Thursday, August 31, 2017

Good morning Estes Park! The season may be slowing down but we are still open! Our hours today are 11:30 am- 4:00 pm. Our menu is Cowboy Buffalo Stew and Broccoli Cheese soup & Zucchini Dill and Mandarin Orange muffins. Please call to make reservations at (970) 586-5397.

Thank you to Magell Candelaria for such a terrific presentation last night at our Summer Enchanted Evenings! Check back in next week for more information about another great talk by Dick & Barb Thompson!


Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Happy Wednesday! This evening we have another fascinating presentation lined up for you- Magell Candelaria will be presenting about The Rocky Mountains' origin and history. Come learn all about the purple mountains majesty for free at 7:00 pm in the Key Room. If you'd like to dine beforehand, please call to make reservations at (970) 586- 5397.
Today we are open for dining until 7:00 pm. We will be serving Corn Chowder & Red Chili and Lemon Ginger & Golden Sunshine muffins. DELICIOUS!!


Tuesday, August 29, 2017

It's another chilly day here on top of the mountain so come warm up with a bowl of soup or two! Our menu today is Cheesy Garden Vegetable soup & White Chili and Blueberry & Zucchini Dill muffins. Please call to make reservations at (970) 586- 5397. Today our restaurant hours are 11:30 am- 4:00 pm.
Tomorrow we have another great presentation for our Summer Enchanted Evenings series. Magell Candelaria will be presenting over the Rocky Mountains origin and history. If you'd like to make dinner reservations for before the talk, please call to make reservations!

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Happy Sunday morning everyone! Today from 11:30-4:00 pm join us for a special family-friendly fundraiser! The Estes Park Museum is raising money to open a new Collections and Research Facility to ensure the preservation of over 30,000 local artifacts. Tickets are $30 per person which includes: a meal and a non-alcoholic beverage at our buffet. It also includes live music from The Mountain Music Makers from 2-3 pm at our theater, and a special presentation about co-builder of the Baldpate Inn- Charles Mace- from Museum Director Derek Fortini at noon, and a self-guided walking tour of The Baldpate Inn! Please call us to make reservations for the "Museum Fundraiser" at (970) 586-5397. For more details about the fundraiser, please call Derek Fortini at 970-586-6256.

Our menu today is Beef Stew and Garden Vegetable soup & Chocolate Mystery and Green Onion Cream Cheese muffins. Our dining hours are 11:30 am- 4:00 pm. Don't forget our fall hours have changed so our restaurant will be closed tomorrow!

Saturday, August 26, 2017

What a beautiful Saturday morning here on the mountain! Come visit our key collection and dine with us! Today we are serving Red Chili and Broccoli Cheese soup & Apricot Allspice and Onion Garlic muffins. Please call us to make lunch or dinner reservations at (970) 586-5397. Our restaurant is open from 11:30 am-7:00 pm.

Don't forget tomorrow we have a special event happening here at The Baldpate Inn! From 11:30-4:00 pm join us for a special family-friendly fundraiser! The Estes Park Museum is raising money to open a new Collections and Research Facility to ensure the preservation of over 30,000 local artifacts. Tickets are $30 per person which includes: a meal and non-alcoholic beverage at our buffet, live music from The Mountain Music Makers, and a special presentation about co-builder of the Baldpate Inn, Charles Mace from Museum Director, Derek Fortini! Please call us to make reservations for the "Museum Fundraiser" at (970) 586-5397. For more details about the fundraiser, please call Derek Fortini at 970-586-6256.


Friday, August 25, 2017

Good morning folks! We have a special event coming up this weekend and we would love for you to join us! We are teaming up with The Estes Park Museum this Sunday, August 27th from 11:30-4:00 pm for a special family-friendly fundraiser! The museum is raising money to open a new Collections and Research Facility to ensure the preservation of over 30,000 local artifacts. Tickets are $30 per person which includes: a meal and non-alcoholic drink at our buffet, live music from The Mountain Music Makers, and a special presentation about co-builder of the Baldpate Inn Charles Mace from Museum Director, Derek Fortini! Please call us to make reservations for the "Museum Fundraiser" at (970) 586-5397. For more details about the fundraiser, please call Derek Fortini at 970-586-6256.

Today our dining room is open from 11:30-4:00 pm. Our menu is Buffalo Stew & Potato Leek soup and Zucchini Nut & Triple Cheese muffins. Please call for reservations!


Thursday, August 24, 2017

Good morning! Thank you so much to Topher Kittilson for his wonderful presentation last night at Summer Enchanted Evenings! Check back later in the week for updates about our next lecture from Magell Candelaria.

Our restaurant is open today from 11:30 am- 4:00 pm. We are serving Beef Stew and Cream of Mushroom soup & Fresh Feta and Oatmeal Blueberry muffins. Please call to make reservations at (970) 586-5397. While you're here, stop by the front desk and check out our new Baldpate Inn mugs. Celebrate our 100th season with a centennial mug for only $23.50!

