Our thanks go to Brad Odekirk, photo editor of the Summit Daily News, who allowed us to use this photo.
Summit County, Colorado is located in the heart of the Colorado Rockies. With Denver approximately one hour to the east on Interstate 70, Summit County residents enjoy the splendor of mountain wilderness and the convenience of nearby metropolitan services. Long before the white man stepped into the Blue River valley, the nomadic Ute Indians called Summit County their summer home for many centuries. White settlers, in search of gold, pushed onward through the Rocky Mountains and arrived in Summit County in 1857. As the gold and silver mining days prospered, it was just outside the town of Breckenridge that Colorado's largest gold nugget, a 13-pounder dubbed "Tom's Baby", was found in 1887. Summit County is now a premier ski location and home to four world-class ski resorts. Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain and Keystone Resort offer thousands of acres of year-round recreation. There are 24,225 people residing in Summit County.
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