The Story of Frisco Colorado

[@jonathanscoggins5868]

I lived in this town for 9yrs! I consider this place my HOME! I miss it so much! :)

[@briandean606]

Whats up man? We all miss the good ole days.

[@IanCthrwd]

Used to live in a trailer home near by to work as a fry cook. An ice box in the winter and a sauna in the summer, but a free ski pass for the season was all it took. Wasn’t a great year for snow but had the best year for making friends and having the time of my life in a Colorado mountain town. Vail wasnt as friendly. Too many snobs…and out-of-towners ruined the town that it once was. Walked past the school house daily on my way to and from work. Thank You for the history lesson and nostalgia! Miss Colorado deeply. Hello from Maine.

[@Jordan__Sloan]

Yeah Colorado sucks now, you can’t do anything outdoors without paying a arm and a leg.😟

[@IanCthrwd]

@@Jordan__Sloan Ski Cooper outside of Leadville is good, been an age since the ski patrol saved my ass…tree bashin and bashed my knee. Hopefully Crested Butte kicks out the Vail developers from just showing up in their town. Last of the small town ski villages that keeps its charm. Eldora is OK…A Basin is a obstacle course of rocks.lol….Wolf Creek is great with epic powder runs..its a drive but worth it. Telluride is one of the best resorts next to Aspen…just bring your fat wallet….Vail can stick it😐 Colorado doesn’t suck…just its out of town greedy suits ruin it… 4x4 excursions, hiking, camping, fishing the summer….its a beautiful to live in…except in the metro areas with endless traffic, and ugly people storage units made of cheap materials asking over four times your salary. Ok…enough bitching. Enjoy!

[@stevenbaker7025]

@@Jordan__Sloan You mean the ski resorts lifts? Because other than that no ones charging you from going into National Forest or BLM land. There's also plenty of free dispersed camping if you've got 4wd or are willing to backpack in.

[@phillybruhhh7344]

@@stevenbaker7025 lolol not black lives matter but bureau of land management.

[@robinhood480]

@@phillybruhhh7344 I was wondering.... thanks 😊

[@Rebecca-zr3lu]

God, thank you for history in Jesus name. Amen 🙏

[@williamhoward2731]

I wish to thank you for sharing this awesome Historical video with me .

[@evtyler]

Excellent video! I've driven through Frisco hundreds of times and I never knew about the museum or it's rich history. Thanks so much for sharing this.

[@mikeheavener2510]

Spent 3 month in the area about 10 years ago really nice place. (Frisco,Dillon,Silverthorne,Breck.)

[@sithlore843]

Very nice presentation. Been to Frisco many times but this video sure explained a lot. Thank you.

[@golfandhike5598]

Great story. Thanks

[@spanishmeatloaf7901]

Great video. I lived in Frisco from 1882-1914.. it was amazing to see it grow.

[@themountainwanderer]

What a difference 90 years make!

[@nickgarrity764]

My buddy and I demoed an 1800’s barn in the center of town and under the floorboards were a dozen sticks of dynamite. Called the local sheriff and he had the Bomb squad come up from Denver and they shut half of Frisco down for half the day while they removed it.

[@MayhemProspecting]

thats wild and so cool!

[@dereksmith30]

Beautiful little town!

[@geraldgwynn9383]

Frisco has one of the most beautiful disc golf courses in America. Plus it's just gorgeous up there.

[@paulkitzhaber164]

When we were nearly through restoring the school, excavators uncovered the old saloon ash pit in back while putting in water and sewer. It contained many broken liquor bottles as well as some intact ceramic Scottish ale bottles. In addition, when the original floor fell out lifting the building, lo, there was the wine cellar. It is about 2/3 of the way back from the front of the building and in the center from side to side. I don't believe there is any doubt it was briefly a saloon.It's why there are no windows in the northwest corner. That was the bar.

[@TimothyBon]

Thanks! The town did some shady things to get that building from the original owners. What year did you work on the building?

[@Ryan-jx4vh]

I live in Breck and drive through Frisco all the time. Well done doc. 💯

[@mariocastillocastillo4092]

Precioso LUGAR he estado ahí y es bello

[@MayhemProspecting]

Amazing video, as a native Colorado gold prospector I love these kinds of videos! Thank you for making!

[@defenestrationfan]

Beautiful little town I visited several times. Wish I could live there but - way expensive.