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Good morning from The Baldpate!

Morning has dawned cool and crisp up here on the mountain. It is a sign of the changing seasons and the prelude to fall. What better way to get ready for fall than with one of our autumn inspired soups? Join us today for Pumpkin Curry along with White Chili. We are also serving our wonderful Strawberry Rhubarb and Trail Mix muffins. This delicious homemade food is sure to warm your spirits! Make reservations by calling 970-586-5397.

Also, make sure to join us in our Key Room tonight for our weekly Summer Enchanted Evening presentation. This week's topic is on western expeditions and mountain explorers, which is given by Topher Kittilson, a former Baldpate Museum Curator. The presentation is sure to be full of adventure and excitement!


Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Happy Tuesday Estes Park! Our dining room is open today from 11:30 am- 4:00 pm. We are serving Red Chili & Potato Leek soup and Apple Spice & Green Onion Cream Cheese muffins. Please call to make reservations at (970) 586- 5397.
Don't forget tomorrow we have another Summer Enchanted Evenings presentation. One of our former interns, Topher Kittilson, will be talking about Western Expeditions and Mountain Explorers! The dining room will be open until 7:00 pm tomorrow if you'd like to make dinner reservations to dine beforehand!

Monday, August 21, 2017

Good Morning! Don't forget that our Fall dining room hours have changed! We will now be closed in the dining room on Mondays. Check out the picture below for the list of open restaurant times!
Call us to make reservations for lunch tomorrow at (970) 586-5397.

Thank you for celebrating College Daze with us this weekend, we had a blast! We are proud to announce Mr. Jim Morton as the winner of our University Trivia Contest! Jim you have won a gift certificate for two complimentary meals and desert at our soup & salad buffet!


Sunday, August 20, 2017

Join us for the last day of College Daze and enjoy a special treat! Great Blue Duo will be performing live music in the Key Room from 12-2 pm today! It is also the last chance to win a Key Gift Certificate by entering in our University Trivia contest.
Our restaurant hours today are 11:30-4:00 pm. Please call to make reservations at (970) 586-5397. Our menu today is Cowboy Buffalo Stew and Cream of Mushroom Soup & Zucchini Dill and Banana Butterscotch muffins.
REMINDER, our dining room hours have changed for the fall!
Restaurant hours will now be:
Monday- CLOSED
Tuesday,Thursday, Friday, Sunday- 11:30-4:00
Wednesday & Saturday- 11:30-7:00
Dining closed for the season on October 1st, lodging on October 14th.

Saturday, August 19, 2017

College Daze continues with another day packed with school spirit! Our college interns are decked out in spirit wear to showcase their universities. Break out your old college t-shirts and hats and join us for lunch or dinner! Challenge the staff to a yo-yo competition and get free a la mode with your pie if you win! You can also enter to win a Key Gift Certificate by completing our University Trivia.

Don't forget tomorrow The Great Blue Duo will be performing live in the Key Room from 12-2 pm!

Our restaurant will be open today from 11:30 am- 7:00 pm. Please call to make reservations at (970) 586-5397. Our menu today is Red Chili and Corn Chowder & Triple Cheese and Chocolate Mystery muffins. YUM!


Friday, August 18, 2017

Summer is almost over and school is starting soon! Come join us for College Daze as we celebrate our summer college interns before they head back to school! Today is Fat Tire Friday- come enjoy a cold one and answer some trivia about our interns for a chance to win a Key Gift Certificate!

Our soup & salad buffet is open from 11:30 am- 7:00 pm. We are serving our Beef Stew and Potato Dill soups & Onion Garlic and Zucchini Nut muffins. Please call to make reservations at (970) 586-5397.

Make sure you clear your schedule for Sunday afternoon! The Great Blue Duo will be performing live music in the Key Room from 12-2 pm. Relax and enjoy the music before or after enjoying a bowl of soup!




Thursday, August 17, 2017

Good morning!

It is a lovely day up here on the mountain! The sun is shining and the hummingbirds are out. Want to enjoy the beautiful views? Join us for lunch or dinner! Our soups today are White Chili and Broccoli Cheese. We also have our wonderful homemade Cranberry Nut and Pizza muffins. Call 970-586-5397 today to make your reservations.

We want to give a big thank you to Brett Meyer who spoke last night at our Summer Enchanted Evening on the Mace family. A lot of stories and history were told! Also, make sure to join us this weekend for our College Daze. Do you miss the good ol' days of having no other worries than getting homework done? Come reminisce with us and relive the glory days with beer and live music. Make sure to show your school pride!

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Happy Wednesday from The Baldpate Inn, you know what that means..another Summer Enchanted Evening seminar! Stop in today and enjoy some Buffalo Stew and Pumpkin Curry. We also have Golden Sunshine and Zucchini Dill muffins! Then hear one of our very own Museum Curators Brett Meyer talk about the history of the Baldpate Inn! We are very excited to hear his talk but keeping in the spirit of our one of a kind key museum, we will be co-hosting a fundraiser with The Estes Park Museum and Friends & Foundation next week on August 27th, more information to come! We hope your day is spectacKEYlar!

