Aspen Film Presents: 50th Anniversary Screening of “The Exorcist,” Friday, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. | Monday, Oct. 30, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., Isis Theatre When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious.
The most interesting historian of Aspen’s past is the Ute Cemetery. It is there that, while wandering among headstones and decorative fences, one can begin to sense that people have inhabited this town for far.
1941 fire that burned half a downtown block. Willoughby collection
Especially in our 24-hour news cycle the calamities we experience are billed as the ‘worst ever’ so often we begin to wonder if we will survive. The anecdote is to recall the stories our parents and grandparents told us contrasting our ‘poor me’ complaints to their life stories. The perspective of hearing historical references can balance our myopic view of what we cope with.
Let’s start with the very beginning of Aspen. Those first pioneers trekked over the Continental Divide in winter into unknown territory and celebrated when they found streaks of silver in protruding ridges. But imagine what a bad day it was for the Utes witnessing that invasion into their pristine hunting grounds and unspoiled rivers.