

That is to say wellness has deep roots in the state.

“More came to Colorado for their health than for silver or gold,” says Tom Noel, a state historian who is known as “Dr. In all, state historians estimate as many as one-third of Colorado’s early settlers moved to the Centennial State for reasons associated with health. Others who moved here believed the burbling hot springs had healing powers that could treat a variety of ailments. Stanley, who survived TB, was just one of many “lungers” who migrated to Colorado seeking a cure. Stricken with tuberculosis, Stanley arrived here at the start of the 20th century with optimism that the fresh and dry air, high altitude and ample sunshine would heal him. Take a tour of The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park and you’ll hear about how Freelan Oscar Stanley – a hotelier and, more famously, inventor of the Yankee steam-powered car – originally came to Colorado on doctor’s orders.

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