
Scandinavian Folk Dancers of Phoenix
2:30PM Costume Expo & Contest
3PM Nordic Daughter
3:30PM Chris Welsh of Sun & Moon Dance:
Viking Instruments
4PM Swedish Folk Dans Club of Denver
4:30PM Fjellborg Vikings
4:45PM Kiddie Vike! (Children vs. Fjellborg “Battle”)
5PM Nordic Daughter
5:30PM Closing Ceremony Grand March with
Scandinavian Folk Dancers of Phoenix
6PM Festival Closes
Live Music for Sunday, Jun. 16th
Michael Allen @ the Golden Mill
- 4-7PM Maya Ogea @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
- More Live Music
2PM Custom Shop Band @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
2:30PM Mark Morris Duo @ Goosetown Station
3-7PM Funk It Up @ Wrigley’s
4PM Gilded Lilies @ Goosetown Station
4PM Jeff Goodwin @ Over Yonder
5:30PM Big Hooray Bluegrass @ Goosetown Station
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Comparative Killings
I’m not sure of the source, but this picture is always used by people telling the story of “Heartless Ed Franklin” – click to enlarge
Throughout the 1930s, the Colorado Transcript ran a series called UNWRITTEN HISTORY. In it, they published memories of long-term townsfolk. They paid $1 for a good story. Since the stories were based on old memories and didn’t suffer the constraints of absolute accuracy, they made for good reading. One story, published on May 1, 1930 was provided by G.E. Dollison.
This was the tale of three bandits–Franklin, Musgrove, and one whose name was lost in the mists of time. The three were in Jack Hill’s saloon (now part of the Buffalo Rose) when a posse entered. The bandits ran out the back door, shooting as they left. One of the shots killed the bartender. The posse eventually caught up with Musgrove and the unnamed guy “in the bottoms along Clear creek somewhere east of Ford St..” Mr. Unnamed was killed in the fight. In this version of the story, Musgrove “was immediately hanged to a convenient tree.”
The third bandit–Ed Franklin–was discovered in bed, in his room in the Overland Hotel (which stood on the site of the Buffalo Rose). His guns were out of reach, so he opened his shirt, pointed to his heart, and told them to “shoot me here, so there won’t be any doubt about it.” That was the story, as recalled by Mr. Dollison in 1930.
I searched for the newspaper accounts written at the time the events occurred, finding them in the November 25, 1868 Colorado Transcript. The story as Dollison recalled it was basically accurate, though there were a few pertinent details missing.
One might wonder why Ed Franklin would go upstairs to bed after his gang had shot a bartender. The testimony at the inquest explained that he was drunk. His guns weren’t “out of reach–” there were no guns in the room. The deputies were trying to put handcuffs on him and take him into custody, but there was much swearing and wrestling as he resisted arrest. The part where he instructed them to shoot him in the heart did appear in the testimony, and one of the deputies obliged.
The Transcript’s comment was “As Franklin was known to be a desperado of the worst stamp, and was doubtless guilty of the crimes charged upon him, no one here regrets his death, but many think that three armed officers should have been able to hand-cuff one unarmed, naked man, and given the law a chance at him.”
The way the story was told in 1930, it seemed that Musgrove was captured near Ford and Clear Creek and hanged on the spot. In fact, he was taken to a jail in Denver. From there, “a vigilance committee of fifty of the citizens of Denver, among them some of the most respectable people, proceeded to the jail, took the notorious Musgrove from the officers in charge and hung him on the Larimer street bridge over Cherry Creek.” (Colorado Transcript, November 25, 1868)
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: Mostly clear. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 93. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 61°F
Monday: Sunny, 89°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 58°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 78°F
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 54°F
Juneteenth: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 76°F
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 58°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 86°F
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 64°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 88°F
Friday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 63°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 89°F
News Relating to Golden - June 16, 2024
Warning to tubers: Clear Creek is “not a lazy river,” officials say
By John Meyer
Denver Post
Clear Creek Whitewater Park was closed to tubers and swimmers this week due to high water and raging currents flowing over its man-made rapids, but there was plenty of activity at the popular recreation destination in Golden... Read more...
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