In the mid-nineteenth century, Ireland suffered from an event known as the Great Hunger or the Potato Famine. Ireland at the ...

Located on a lonely mountain plain in Colorado ski country, the silver-rush-era town of Leadville holds secrets as deep as ...

Spanish colonizers greedy for precious metals established a mining town named Potosí in current-day Bolivia, more than 13,000 ...

A historic mining town between Aspen and Vail, Colorado, holds the distinction of being the highest city in the country. Leadville sits at 10,258 feet above sea level and is a delightful departure ...

While some became ghost towns, others still stand today, offering a glimpse into the past. From historic saloons to Victorian ...

Leadville doesn't get a lot of attention these days — so the adopted home town of Jihad Jamie Paulin-Ramirez really didn't appreciate being labeled "nothing to write home about" and a "dirtball ...

Leadville is about 100 miles west of Denver and 160 miles from Fort Collins. This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Free shuttle from historic mining town to Colorado ski ...

The first weekend in March marked the 77th running of the wildly fast and extremely wild Leadville Skijor, a high-octane ...

Colorado is home to some of the highest elevation towns in the United States, offering breathtaking views and a unique way of ...

“Anytime we have some people come from out of town, it’s the ... a commercial artist for the mining company after having started as a miner. When Ty got to Leadville from Virginia in 1989 ...

Located on a lonely mountain plain in Colorado ski country, the silver-rush-era town of Leadville holds secrets as deep as its tunnels and old mine workings. The highway climbs through aspen ...