Boulder

The History of the Flagstaff Star

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Boulder’s iconic star atop Flagstaff is an annual holiday tradition for Boulderites. Do you know the history of the star? Learn more about this landmark – HERE.

Real Estate

Eco-Cycle Helps Boulder Plan for a Eco-Friendly Holiday

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Ecocycle helps the Boulder community plan for an eco-friendly holiday. Check out their holiday guide to recycling, composting, and much more – Click Here

Louisville

Who Doesn’t Love a Horse Drawn Carriage Ride? If you answered yes, then Downtown Louisville is the place to be!

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Downtown Louisville is offering free horse drawn carriage rides throughout the winter. All rides leave from the WinterSkate ice rink. For more information and to get dates and times click HERE.

Boulder, Lafayette, Louisville

Holiday Lights Guide – It’s not too late to take a tour of some great light displays in and around Boulder County!

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If you love holiday lights, the Daily Camera just posted an interactive map of where to see the most unique ones in Boulder County. This is really cool! Interactive map of Boulder County holiday lights – HERE.

Kids, Louisville, Outdoors

Louisville’s WinterSkate Brings Back Old-Fashioned Fun!

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Located in Historic Downtown Louisville, WinterSkate is an old-fashioned ice skating rink complete with skate rental, concessions and traditional holiday music. Celebrating its thirteenth year as the original outdoor ice skating rink in the community, WinterSkate presents the perfect opportunity to enjoy the winter season in a beautiful small-town setting.

Open every day through February 2015. More details can be found here.

Boulder, Kids

St. Nick Is Still On The Downtown Boulder Bricks!

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St. Nick is on the bricks of the Pearl Street Mall to meet kids every Saturday from 11 to 2pm through Christmas – this is the last Saturday! Bring the kids down to meet Santa at the Pearl Street Visitor Center at Pearl and 13th.

More details on their website – HERE.

Boulder

Banjo Billy’s Boulder History Tours

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That funky bus you see driving around Boulder is Banjo Billy’s. Take this wild and educational bus tour to learn about aspects of Boulder you never knew! Make your holiday tour reservations – HERE.

Boulder

50 Things You Probably Did Not Know About Boulder – You’ll Love This One!

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I posted this link on Facebook and got tons of interest so I’m bringing it to BoulderCounty365. Even for those of us who have lived here a long time I bet you will find something you did not know about Boulder here.

50 Things You Probably Did Not Know About Boulder Article