Patron's Stories

Trip Day

Submitted by: Jere Rood

Personal Bests

One of the major events of graduating from Leadville High School was the annual trip for the seniors....all the way to Glenwood for a day at the pool.....of course we thought that the class of... Read More

Glenwood Lights

Submitted by: Jan Marie Smith

Spanning the Generations

I worked as a lifeguard at the springs in the early 80's. That was a wonderful time. I was a student at CMC and was skiing Aspen Highlands for $10 a day! In the mid-eighties my family started... Read More

Learning How to Swim

Submitted by: Mary W. Smallwood

Life-Changing Events

My husband attended Glenwood Springs High School two years and graduated in 1955. The last week of school the Principal found out he did not know how to swim. He said "Everyone who graduates... Read More

My Joyous Memories of the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool.

Submitted by: Janet B. Holley

Personal Bests

I have been fortunate to have a wide variety of fond memories from my time spent at the Hot Springs Pool. During my "stint" as the pool manager from 2/1981-2/1982, I had the pleasure of working... Read More

Over the Years

Submitted by: Christine Bandt

Spanning the Generations

I started going to the Hot Springs pool when I was a baby. My family has been to the pool over the years through thick and thin! We used to go almost every summer while I was growing up. Since... Read More

My First Date With My Husband

Submitted by: Carolyn Hessom

Life-Changing Events

Back in the 1980's while living in Vail, I had a planned trip to Glenwood with my roommate. I told her about a guy who had been coming into Baxters, where I worked. She said ask him to come with... Read More

The Hot Springs Kept Me Sane

Submitted by: Mary Eshbaugh Hayes

Healing Stories

I moved to Aspen from the Finger Lakes Country of upstate New York in 1952. I had grown up on Conesus Lake so swimming was part of my DNA. Luckily, the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool was there and... Read More

Date of Marriage

Submitted by: Elena Hahn

Life-Changing Events

On December 2011, my husband and I were engaged at the time but we had not set the date of our marriage yet. So the night of December 6th, 2011 we were in the Hot Springs Pool and I confirmed... Read More