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One of Aspen’s annual Thanksgiving events that ceased – turkey shoots – spanned eight decades. Locals, at least those who enjoyed hunting or target shooting, penciled the dates on their calendars.  The first one recorded...

“During the festivities a fine 38-pound gobbler was among the prizes and interest as to who would be the lucky winner of the huge bird was great,” the Aspen Daily Times reported on Thanksgiving 1908.