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Memorial Day at the Carousel – Celebrating 15 Years of Smiles!

May 20, 2025

15th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony Monday May 26 at the Carousel of Happiness 20 Lakeview Drive, Nederland CO 80466 ~ Begins at High Noon ~ Each year we honor the men and womenwho died while serving in the U.S. military. The building is open to all as we encircle the carousel.At noon, taps are played, and visitors are invitedto remember a fallen veteran withhis or her name and perhaps a brief story. We will turn the carousel for a few […]

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Will Lion be the next Mayor? Pig is trying to steal the race!

May 19, 2025

Lion has a roaring lead, but it’s still anyone’s race! After convening with their candidate, Pig’s campaign partners, Larry and Jane McGrath, the official Campaign to Elect Pig has drummed up a huge announcement – now through May 25, all votes for Pig are matched (up to 500!). If they can fulfill that match, it’s 1,000 votes for Pig and she’d easily win the Mayor seat! Dragon has been whimsically silent throughout the hubbub, but we have a feeling his

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Annual Report 2019

October 5, 2020

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Take a Virtual Tour of the Carousel on Google Maps

September 21, 2019

Enjoy a $2 ride!

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7th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony 5/29

April 30, 2016

The first official ride for the Carousel of Happiness, 7 years ago, was a silent ride in memory of 2 marines and an experience that would inspire Scott Harrison, U.S.M.C. (1966 – 1972) to create a menagerie of whimsical animals and restore a carousel for everyone to enjoy. Every year on Memorial Day the community of Nederland gathers, with Mr. Harrison, at the Carousel of Happiness to remember those who died serving in the armed forces around the world, in

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Happy New Year!!

December 30, 2014

The Carousel is Turning 5 and Writing a Book Read all about it in the latest newsletter

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The Carousel is Turning 5 and Writing a Book

October 2, 2014

This coming Memorial Day the Carousel will be celebrating 5 years. To mark this event we’ll have souvenir tickets, fun new gift shop merchandise and ‘the book’. A local author, and one of the people instrumental in bringing the Carousel to life, is writing the story of our Carousel. The book will cover its beginnings as a new Looff Carousel built for the Saltair Amusement Park, its journey to Nederland and include Scott’s story. The book will be available online

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