Developers often dropped by unannounced at the Allely farm to ask if the family would consider selling their 70-acre property south of Greeley at the confluence of the Big Thompson and South Platte rivers. The answer was always no — the Allelys did not want their land, which had been in the family since in the early 1960s, to be developed, now or in the future.So when staff from Westervelt Ecological Services first approached the Allelys about creating a habitat preservation program on their farm roughly three years ago, the family was skeptical. But over the course of many months and long...…Developers often dropped by unannounced at the Allely farm to ask if the family would consider selling their 70-acre property south of Greeley at the confluence of the Big Thompson and South Platte rivers. The answer was always no — the Allelys did not want their land, which had been in the family since in the early 1960s, to be developed, now or in the future.So when staff from Westervelt Ecological Services first approached the Allelys about creating a habitat preservation program on their farm roughly three years ago, the family was skeptical. But over the course of many months and long...WW…

Economist lives near a opened by the White Castle in 1936. Though the Minneapolis building is now home to a music nonprofit, it still bears an old White Castle sign proudly touting the chain’s signature .One day, a friend casually mentioned to Mahon that he couldn’t imagine paying 5 cents for a hamburger in the modern era—and the wheels in Mahon’s brain started turning. “I suggested it was possible that after adjusting for inflation, a burger now could actually be cheaper,” says Mahon.Given his role as regional outreach director at the , Mahon’s response makes sense. Like any good...…Economist lives near a opened by the White Castle in 1936. Though the Minneapolis building is now home to a music nonprofit, it still bears an old White Castle sign proudly touting the chain’s signature .One day, a friend casually mentioned to Mahon that he couldn’t imagine paying 5 cents for a hamburger in the modern era—and the wheels in Mahon’s brain started turning. “I suggested it was possible that after adjusting for inflation, a burger now could actually be cheaper,” says Mahon.Given his role as regional outreach director at the , Mahon’s response makes sense. Like any good...WW…

|The device was part of an elaborate plan on behalf of Union Pacific to boost passenger rail travel in the American WestThe Dollar lift was 2,360 feet long and rose 634 feet in elevation.Growing up, Marilyn Curran Ryan remembers being strictly forbidden from opening the drawers of her father’s secretary desk in the living room of their South Omaha, Nebraska, home. That’s where Union Pacific engineer James Curran kept his blueprints and drawings, including the plans for a very special project that had almost nothing to do with rail lines or bridges: The world’s first ski chairlift.A...…|The device was part of an elaborate plan on behalf of Union Pacific to boost passenger rail travel in the American WestThe Dollar lift was 2,360 feet long and rose 634 feet in elevation.Growing up, Marilyn Curran Ryan remembers being strictly forbidden from opening the drawers of her father’s secretary desk in the living room of their South Omaha, Nebraska, home. That’s where Union Pacific engineer James Curran kept his blueprints and drawings, including the plans for a very special project that had almost nothing to do with rail lines or bridges: The world’s first ski chairlift.A...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy Catch a glimpse of Katy Ayers paddling her canoe on a Nebraska lake this summer and you might do a double take.At first glance, her 8-foot vessel looks much like any other canoe — same oblong shape, same pointed ends, same ability to float on water.But upon closer inspection, it’s clearly anything but ordinary: Ayers’ canoe is made out of mushrooms.More specifically, her boat is made from mycelium, the dense, fibrous roots of the mushroom that typically live beneath the soil. Ayers, 28, a...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy Catch a glimpse of Katy Ayers paddling her canoe on a Nebraska lake this summer and you might do a double take.At first glance, her 8-foot vessel looks much like any other canoe — same oblong shape, same pointed ends, same ability to float on water.But upon closer inspection, it’s clearly anything but ordinary: Ayers’ canoe is made out of mushrooms.More specifically, her boat is made from mycelium, the dense, fibrous roots of the mushroom that typically live beneath the soil. Ayers, 28, a...WW…

By and | | Special to The Denver PostWhen Colorado bars, restaurants and breweries shut down because of the coronavirus this spring, Fraser River Beer Co. was able to stay afloat with help from an emergency small business grant organized by the Grand Foundation.So when Brian Nichols, the brewery’s co-owner and head brewer, began to understand the extent of the damage caused by the East Troublesome fire — and that the nonprofit Grand Foundation was leading the charge to help people affected by the fire — he knew it was his turn to give back.Fraser River Beer Co. is one of six Grand County...…By and | | Special to The Denver PostWhen Colorado bars, restaurants and breweries shut down because of the coronavirus this spring, Fraser River Beer Co. was able to stay afloat with help from an emergency small business grant organized by the Grand Foundation.So when Brian Nichols, the brewery’s co-owner and head brewer, began to understand the extent of the damage caused by the East Troublesome fire — and that the nonprofit Grand Foundation was leading the charge to help people affected by the fire — he knew it was his turn to give back.Fraser River Beer Co. is one of six Grand County...WW…