Colorado's Own Tartan
Today is National Tartan Day. Did you know that Colorado has a state tartan? According…
state symbols
Time Machine Tuesday: State Industrial Schools
In the nineteenth century Colorado established industrial schools for girls and boys who were in…
Colorado's New State Symbols
Some years ago in this blog I posted a series about Colorado’s state symbols and…
New State Logo
The new state logo, a green mountain with the letters CO, has been receiving quite…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Amphibian
Colorado’s newest state symbol, designated just this year, is the State Amphibian, the Western Tiger…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Reptile
Like many of our other state symbols, schoolchildren petitioned the Legislature for the designation of the…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Rock
Not to be confused with the State Gemstone (Aquamarine) and the State Mineral (Rhodochrosite), the…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Mineral
Colorado’s State Mineral is the deep red Rhodochrosite. The Colorado State Archives tells us that “On…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Tree
The Colorado General Assembly officially designated the Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) as Colorado’s State Tree…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Tartan
In Scotland, different patterned tartans, or plaids, are used to symbolize different clans, or families. …
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Songs
Colorado actually has two state songs. The traditional state song is “Where the Columbines Grow,”…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Insect
The Colorado General Assembly designated the Blue Hairstreak Butterfly, Hypaurotis cysalus, as the State Insect…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Grass
Yes, Colorado has an officially designated State Grass – the Blue Grama. Blue Grama grass…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Gemstone
Because Colorado’s mountains are rich in minerals, there are many gemstones to be found in…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Fossil
Schoolchildren suggested Colorado adopt a state fossil, the dinosaur Stegosaurus, in 1982. One of the…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Folk Dance
Did you know that Colorado has a state folk dance? It’s the Square Dance, and…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Flower
Since 1899 the Columbine has been the state flower of Colorado. The distinctive lavender, white,…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Fish
Colorado’s state fish is the Greenback Cutthroat Trout, Oncorhynchus clarki somias. Colorado’s waters are filled…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Bird
The Lark Bunting was designated Colorado’s State Bird in 1931. It is a black and…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Animal
Colorado’s official “State Animal,” as designated by the Colorado General Assembly in 1961, is the Rocky…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Seal
Colorado’s state seal is a circular seal that uses the same colors as are found…