10/29/2026
🎉 BIG NEWS FOR CRIPPLE CREEK! 🎬✨
Congratulations to the Cripple Creek, Colorado on receiving a $27,000 Colorado Tourism Office Grant! 👏
A HUGE shoutout to Amanda Benson for her hard work in securing this grant! Fantastic job, Amanda! 🙌
The Two Mile High Club is proud to contribute $3,500 toward this exciting project, helping bring Cripple Creek’s rich history, heritage, and incredible story to life on film! 🎥⛏️🫏
For 95 years, the Two Mile High Club has been dedicated to preserving our history, supporting our community, and bringing visitors to our beautiful mountain town. This project fits right into that mission!
We love seeing our community come together to invest in Cripple Creek’s future while celebrating its remarkable past.
Congratulations to everyone involved! We look forward to participating and seeing this project come to life! ❤️
PRESS RELEASE
October 28, 2026
City of Cripple Creek Awarded $27,000 Colorado Tourism Office Grant to Drive Awareness, Historical Knowledge, and Visitor Spending
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. – The City of Cripple Creek has been awarded $27,000 through the Colorado Tourism Office's (CTO) FY27 Tourism Marketing Grant program. The funding will support the development of a historical promotional video, which the City intends to submit to broadcast platforms and film festivals and to offer for individual sale through the Two Mile High Club.
"A historical promotional video will help us share the story of Cripple Creek with a whole new audience, showing visitors and future residents the rich history, character, and community spirit that make this place so special," said Amanda Benson, Main Street Coordinator for the City of Cripple Creek, who applied for the grant. "I'm incredibly proud to have worked alongside multiple City departments to apply for this competitive grant, and being awarded is a testament to what we can accomplish when we collaborate. This project will help us honor our past while promoting Cripple Creek's future."
A historical promotional video can show Cripple Creek as more than a casino town. Its gold rush story, Victorian architecture, and narrow-gauge railroad give visitors a reason to come for the heritage, and heritage travelers tend to stay longer and spend more on lodging, dining, and shopping.
The project will center on the visitor experience. Guests who are already familiar with the city's history will experience Cripple Creek from a fresh perspective, and those new to the city will get a taste of what Cripple Creek has to offer.
The City is grateful to the Mayor and City Council for contributing $10,000 and to the Two Mile High Club for contributing $3,500 in support of this project.
"We appreciate our partnership with the Colorado Tourism Office and are excited to have their support in fostering economic growth and responsible travel across Colorado," added Benson.
The CTO grant program awards funding to eligible applicants for projects that promote the state as a tourism destination. These grants may also be used for marketing projects that support destination stewardship, such as educating visitors on how to recreate responsibly.
The Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) is a division of the Governor's Office of Economic Development and International Trade. Its mission is to empower the tourism industry by inspiring the world to explore Colorado responsibly and respectfully. The CTO seeks to advance the strength and resilience of the entire industry through collaboration, inclusivity, innovation, and leadership. In 2025, Colorado travelers spent $29.2 billion, generating $1.91 billion in local and state revenues and reducing the tax burden for every Colorado household by $819. For more information, visit www.colorado.com.
For questions or interviews, please contact Amanda Benson, Main Street Coordinator, at [email protected].
Media Contact:
Amanda Benson, Main Street Coordinator
City of Cripple Creek
[email protected]
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