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Golden Eye Candy – Joyce Davell – July Day on the Creek – enlarge

Virtual Events

9-10:15AM Align and FlowNEW!


Real World Events

9AM Keg Konditioning @ Golden Mill
9:30-11:30AM Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose


Live Music

11AM William Topley Solo Acoustic Brunch @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
11AM-2PM Keith Wren @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
2PM Hornbuckle Brothers @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse

2-5PM Andre LaMotte @ Golden Mill
3PM Funk It Up @ Wrigley’s

4-7PM Wendy Woo @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
5-8PM Marty Nightengale @ Golden Mill
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern


Golden History Moment

Bridges of Golden, from the Golden History Museum collection – enlarge

155 Years Ago
The July 3, 1867 Colorado Transcript reported that every bridge across Clear Creek east of Golden was impassable because of spring run-off.

BE CAUTIOUS–Several accidents to men and teams have occurred recently from attempts to cross Clear Creek below here. Mr. Jim Boyd informs us that on Monday last while attempt to cross at Wolff’s ford, Mr. Jacob Shank lost a valuable span of horses, a wagon, and narrowly escaped being drowned himself. Young John Wolff was near being drowned at the same place, while attempting to cross on horseback. Ed. Althause lost the bed and hind wheels of his wagon, escaping with his horses with great difficulty. People should be exceedingly cautious in venturing into this rushing stream in its present state.
Colorado Transcript
– July 3, 1867

Washington Avenue Bridge, 2010 – Daniel Swartzendruber – enlarge

Golden has been through a number of bridges in the past 163 years, and each one has been improvement over the last–more clearance above the flow and more space between the bridge supports, so branches and other flotsam don’t accumulate.


Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!

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