The stories of Mineral County, CO
13 narrated audio stories from across Mineral County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Creede Repertory Theatre
Creede’s Second Act
How a summer theater company helped redefine Creede after mining.
North Clear Creek Falls
Where the Byway Stops and the Earth Opens
A roadside stop where water, rock, and motion become spectacle.
Bachelor Loop
The Road Through Creede’s Silver Afterlife
A drive through the boom-and-bust camps above Creede.
Wheeler Geologic Area
When Roosevelt Claimed the Spires
A strange Colorado landscape enters Roosevelt’s conservation story.
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The Strike That Put Creede on the Map
How one veteran prospector’s silver strike remade a mountain district.
Creede Underground Mining Museum
Inside the Mountain, Creede Tells Its Silver Story
A museum carved into rock reveals why place matters in Creede.
Holy Moses Mine
The Mine That Helped Make Creede
How one silver mine helped turn a canyon camp into a boomtown.
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When Creede Broke Away from Del Norte
A mining boom redrew power in the upper Rio Grande country.
Creede Historic District
Main Street, Held Fast in a Canyon
How Creede’s boomtown storefronts outlasted the boom itself.
Bachelor Historic District
Where the Silver Camps Clung to the Mountain
Above Creede, ruins reveal how mining families and workers lived side by side.
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When Creede Needed Its Own County
A mining boom turned distance into politics in the San Juan Mountains.
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A Boomtown Squeezed Into Stone
How silver turned a narrow canyon into one of Colorado’s last great boomtowns.
Wheeler Geologic Area
The Long Road to Colorado’s Volcanic Ghosts
How ancient ash became strange stone—and a hard-won destination.
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