The Leadville Twin Lakes Link
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Issue: 15
June 2009
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Gold Rush Getaway Contest
Summer Getaway Prizes
Upcoming Events
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Dear Friends,
We're kicking off summer with a bang! The Gold Rush Getaway Contest has started,
and it's your chance to win one of six weekend getaways. Leadville is part of the
Colorado Gold Trail, which celebrates 150 years of gold mining in Colorado. And race season is underway, with competitions of all kinds throughout the summer. The hummingbirds have arrived and the flowers are blooming. It's time to pack your bags and head for the mountains! Keep reading to learn more about summer in Leadville and Twin Lakes.
If you'd like to stay in touch more frequently, and learn about specials, contests,
packages and events, you can read the blog and follow us on Facebook and Twitter,
too.
Give us a call today at 888-532-3845 to start planning plan your next visit!
Everything that is Colorado is right here...
shouldn't you be here, too?
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WIN A WEEKEND GETAWAY!
Leadville and Twin Lakes are celebrating 150 years of gold mining in Colorado
with a Gold Rush Getaway Weekend Contest. You can enter by visiting any seven Lake
County businesses for signatures, including any two restaurants, any two retail
stores, any lodging property and any two museums. There will be two prizes awarded
at the end of June, two at the end of July and two after Labor Day weekend in September.
Click here for contest rules and information.
Gold Rush Getaway kits, which include the entry form, maps and helpful information
about the area, as well as a kids' coloring page and activities, can be picked up
at the Leadville/Lake County Visitors Center at 809 Harrison Avenue in Leadville,
or Inn of the Black Wolf in Twin Lakes.
Special thanks to all of the Lake County businesses that donated prizes for this contest.
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SUMMER GETAWAYS
The first two prizes in the Gold Rush Getaway Contest will be given away at the end of June:
Camping Getaway - Two nights in a campsite at Sugar Loafin' Campground, nestled
in the woods near Lake Turquoise. Includes two daily bike rentals or tent rental
from Bill's Sport Shop; two two-and-a-half-hour horseback rides from Mega Mountain
Magic; and two tickets for a scenic ride on the Leadville, Colorado and Southern
Railroad.
Couple's Getaway - One-night stay at the McGinnis Cottage, located on Banker's Row
in Leadville. This getaway includes something special for each of you: a one-day
fly-fishing trip from Alpine Ski and Sports for one of you, and a massage, pedicure
and gift basket from Blue Earth Well-Being Salon and Boutique for the other.
In addition, all six Weekend Getaway winners get a family membership to the National
Mining Hall of Fame & Museum; a souvenir mug from Fire on the Mountain Pottery;
an "olde tyme" shopping spree from Hundley's Olde Tyme Gifts and Fudge, including
a ½ lb. of homemade fudge, a $20 gift card and a personal introduction to Leadville
and its old West history; and a portrait sitting, contact sheet and 8x10" portrait
from the Leadville Picture Co.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
July 4:Old-fashioned Independence Day Celebration
July 11: Leadville Trail 100 Marathon & Heavy Half Marathon
July 11-12:Lake County Rodeo
July 19: Du-it-High Duathlon and Tri-it-High Sprint Triathlon
July 25: Leadville Silver Rush 50 Mountain Bike Race
July 26: Leadville Silver Rush 50 Trail Run
August 7 - 9: Leadville Boom Days
August 15: Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race
August 16: Leadville Trail 100 10K
August 22-23: Leadville Trail 100
Click here or call 888-532-3845 for more information on these events.
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Thank you for your continued interest in Lake County. We hope to see you around
town soon.
Sincerely,
Your friends in Leadville and Twin Lakes
P.S. Enter our Gold Rush Getaway Contest and win a weekend getaway!
