Rocky Mountain Utopia Situated at the mouth of Nunda Canyon in southern Colorado, Purgatory Springs was renowned for its curative mineral waters and healing hot

The Fresh Air Cure Just over a century ago, tuberculosis was the leading cause of death in America. Known as consumption at the time, tuberculosis is

The famous waters and mountain air were the primary attractions at Purgatory Springs. During the 1920s, the resort catered to the rich and infamous—posh shops

The America First crowd was in full force and Bishop Agatha Birdwell delivered a fiery sermon denouncing bootleggers. Her “good citizens” turned out to be

Purgatory Springs Spa Resort has a machine for every part of the body, or so the showgirls at the Lighthouse Supper Club used to say.

The leader of the Ute People, Chief Ouray, and his wife Chipeta live on in legend, as both are the namesake of many places and

Buster Keaton was one of many famed visitors of Purgatory Springs. He is reputed to have arm-wrestled the tightrope walker, Ivy Baldwin, and lost! Ivy