[@gracieg7601]

COLORADO HAS SUCH A WONDERFUL HIstory. They should have a class in schools that is COLORADO STATE HISTORY!

[@allaboutroofing2]

Yes! Texas appears to be the only state I'm aware of that does that.

[@pablosmith9515]

I grew up in both Colorado and Texas due to a broken family, I personally find Colorado history to be fascinating yet Texas taught us their history in school which I personally found very boring.

[@MCSpoon]

Colorado Community College offers such a class! HIS225: Colorado History

[@BMoreCory]

Every state I’ve lived in has state history

[@JoshKemmerer]

The history of humanity is so disappointing! We are always exploiting resources, killing or displacing native peoples, and cutting down or destroying native vegetation. I am excited for the final breath of humanity, then nature can go back to its natural beauty. I won’t be able to enjoy it, but I like to imagine the beauty

[@runningwindadventures]

spent many a day in Frisco. I lived in Breckenridge, next town over.

[@EcouragingGodStories]

Thanks for the video. Wonderfully informative.

[@dropkickirish4449]

“The two Utes.”

[@ronaldclark2624]

Interesting story, thank you! Ron USA, PTL

[@morelslady]

Very informative. Would be nice if the trees were replaced. As much as possible to Facilitate the snow skiing.

[@gracieg7601]

I love Frisco Colorado. I went to Christmas in Colorsdo festivals. Also I went to several outdoor concerts there in blues festivals.

[@ellasmommy9278]

I had the thought that next time I swing by the Frisco area I should stop in the museum, and just remembered I don't live in Colorado anymore. :(

[@joseelmarijuano8794]

crazy how many trees where cut down , I went camping in fresco in 2012 and I went back in 2019 and the same mountain that was covered in trees , no longer had trees anymore . looks like they are still cutting !

[@MissSeaShell]

It's not just cutting; because of climate change it no longer stays cold enough for long enough during the winter to kill off bark beetles, and they're killing all the trees

[@metaglypto]

@@MissSeaShell Pine bark beetles do so much damage because we replant with a monoculture of trees in nearly every case. "Bark Beetles" do not attack all tree species, just like the white pine blister rust does not attack all species. I doubt that climate change has much to do with the bark beetles.

[@MissSeaShell]

@@metaglypto no, it does. A single Google search is all it would take if you actually cared to know. Yes there are multiple kinds of bark beetle that affect specific trees. There are pine beetles, spruce beetles, etc. There are several reasons that warmer temperatures and shorter winters help beetles to thrive. The drought conditions mean the trees are more vulnerable, the beetles have longer active seasons so longer periods where they are attacking the trees and shorter periods where the trees can heal, and many other reasons as well. Why comment if you aren't even going to make the slightest amount of effort to see if you're correct or not? I was going to post links but I'm not sure if that'll make KZbin delete my comment. But it's only one 10 second search away. I believe in you, you can do it!

[@metaglypto]

@@MissSeaShell Pine beetles attack SOME pines, and spruce beetles attack SOME spruce, they are not universal against ALL trees within that species. There are no serious threats from beetles to trees like Douglas Fir, Hemlock, Cedar, Redwood and Larch, not to mention the hardwoods being used for lumber. As for the problem with monocultures of plant species, "A single Google search is all it would take if you actually cared to know", as it has been known for probably a couple of centuries that a monoculture of just about ANY plant species, opens it up for insect and disease attack, not unlike the potato famine in Ireland that killed around 1.5 million people. Perhaps the longer summers and shorter winters have contributed to the insect attacks, but it is certainly NOT the only factor to consider. Mankind's forestry practices have contributed greatly, and planting monocultures of trees is one of the biggest contributing factors, not climate change.

[@MissSeaShell]

@@metaglypto I truly don't know what your point is. Nothing you said negates what I said, which is that climate change is a huge factor in why the beetles have been so much worse in Colorado in recent years. It seems you just don't want to admit that climate change is affecting the trees, for whatever reason.

[@eatcommies1375]

The photo of the snow removal engine, Is is the same one that’s sitting in Breckenrige?

[@gracieg7601]

Frisco is really close to brackenridge.

[@TimothyBon]

I asked when they installed it (I did a video news release when the train arrived for display) It was a soft no, with a maybe attached. www.summitdaily.com/news/the-savior-of-breckenridge-breckenridge-heritage-alliance-restores-historic-railroad-snowplow/

[@Esperia-ef9xh]

real nice thank you

[@glenmccall8854]

Just because you have a PhD, Doesn't mean you can talk with eyes shut.

