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Paddlefest Kicks Off 2012 Paddling Season!

by Dustin Urban May 1, 2012 » Add the first comment.
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From Colorado Kayak Supply’s Paddlefest: May is our favorite month of the year. The river is coming up, our shop is filled with new gear, and to top it all off, we have Paddlefest! We’ll start Paddlefest ’12 with the CKS Storewide sale, which features the best gear from the nation’s top kayaking manufacturers. This includes [...] Read more »

Classic Bouldering in Buena Vista, Colorado [Video]

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South Main broker and Financial Manager, Andre Spino-Smith, also happens to be an awesome rock climber. Here he “sends” one of the most classic V5 boulder problems in Buena Vista, dubbed “The Becklehammer.”

Join the River Park Clean Up on April 29th

by Dustin Urban April 2, 2012 » Add the first comment.
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Many thanks to Earl Richmond of Colorado Kayak Supply for continuing to spearhead this annual event! What:  Whipple Trail, BV River Park and Sports Fields Clean Up Day When: Sunday April 29th, 2012, 1:00 PM Who: Anyone, any age who wants to help clean up [...] Read more »

New Skatepark Under Construction on South Main Street!

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Buena Vista Skate Park Design Rendering

We were quite excited to see ground break this month on a new skatepark at the intersection of Cedar Street and South Main Street. Located on a piece of Town land near the entrance to South Main, the park grew from efforts of Chaffee County High School (CCHS) student Caleb Green who helped write a [...] Read more »

Deerhammer Distilling Lifts Spirits on Main Street, Buena Vista

by Dustin Urban February 27, 2012 » Add more comments.
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Early in Lenny Eckstein’s efforts to start up Deerhammer Distilling, someone asked him “Why Buena Vista?”. Before he could respond, someone else chimed in, “If you’d ever been to BV, you’d know why.” As a long-time kayaker, Lenny has been coming to Buena Vista since 1999, and his “wife/business partner/bar maid” Amy spent years raft [...] Read more »

Take a Watercolor Workshop with Rock Run Gallery’s Nora Larimer!

by Dustin Urban February 26, 2012 » Add the first comment.
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Want to learn or improve your watercolor painting in a stunning mountain setting? Artist Norah Larimer of South Main’s Rock Run Gallery is offering a number of Plein Air watercolor workshops in 2012. These workshops will focus on outdoor painting in the beautiful Arkansas Valley near Buena Vista, Colorado and will [...] Read more »

A Great Investment: The Wasiks’ New Rowhouse

by Dustin Urban January 25, 2012 » Add the first comment.
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“You can step out your door and be right where you want to play… A bike and a good pair of shoes and you can pretty much do anything you want.” -Owner Chris Wasik You probably won’t find a better value than a rowhouse in South Main, and the recently-completed Wasik home illustrates this [...] Read more »

Stay in South Main, Get Free Tix to Missed the Boat 1/28!

by Dustin Urban January 16, 2012 » Add the first comment.
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We don’t want you to Miss the Boat, so we’re offering a totally awesome Buena Vista, Colorado lodging package for the January 28th River Park Fundraiser with Grammy-Nominated Missed the Boat! More about this energetic, Rocky-grass band below, but first the details:         FREE Admission for 2 plus 15% Off Your Stay [...] Read more »

Come to the 3rd Annual Holiday Artwalk!

by Dustin Urban December 1, 2011 » Add the first comment.
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In 2009 the first annual Artwalk was a grassroots event started a handful of neighbors in South Main. It was a popular and beautiful evening (check out the photo gallery here). Last year the event expanded to include spaces and activities outside of South Main as well, once again making for some great photos. This [...] Read more »

Katie’s Backyard Chickens

by Dustin Urban November 30, 2011 » Add more comments.
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If you know my wife Katie, then you’re probably aware that she brings a certain energy and initiative to life… in other words, she’s a real “go-getter.” This was on full display when she 1) had 3 chicks living in the guest shower within 2 days of making up her mind that we should get [...] Read more »

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