The Way it Was: A podpast Podcast
1) The Father Goose of Fort Collins
Whether you love geese or hate them, their presence in Northern Colorado is not Mother Nature's doing. That honor goes to Gurney Crawford, a longtime wildlife conservation officer and Fort Collins' "F...Show More
2) When Windsor became Wizards
What’s in a name? For Windsor High School, quite the story. In 1924, the school’s boys basketball team did the unimaginable when it won the National Interscholastic Basketball Championship in Chicago....Show More
3) What About Gertrude?
For 135 years, the murder of Eva Howe and lynching of her husband, James, has captivated Fort Collins. But this story isn't about James or Eva. It's about their daughter, Gertrude — the little girl wh...Show More
4) Telegraphs to teletype: The Coloradoan looks back on 150 years
On a blustery March day in 1873, a wagon loaded with a hand-run printing press pulled into Fort Collins. The next month the first edition of the city's first newspaper would roll off it, setting into ...Show More
5) The Story of Swetsville Zoo
As the sale of his final slice of Timnath farmland neared, Swetsville Zoo founder Bill Swets traced its 80-year history in his family and the tragedy from which his wacky sculpture park bloomed.
6) The crash on Crystal Mountain
In the early morning hours of June 30, 1951, a four-engine luxury airliner flew off course and slammed into Crystal Mountain, killing all 50 people on board. To this day, more than 70 years later, it ...Show More
7) 'Fort Collins didn't start with Fort Collins'
In the summer of 1862, U.S. soldiers trekked along the Cache la Poudre River to find a home for a new military outpost called Camp Collins. But they were not the first people to live in Northern Color...Show More
8) Unearthing the invisible Black history of old Fort Collins
A hat box of Mattie Lyle's old photographs sat in a garage for years. It wasn't until 2020 that they got their day in the sun - showcasing the little-told stories of Black life in early Fort Collins.
9) The history of Old Town's holiday lights
From its earliest streams of colorful electric lights to the thousands of LED-lit strings that now adorn Old Town Fort Collins' streets each winter, learn about the evolution of Fort Collins' sweet ho...Show More
10) Hope and Faith
On Aug. 24, 1996, the bodies of two unidentified newborn girls were pulled from a river and reservoir about 180 miles apart in Colorado. While not related by blood, their homicide cases remained oddly...Show More