A Colorado Lifestyle
In the Colorado tradition, residents enjoy wonderful outdoor sports. A park system and open spaces that form transitions between all Lafayette neighborhoods as well as recreational facilities and programs. For open spaces, head to Heron Lake, Bullhead Gulch, The Farm, Rock Creek, or the Greenlee Wildlife Preserve.
Or ramp up the water sports, golf, and skiing. Waneka Lake offers boat rentals, picnic facilities, and jogging-fitness trails. Children and youth enjoy the outdoor pool, picnic area, tennis courts, and athletic fields at LaMont Does Park. Golf Digest Magazine has rated the Indian Peaks Golf Course designed by Hale Irwin as one of the best in the United States. Of course, residents can be at the excellent Rocky Mountain ski resorts in no time.
Indoor recreation options add year-round activities for all ages. The Bob L. Burger Recreation Center includes a gymnasium, racquetball courts, running track, dance studio, fitness atrium, swimming pools, and in-line skating area outdoors. YMCA’s indoor ice-skating and hockey rink, fitness center, and gymnasiums buzz with activity.
Rich Leisure and Volunteer Opportunities
The Lafayette community hosts a variety of traditional events each year. People especially enjoy the Oatmeal Festival, Peach Festival, Wine Festival, and Lafayette Days. Fulfilling activities sponsored by the Cultural Arts Center, the Miner’s Museum, Senior Services, Outdoor classroom, and the Coal Creek/Rock Creek Corridor also help nurture community.
Lafayette residents easily find like-minded people through a plethora of arts, entertainment, theater, symphony, museums, festivals, and events held here and in neighboring communities. The library houses a cultural arts area, community meeting rooms. Even newcomers find clubs, organizations, associations, and classes.
Historic Roots
In 1888 Mary Miller founded the thriving town in honor of her husband Lafayette Miller. The move followed the discovery on the Miller Ranch of the richest vein of coal in the Boulder Valley. Mary platted a 150-acre town; it incorporated in 1889. It flourished for decades until the demand for coal diminished. When the town turned to agriculture, natural gas replaced coal. Mrs. Miller then founded a bank and became the first woman bank president in the world.
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