[@wildman4926]

Go to cripple creek, they have donkey days there in the summer and race them. It's comical.

[@paulkitzhaber164]

My name is Paul Kitzhaber. I was responsible for restoring the buildings in the Park throughout the project until the grand opening in July 1983. We began a year and a half before that. Bill's ranch, Bailey and Staley houses had been moved in and were on foundations. They all needed extensive restoration. The Ruth house and jail came later. The church and cabin came after the Park was complete. I didn't do them. The last to be addressed was the school. It had been used as an administration building for years, and had to be gutted of that and an addition. I had to recreate the old addition on the back using old photos. The school was raised two feet to meet the modern road level. I don't know about shady dealings. It was ready to go and you couldn't ask for better partners than Town officials at the time.

[@TimothyBon]

Thanks for your great work! Yes, the town admin is much better now than in the 1890s. They even took over the management of the park several years ago when the non-profit ran out of funds. The museum was only a saloon for a few years and the town bought it. How could a saloon go out of business in a place like Frisco during the gold rush? Makes you wonder. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisco_Schoolhouse

[@MrEtherShot]

Thought this was the other Frisco. Booty bandit one

[@1959TheBear]

Indeed, thanks for mentioning Ute's removal in Colorado. They were helpful and friendly, until the Governor and Newspaper adopted that saying " the Utes must go". The 2 or 3 people that started the sayings, names are on our capital building. They have counties and streets named after them.

[@mrshawnceo]

Cleverly disguised add for Frisco.

[@strider5453]

ah, another heartwarming American story. nothing here to be proud of.

[@tyronejefforeillyramirez7961]

Peyton Manning on the first pic

[@robertbro.....6076]

The greed destroyed the trees! And polluted the water....wht man's greed

[@TimothyBon]

True that, but times are changing ...slowly.

[@amberlyndelainee5391]

Ancient tree stumps 🤨😂😂😂

[@TimothyBon]

OK, not the best adjective for describing rotted tree stumps that can be knocked over with a swift kick. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ancient. Maybe send folks to a dictionary with the word antediluvian? 🤔www.thesaurus.com/browse/ancient

[@robinhood480]

Hey look ! There’s more 🌲 trees than you could count in a lifetime. Next year: What ya wanna do now ? Hey look .... buffalo And beaver. Etc

[@chrisstaylor8377]

Great history ,but maybe not so great for the local native peoples

[@waroftruth4666]

I would comment but you tube won’t let me watch the fucking video, we’re all being played by this thing in our hands!

[@mtngrammy6953]

Disappointing that no pictures nor anything was said about the original Frisco during the '50's before the town was moved to its current location and the original site was flooded by the new Dillon Reservoir. We loved the old town and often stopped at the old Wagon Wheel Cafe (as I remember the name). Sorry you did not include any of that history. None of the old building that you talk about are in their original spot.

[@mtngrammy6953]

Come to think of it, was it the town of Dillon that was flooded? Pardon my senior moment if I was wrong!

[@diggingthewest7981]

@@mtngrammy6953 yes, they built the reservoir right on top of it.

[@philipmendisco6656]

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[@Ho-Ho-Boo]

It was Dillon that was moved to make way for the reservoir. The Wagon Wheel Cafe that you went to was in Silverthorne. Long gone, unfortunately.

[@TimothyBon]

The Town of Dillon Story: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3zPgad6bsyinpY

[@rockymntdan1]

They should rename it now to: Smug Douche Town or Skummit county

[@craigoliver1974]

Why?

[@jdreaper2176]

@@craigoliver1974 Because it's all rich snobs.

[@TimothyBon]

@@jdreaper2176 Not the year-rounders! Most are struggling to feed their addiction to white gold and single-track trails.

[@jdreaper2176]

@@TimothyBon I know some homeless people in Denver. I told them they can make stacks up there panhandling. I drove up a few homeless last week in the back of my truck and dropped them off. You should be seeing them soon. 👋💰

[@TimothyBon]

@@jdreaper2176 Thanks. They'll have to get in line behind the peeps I brought up. They hang out in front of the pot shops. Hmmm. They also wanted to get drugs at the hospital because "Them docs er stuped"

[@jandeband]

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