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Planning to Visit Fort Collins? Don’t Miss the Fort Collins Museum
December 31, 2010 – 10:40 am | No Comment
Planning to Visit Fort Collins? Don’t Miss the Fort Collins Museum

Fort Collins reveres its history just like any great city would. If you are new to Fort Collins, CO or are planning to visit the city, one of the places where you can learn a …

Bingham Hill Cemetery Laporte, Colorado
January 25, 2010 – 7:54 am | 5 Comments
Bingham Hill Cemetery Laporte, Colorado

I ran across a very interesting blog last Sunday that I’d like to share with you today. It’s called Fookem and Bug and the byline reads ‘Hear all, See all, Know all, Share all’.
I found …

Fort Collins History
September 19, 2009 – 8:09 am | No Comment
Fort Collins History

Fort Collins was founded in 1864 as a United States Army outpost.
It’s predecessor Camp Collins, was located on the Cache La Poudre River, near present-day Laporte and was established to protect travelers of the Overland …

An Exploration of Historic Fort Collins
June 27, 2009 – 5:52 pm | No Comment

Those of you that have already seen the post I did on June 10th entitled Fort Collins Festivals know that I love history. You may also remember it was in that post that I introduced …

Horsetooth Hot Sauce – Bringin’ the Heat
June 17, 2009 – 11:11 pm | No Comment
Horsetooth Hot Sauce – Bringin’ the Heat

According to Native American legend, Horsetooth Rock in Fort Collins, CO, is not a rock at all, but the heart-turned-to-stone of a great warrior slain by a slightly greater warrior during a fierce battle. …

Fort Collins Festivals
June 10, 2009 – 10:45 pm | No Comment

I love history and that may be the reason I love the Lost Fort Collins blog so much and as we enter the festival season this post seemed fitting. If your anything like me you …