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🌱 How Crested Butte’s 40th Wildflower Festival plans to celebrate early blooms

Crested Butte, Colorado Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • How Crested Butte’s 40th Wildflower Festival plans to celebrate early blooms

Also on today's calendar: CBMBA Kick-Off Party and Annual Meeting and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 72 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Thursday: Nice with partial sunshine, temps: high: 72, low: 42.
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 74 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Colorado's Wildflower Season is Approaching—Here's Where to Check Out the Blooms (travelboulder.com) — Crested Butte’s famed Wildflower Festival returns July 10–19 with more than 150 hikes, workshops, and photography outings celebrating the valley’s peak blooms. Organizers expect an earlier, still-vibrant bloom after a low-snow winter, with favorites like fireweed likely appearing ahead of schedule. The piece also spotlights other wildflower and lavender festivals around Colorado if you’re planning broader summer road trips.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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