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Fox 31 – Vietnam vet spends 26 years hand-carving ‘Carousel of Happiness’ in Nederland

Shoutout Colorado – Meet Scott Harrison: Sculptor, Writer

Mountain Ear – Carousel to Launch New Butterfly Ride

Voyage Denver – Hidden Gems: Meet Scott Harrison

Bldrfly – Ned’s Carousel of Happiness: A Gateway to Somewhere Else

Travel Boulder – The Carousel of Happiness

Mountain Ear – Carousel Presents Animals After Dark Gala

Travel Awaits – 9 Beautiful Old Carousels You Can Still Ride Today

Eyes on Longmont: Story of the Carousel, by William Decker

Daily Camera – Lafayette Seniors Living in Memory Care Unit Take Carousel Ride in Nederland

Mountain Ear – Riding the Carousel of Life

Colorado Springs Gazette – How a Vietnam Veteran’s Carousel Dream Came True

Colorado Life – Magical Menagerie

Mountain Ear – Celebrating All Carousels

9 News – Vietnam Vet Builds Carousel of Happiness

Reader responses to Spirit Magazine article

Spirit Magazine – The Carousel of Happiness

Denver Post – Still Happy, Still Only a Buck

Daily Camera – Carousel Finally Nears Opening Day

CBS Denver – Carousel in Nederland a Hit with Visitors

Huffington Post – New York to LA, A Road Trip in Less than Six Minutes

Longmont Times-Call – Carousel Celebrates Three Years with Free Rides for Veterans on Memorial Day

Barrow Journal – Carousel of Happiness

Blogs

Atlas Obscura

Afar

Travel Lemming

Trying to Unwind

Aboud Dweck – Path to Happiness

Only In Your State

Uncover Colorado

Interview: Shane Matthews on Film, Carving Joy

A Travel for Taste

Joe Gierlach

Gadling

Mile High Mamas

Bead and Needle

Pam Grout

Other

Beanstalk on Safari (children’s programming)

Atlas Obscura Short Film

Atlas Obscura Podcast

Trip Advisor

Yelp

YouTube (First Ride)

National Carousel Association

Mountain Towns Near Denver (You Tube: 1:24 min)

Boulder:Create Podcast

Carousel YouTube Channel

Facebook Page

 

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HOURS

Monday:

11am to 5pm

Tuesday:

CLOSED

Wednesday:

CLOSED

Thursday:

11am to 5pm

Friday:

10am to 5pm

Saturday:

10am to 5pm

Sunday:

10am to 5pm

Last ride of the day at 4:45pm

Call (303) 258-3457 for more information

Join us for our Annual Gala

ANIMALS AFTER DARK

Film Showing of “Carving Joy”

Film Q&A with Filmmaker Shane Matthews and Carousel Founder Scott Harrison

Dinner, Drinks & Dessert

Silent Auction – Live Auction – Happiness!

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