Ancient American Indians sustainably sourced and cultivated three of their most important crops: corn, beans and squash. They called these foods the “three sacred sisters” because the plants protected and nurtured one another as they grew. The corn was planted in a mound of earth, the beans were planted in a circular pattern around the corn stalks and the squash seeds circled the beans. As the sacred sisters grew, the beans climbed up the cornstalks and the squash leaves shaded … Read the entire post >

The Fort Restaurant began as a dream home for Elizabeth “Bay” Arnold – the mother of current proprietress Holly Arnold Kinney – in 1961. While reading a book about Bent’s Old Fort, Bay was inspired to build her own adobe castle in Morrison, Colorado so Holly and her brother, Keith, could grow up in the country with fresh mountain air, horseback riding and fishing.

The Arnolds hired William Lumpkins, a top architect in adobe construction from Santa Fe, as well … Read the entire post >