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This Vail Trail cover on 23 December 1977 features John and Pam Horan-Kates. The Clock Tower building is is the background.
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Founded by George Washington Knox, Sr. on 15 October 1965, The Vail Trail was Vail’s first newspaper. The Vail Trail was a Knox family-owned newspaper that ran from 1965 to 2008.
Tony Mauro and Tara Flanagan interviewed Knox family members, as well as fifteen former employee and community members for this remarkable oral history compilation.
The oral history narrators include: Allen Knox, Carolyn Knox Keep, Sharon Brown, Kathy Heicher,...
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In 2020, Vail Rotary Club celebrated its 50th anniversary of service to Eagle County, Colorado and the world community. Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail," interviewed several early and otherwise instrumental members of Vail Rotary Club including: Larry Agneberg, Chris Aubel, Gary Gilman, Reggie O'Brian, Dr. Kent Petrie, Sue Rychel, Jerry Sibley, Jan Strauch, Penny Wilson, and Bill Wilto.
Others interviewed in this Vail Rotary Club oral history...
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Eleanor "Ellie" Caulkins her son, George Peck Caulkins III, and Sheika Gramshammer discuss the early days of Vail with Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail."
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Allen Knox shares a humorous narrative involving his family's newspaper, The Vail Trail, Vail's restaurant community, and his father's (George Knox aka "The Skipper") editorial commentary. The Vail Trail was Vail's first weekly newspaper.
Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail," interviewed Allen Knox in an oral history compilation featuring the Vail Trail.
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This image was created after a Vail Town Council meeting held 19 October 2021. The Town Council read a National Friends of Libraries Week proclamation in honor of the Vail Public Library. Lori Barnes, Director of Library Services at Vail Public Library (VPL), gave an overview of the behind-the-scenes community service work performed by the library and the Cultural Heritage Committee of the Town of Vail.
The Town Council also honored Colorado...
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Johnnette Phillips is the subject of this oral history interview by Walter Gallacher.
Johnnette Phillips spent many years as a civil servant in Eagle County, Colorado. She served as Eagle County Clerk & Recorder from 1978 to 1992. In 1992, Phillips was elected Eagle County Commissioner and served in that capacity until 2000.
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Alice "Widge" Ferguson is shown at Red Tail Stadium in Beaver Creek during the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships. The photograph is by Widge's granddaughter, Kim Fuller.
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Joe Marquez discusses his early entrepreneurship in the Gore Creek and Eagle River valleys. Marquez also discusses building his home and other structures in Minturn and Vail, the good education and skiing experiences his children had at Vail Mountain School, caring for family, and being a founding father of Vail.
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Former Vail Mayor, Andy Daly, discusses his experiences as a Colorado ski area executive with Tony Mauro, "the Voice of Vail," David O. Williams, award-winning journalist and Stan Zemler, former Town Manager for the community of Vail.
Andy Daly and Mikaela Shiffrin image from online interview by Troy Hawks for CO Ski Country - USA. 24 February 2015.
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Ed Grange describes his family roots from Aoste Valley in northern Italy, their migration to America circa 1900 and work in the Leadville mining industry, growing up without electricity on a Roaring Fork Valley ranch, and his career with Holy Cross Electric.
Grange also discusses his role in the electrification of the Eagle River Valley, as well as bringing power to the sheep ranches in the Upper Gore Creek Valley. Grange expounded on how Holy...
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Former Vail Mayor and Colorado ski industry executive, Andy Daly, recalled the arson that claimed Two Elk Restaurant and other structures atop Vail Mountain.
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Pam Brandmeyer discusses her 1973 winter experience in Vail with the "Voice of Vail" Tony Mauro. 1973 was a "big snow year," wherein it snowed for 53 days straight.
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In July 1985, Snowdon & Hopkins architectural firm was collaboratively honored with an Award of Excellence by the American Institute of Architects and the American Association of Libraries.
Pam Hopkins and Craig Snowdon were young, creative architects when they designed Vail's first green building, the Vail Public Library (VPL). To earn the contract, Snowdon & Hopkins were declared winners of a timed architecture competition sponsored by the Vail...
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This image of Two Elk Lodge was captured by Retired Vail Fire Lieutenant, Mark W. Mobley, on 19 October 1998.
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Left to right: Robert Redford, Raquel Ramati, Terry Minger
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Left to right: NYC Mayor John Lindsay, Terry Minger
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Vail early resident and orthodontist, Fred Distelhorst, discusses his youth in Madison, Wisconsin and his early experiences skiing in Wisconsin, Aspen and Europe. Dr. Distelhorst also expounds on his dental practice in Europe with the U.S. Army Dental Corps, his family orthodontic practice in East Vail (alongside wife Dr. Ines Distelhorst and daughter Dr. Dorothy Distelhorst), his love of family, and his life in Vail.
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Pete Seibert Jr. describes the serious injuries his father, Pete Seibert Sr., received during the Battle of Riva Ridge (Northern Italy) in World War II.
Pete Seibert Sr. was a Master Sergeant in the 10th Mountain Division Company F. Seibert trained for winter warfare at Camp Hale in Eagle County, Colorado.
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During the 1960s and into the 1970s, the Town of Vail had a Public Works building that was called "The A-Frame." From 1973 to 1978, "The A-Frame" was the primary site of Summervail Art Workshop (SAW).
Randy Milhoan, Dan Telleen and Jim Cotter were the founders of Summervail Art Workshop. The program ran from 1971 to 1984 and became one of the most prestigious art workshops in the United States. In June 2021, SAW celebrated the 50th anniversary...