Sylvia has hung out in Breckenridge for more than 100 years. Soon after she came to the Victorian town during the gold rush with her husband, he died in a mining accident. Now, she's rumored to wander the Prospector, moving from window to window on the second floor, her long dark hair flowing over her white dress. During her life, her sole purpose involved finding a rich husband.
When one family lived in the Prospector (now a bar), they told stories of leaving clean clothes on their bed and returning to find...

he Dillon Open Regatta as a three-day sailing party, but make no mistake, when the rudders hit the water and the spinnakers capture the breeze, the competition is fierce.
"Sailing is always a race, whether it's a regatta or not," said Silverthorne's Doug Vaughan, 46, who's captaining his boat Stella Blew in his first Open. "You're always trying to catch somebody or they're trying to catch you."
And there was plenty of chasing when the 37th running of the Dillon Yacht Club's annual regatta officially began with single-class races Saturday afternoon. A...

Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column feigning disinterest in smart phones.
You all seem to be buying up Droids, iPhones, Blackberries and whatever other gadgetry able to surf the Web, play music, mix cocktails and support a real-time conversation.
Twenty-six months ago, our LG Chocolate (non-Touch model) was still pretty hip. Its slide action and slick, black design really stood out among the clamshells.
Today we find ourselves spinning the little wheel through text messages, trying to look busy/hip as our friends click...

BRECKENRIDGE - A favorite locals' joint named for the Norse god of snow recently went cold after an 18-year run.
Ullr's Sports Grill on Main Street went out with a bang last weekend as people crowded in for the final hurrah.
"It's an icon," bartender Justin Saunders said, adding many were in disbelief after hearing of the closure.
The bar and restaurant was a meeting place for people getting off the ski slopes in the winter, and it supported a spectrum of local recreation league teams.
But its...

BRECKENRIDGE - A message to the people of 2110 was sealed Friday afternoon before a group of about 20 locals on the old Summit County Courthouse's first floor.
People stood circling a gray box loaded with artifacts of local life as county Commissioner Bob French read a five-page letter he wrote on Memorial Day.
"We climb the mountains, ski them, ride them on snowboards, bike them, run them, walk them, photograph, admire, think about them; we know they're there; we feel them always, even if unconsciously," he said.
The...

To be, or not to be in Bisbee: That is the question my husband Bill and I ask ourselves as we pick and choose from the multiple destinations tempting us from our winter "getaway" base in Green Valley, Ariz.
We've come to the area to hike and bike, but the highway leading to this former ghost-town-turned-funky-chic community is steeper than our normal bike routes, so choosing to check out the area requires a day-trip by car and a bright-and-early start.
Tucked into a narrow valley surrounded by copper-colored hills, the...