CENTRAL CITY, Colo. — At almost 8,500 feet in the Rockies, it can take a few breaths to walk up Central City's steep granite hills lined with Victorian homes, souvenir shops — and an opera house that has served 19th-century gold miners as well as modern-day visitors. ...
Grandparents have been scooping up the little ones for brief vacations at least since we stopped having to work six days a week. But what was a travel trickle may be cresting toward a flood. ...
What did you do for summer vacation? Show us your photos and we'll post them online with other readers' pictures! During Labor Day weekend, the Star will select the best photos for prizes and for publication.