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closer to the docks and the timber mills

the show featured a vibrant array of acts

White Gothic-style script reads "It's the most wonderful time" in an arch above a vintage illustration of a winking Santa Claus raising a golden beer mug to his lips

complete with exotic cocktails and island-inspired cuisine

minor league ball was the heartbeat of small Midwestern towns

Aspen Silver Kings - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt denver closer to the docks andThe Silver Kings took the field in 1889, the same year a young Aspen was riding a silver mining boom that briefly made it one of Colorado's wealthiest towns. Funded in part by mining magnate David Hyman, who donated the land for the ballpark, the club joined the independent Colorado State League and played to crowds of miners and merchants. They finished third in the standings before the franchise quietly folded mid season on July 29 of that same