COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- It's a day of celebration as dozens of nature enthusiasts walk through the new Helen Hunt Falls Visitor Center.
The 1,386 square foot facility is the end of a seven-year rebuild project by "the Friends of Cheyenne Canon".
The center, is designed to match the original 1916 building, which was still standing but too damaged to use.
"We actually got real logs and stacked them like the existing building. We cut the windows out the same way they're round so there's no glass behind them, for hummingbirds to come in for people to look inside and peak what's going on," Ron Leasure, President of Friends of Cheyenne Canon said.
The $200,ooo construction project was a labor of love for "the Friends of Cheyenne Canon, who paid for the rebuild with fund raising events and a partnership with Bristol Brewing Company .
The proceeds from the sale of Cheyenne Canon Ale and Pinon Nut Brown Ale helped raise approximately $80,000 all dedicated to the visitor center.
"The key with the community ales is that people have to buy them, drink them, and enjoy them. We can do all the work to make the beer and market it correctly but if nobody buys it we're not standing here in front of this new visitor center," Mike Bristol, Bristol Brewing Company said.
Based on the amount of money raise by the community ales, beer is a big motivator in the Colorado Springs community.
TV Station Profiles & Public Inspection Files forKXRM