Crested Butte Magazine
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Since 1977, Crested Butte's hyper-local source for culture, lifestyle, and the stories that matter for life at 9,000 ft.
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"Go as a River" fans, check out Shelley Read's searingly honest and touching essay on the aftermath of instant fame, and her eternal love of Crested Butte.
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ONE. ONE. ONE.
Shelley Read reflects on local love and becoming an International bestselling novelist, for her book GO AS A RIVER, one reader at a time.
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August 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"Go as a River" fans, check out Shelley Read's searingly honest and touching essay on the aftermath of instant fame, and her eternal love of Crested Butte.
www.crestedbuttemagazine.com/culture/one-...
www.crestedbuttemagazine.com/culture/one-...
American political advisor, "centrist whisperer," reform advocate, and television producer (and Kris Kristofferson's
former roommate), @mmckinnon.bsky.social professes his secret love of Crested Butte in this issue's Love Letters.
www.crestedbuttemagazine.com/culture/love...
former roommate), @mmckinnon.bsky.social professes his secret love of Crested Butte in this issue's Love Letters.
www.crestedbuttemagazine.com/culture/love...
Love letters
Dear Crested Butte, Okay, you have to promise to keep this on the downlow. Because you know I’m betrothed to Breckenridge, and if she found out, I’d be kicked out of Summit County. But, as much as I…
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July 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
American political advisor, "centrist whisperer," reform advocate, and television producer (and Kris Kristofferson's
former roommate), @mmckinnon.bsky.social professes his secret love of Crested Butte in this issue's Love Letters.
www.crestedbuttemagazine.com/culture/love...
former roommate), @mmckinnon.bsky.social professes his secret love of Crested Butte in this issue's Love Letters.
www.crestedbuttemagazine.com/culture/love...
For more on the complexities of Crested Butte's evolution (Indigenous Ute civilizations → mining & extraction → recreation tourism → current amenity era), check out Katherine Nettle's piece, "As the Butte Turns."
As the Butte Turns
Change is afoot in the northern Gunnison Valley; few who live in Crested Butte would deny it. The roads are busier, construction is booming, and it seems that one major development after another is…
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July 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
For more on the complexities of Crested Butte's evolution (Indigenous Ute civilizations → mining & extraction → recreation tourism → current amenity era), check out Katherine Nettle's piece, "As the Butte Turns."