Saturday, May 18, 2013 is Armed Forces Day and a day to celebrate our nation’s military personnel who serve and protect us as a nation—on this day we honor the past and present freedom fighters, those gone but not forgotten and those serving us this day! There is a unique event that will celebrate and honor our military occurring north of Colorado Springs at the Spring Valley Cemetery located east of Greenland and northeast of Monument (don’t worry, I’m going to provide directions to help…

It’s Christmastime on the front range and once again Palmer Lake is a fabulous destination to get into the Holiday season and spirit.   A must see is Travis Coleman’s Polar Express Train Display!    From December 12th thru 30th, Travis and his dad Gary have a fabulous Polar Express train display in the lower level of The Depot Restaurant in Palmer Lake.  They are there at the Depot first floor on Wednesday 12-2 pm; Thursday, Friday, Saturday 12-2 and 5-8 pm; and Sunday 11 am to 2 pm.  But,…

In keeping with the theme of bringing history and a variety of cultural experiences to Colorado Springs, the Palmer Lake Historical Society has teamed up with One Nation Walking Together to bring the award-winning Native American group Brulé live in concert on Friday, May 25, 2012, at 7:00 PM at Palmer Ridge High School in Monument.  This two-hour concert is a colorful experience in ‘sight, sound and soul’ and features Native American sounds and rhythms in a dynamic and stunning…

The Palmer Lake Historical Society and Monument Library will host a very special and innovative Civil War reenactment on Sunday, 29 April at 2:00 PM at the Monument Library in Monument. Students from a Lewis-Palmer High School history class will reenact scenes from the family of Charley H. Morrison, a marine on the USS Brooklyn during the Civil War, reading letters he sent to them as he took part in the war. The letters are original and a unique peek into the life of a youngster involved in…