Happenings

For over two decades, readers of The Mountain-Ear opened their weekly papers to find a hilarious, comforting and exceptionally absurd reflection of Rocky mountain life in George Blevins’ iconic comic strip, “Cabin Fever.” To celebrate the laughter and joy Blevins brought to the Peak-to-Peak community, The Carousel of Happiness is hosting a celebration of his life’s work on August 1st and 2nd from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  George was instrumental in helping Scott sketch out the animals for the

As many of you are aware, on the morning of October 9th, a fire burned through the primary building of our dear Caribou Village Shopping Center, where the carousel is located. The carousel itself only suffered minor exterior damage, but the main shopping center building, home to 18 local small businesses, was completely lost. The livelihoods of our neighbors and friends, about 100 employees, is now threatened.  And restarting businesses in the slow winter season is not ideal.  But Nederland