When Silas Axtell first returned to Steamboat Springs from studying art in New York, I asked him where he worked. He replied he only painted. That level of confidence was impressive in a town where most people work three jobs.
Nick Simon could hum a tune before he could talk. At the tender age of five, he hopped on a stage at his father’s work Halloween social and sang every word of “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” unplanned and uninhibited. Music simply flowed through his veins.
Cookie Lockhart is a local legend in Steamboat Springs. When you see a sharply dressed woman in a cowboy hat with belt and glasses bedecked in rhinestones, you’ll know you’ve found her.
A soak in the Old Town Hot Springs (OTHS) pools is always rejuvenating, but the experience can also be a journey through time and place when you consider where the water comes from and where it is going.
“Humans love to put things in boxes. We like neat and tidy ideas. We want right and wrong, good and bad,” says Hannah Kauffman
There are a few names that stand out when thinking about the development of Steamboat Springs: James Crawford, first permanent white settler; Buddy Werner, Olympic athlete; Jim Temple, who helped develop what is today called Mt. Werner.
Delaney Parker is one of those people who makes the hearts of Steamboat locals proud.
