Beaver Creek
eBook - ePub

Beaver Creek

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eBook - ePub

About this book

Since 1883, Beaver Creek has attracted adventurous individuals. The allure of precious minerals brought miners to the valley, and many stayed after the illusion of striking it rich began to fade. Those folks homesteaded and farmed or ranched. Ranching flourished for a few families until the early 1970s. Two men credited with developing the Vail ski area set their sights on the Beaver Creek drainage for a new ski resort. Political battles over permits stretched from Denver to Washington, DC. In addition, environmental issues burgeoning in the early 1970s added another layer of complexity to the proposed ski area. Dark days were looming as interest rates hit 18 percent and a recession hit the national economy. A silver lining in all the turmoil at the fledgling resort occurred when former president Gerald R. Ford bought one of the first residential lots, making Beaver Creek his address. The original visionaries? goal to build a world-class resort was on its way to completion after years of challenges.

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Information

Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781439646960
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. The Homesteaders
  9. 2. Salad Days Arrive
  10. 3. Laying down Roots
  11. 4. Up a Crick without a Permit
  12. 5. Open at Last
  13. 6. Twice the Gem
  14. 7. A Broken Arrowhead
  15. 8. The Land of Dreamers
  16. 9. President Ford and Family
  17. 10. Star Status