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Lafayette Miners Museum ,Built in the 1890's, the house was occupied by miners at the Gladstone Mine northeast of Lafayette. When the mine eventually closed, the house was subsequently moved into town. In December of 1913, coal miner William E. Lewis and his family purchased the home from Oscar Padfield. (Padfield's father had owned the Gladstone Mine.) The Lewis Home served as a meeting place for miners during a lengthy strike which lasted until 1915. During that turbulent period, frequent gun fire would often force the Lewis family to sleep in a nearby cellar for safety.

The golf facility, designed by Hale Irwin, is complete with 18 holes of championship golf, color coded distance system driving range, chipping green, practice green, golf shop, and snack bar. 1200 trees, 87 bunkers, six lakes, and two winding creeks guarantees a challenge for all. Four separate tee boxes on each hole makes for a fair and enjoyable round for any caliber of player. Indian Peaks has been ranked as one of the top five public courses in Colorado and was voted Best Golf Shop by the Colorado Section PGA in 1997. Parks and Open Spaces bring beauty to an area while giving people satisfaction and improving their quality of life. The City also provides 467 acres of open space which includes the Coal Creek/Rock Creek Trail Corridor and natural areas obtained through the city's open space acquisition program. Open space land provides wildlife habitat, protects riparian areas, provides buffers between other communities and connects trail systems.

Lafayette City Park : Recreation Center with an indoor swimming pool great for kids, a weight room, racquetball courts, volleyball courts, and basketball courts, picnic tables, a shelter, restrooms, drinking fountains, meeting space, and lots of parking. There is easy access to the City of Lafayette's 8-acre Outdoor Classroom, a 9-hole disc golf course, a playground at Pioneer Elementary School, and plenty of open space where dogs are allowed on leash. It is handicapped accessible.
The recreation center is housed on 20 acres of parkland. The multi-use land features a 4- field youth sports complex, an inline hockey rink and the city's outdoor classroom. The recreation center, the sports complex and the outdoor classroom provide the community a wonderful focal point for great family recreation.

Hockey Rink : The rink has the best concrete surface in the area and full sized dasher boards. Bring your group for birthday parties, picnics, practices, and more...

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