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Colorado Book Award in History

We won! In case you missed it, on June 13th, we were awarded the Colorado Book Award for Denver Mountain Parks: 100 Years of the Magnificent Dream. Authors Wendy Rex-Atzet and Erika Walker traveled to Aspen with high hopes, and indeed, the trip proved to be a huge...

Colorado Book Awards Finalist!

We just got the good news: "Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book is pleased to announce that your entry, Denver Mountain Parks: 100 Years of the Magnificent Dream, has been selected as a finalist in the 2014 Colorado Book Awards History category." This is a...

Mountain Parks Receives Tourism Award

Tonight, Denver Mountain Parks will be honored as a recipient of Visit Denver's Tourism Star Award for the historic system's contributions to Denver tourism. On behalf of the City, Mayor Michael Hancock will accept the award, and Chair W. Bart Berger will receive the...

Even more news!

Yep, since we posted two days ago, we have a couple great new links to share. The Magnificent Dream is now at Costco! Just in time for the holidays, check out our first-ever Denver Mountain Parks book, with splendid photos and a definitive historical account, as well...

All the breaking news!

At the Tattered Cover Nov. 2nd Wow—it has been busy! We had a great time last Saturday afternoon at the Tattered Cover (Rocky Mountain Land Series) talking about our book and hosting a book signing. It was a pleasure to hear the Foundation's Bart Berger, John...

Nov 2nd Book Signing

Join us: Book-signing tomorrow, Nov 2, 2-3:30 p.m. at the Tattered Cover LoDo! Celebrate National Bison Day with us Saturday at the Tattered Cover LoDo. Your chance to get an autographed copy of Denver Mountain Parks: 100 Years of the Magnificent Dream! Learn more...

Fielder in the Field

We offer today a rare view of photographer John Fielder in front of the lens rather than behind it. This photo was taken by Bart Berger, chair of the Denver Mountain Parks Foundation. Bart and John were in the field last fall, collecting photos for the Foundation's...

Launching the New Book

Denver Mountain Parks: 100 Years of the Magnificent Dream is here! The book was officially launched August 1, 2013, with a private reception at the Denver Public Library's Western History and Genealogy Dept. More than 100 people got the opportunity to see the book for...

What’s in the Book?

Okay, so we have a new book. Want to know what you'll find there? Here's a sneak preview! Click on the image to download a pdf of the contents page! Can you name the Denver Mountain Park in this photo? Here's a hint—the buildings in the foreground are part of...

DMP Book Update

The first-ever history book on Denver Mountain Parks moved one step closer to completion this week—files are now at the printers! Bart Berger, chair of the Foundation, has preview copies that really let us see what the final version will look like—and it...