Laramie’s Living History — Places
A series of stories prepared for the Albany County Museum Coalition, an alliance of institutions that promote Laramie’s historic and cultural resources. This series originally appeared in the Laramie Boomerang.'
Towns in Albany County have come and gone with Laramie being the county seat and major population center.
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Albany County Ski Areas
Laramie native Paul Rechard got his first pair of skis for Christmas in 1939. Andy Blackstone got his about 10 years later. In those days there was no such thing as ski rentals. You owned or borrowed wooden skis and used them even if they didn’t match, they both recall.