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Good morning from the Baldpate. It is a chilly morning here on the mountain, which makes it a perfect day to warm up with our delicious soups. Today we have Red Chili and Corn Chowder. Nothing goes better with our soups than our homemade muffins! Today's muffins include Lemon Blueberry and Fresh Feta. Don't forget to call us at 970-586-5397 to make your reservations to join us.

Also, make sure you join us this weekend for our College Daze. Show your college pride and join us on Sunday for a live folk music performance in the Key Room by the Great Blue. Come for the food, stay for the music!


Monday, August 14, 2017

It is another beautiful, sunny day here at the Baldpate Inn! Come up and enjoy our White Chili and Garden Vegetable Soup, as well as our delicious Banana Butterscotch and Jumpin' Jack muffins. Call 970-586-5397 to make reservations.
Also, get ready to show some college pride this weekend as we kick off our College Daze. On Friday, take yourself back to those exciting college days and enjoy a New Belgium Fat Tire. On Saturday, our staff will be decked out in their college gear and you have the opportunity to challenge us to a yoyo contest to honor the 1929 Yoyo competition hosted at the Baldpate Inn. Finally, on Sunday, sleep in and then join us for a scrumptious three-course brunch (but be sure to make a reservation first!) Celebrate the diversity of our staff, answers some fun college trivia questions, and show your own college pride!


Sunday, August 13, 2017

Good Morning Estes Park! We have updated our dining room hours for the fall and they are as follows starting August 21st:
Monday- CLOSED
Tuesday- 11:30- 4:00
Wednesday- 11:30-7:00
Thursday- 11:30-4:00
Friday- 11:30-4:00
Saturday- 11:30-7:00
Sunday- 11:30-4:00

Our dining room will close for the season on October 1st and lodging for the season will close October 14th. We will re-open for the 101st season on May 25th, 2018!!

TODAY we are open from 11:30-7:00 pm. Reservations are always encouraged, please call (970) 586-5397 to reserve a table. Our specials today are Beef Stew & Dill Pickle soup and Lemon Ginger & Triple Cheese muffins.

Stay tuned for more fall updates! Happy Sunday!


Saturday, August 12, 2017

Good morning from the Baldpate! It is a lovely, clear morning here at the inn which makes the views from our front porch and our sun porch truly spectacular. Come enjoy the views as you dine on our wonderful soup and salad buffet. Today's soups are Buffalo Stew and Cream of Mushroom. We also have delicious homemade Golden Sunshine and Onion Garlic muffins. Call 970-586-5397 to make reservations.

Also, be on the look out for our changing hours. We have already changed the closing time for our dining room to 7:00 pm. This will change again in the coming weeks, so make sure to check back for more information.

Friday, August 11, 2017

Kick back, relax, and enjoy our fresh soup and salad bar today for lunch or dinner! Our soups are White Chili and Broccoli Cheese, and our muffins are Apple Cinnamon and Peanut Butter. You can call 970-586-5397 to make reservations.

Another great way to relax is to spend a night or two in the fresh mountain air, restore with an hour-long massage, and get lost in a best-selling novel. If this sounds like a good weekend to you, then give us a call and ask about our Read, Relax, and Restore Package today!

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Thursday, August 10, 2017

My, my the valley is breathtaking this morning! Come witness the view in person and enjoy our soup and salad buffet! Our hours today are 11:30 am- 7:00 pm. Please call us for reservations at (970) 586-5397. Our soups today are Beef Stew & Corn Chowder and our muffins are Strawberry Rhubarb & Fresh Feta.

We'd like to send out a special thank you to Derek Fortini from the Estes Park Museum. His presentation last night at our Summer Enchanted Evenings seminar was wonderful! Check back in later this week for updates about next week's talk!


Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Summer Enchanted Evenings is back with another great presentation! To avoid any confusion, tonight's presenter will be Derek Fortini from the Estes Park Museum! He will be guiding us through Estes Park's history with photographs of the town then and now!

If you'd like to make dinner reservations before the talk, please call us for reservations at (970) 586-5397. Our soups today are Red Chili and Potato Leek & our muffins are All Bran and Zucchini Dill. MMM MMM GOOD!


Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Good morning folks! The weather has cleared up and it's a beautiful view into the valley. Today we are serving Cowboy Buffalo Stew & Tomato Rice soups and Oatmeal Blueberry & Triple Cheese muffins. Our fall hours will be changing throughout the rest of the season so stay tuned for updates! Today our hours are 11:30 am- 7:00 pm.

Join us tomorrow evening at the Baldpate Inn for a special presentation! Derek Fortini, Director of the Estes Park Museum, will be taking us on a historical journey through the town of Estes Park. "Estes Park Then and Now" will showcase the town through photographs.

If you would like to enjoy a soup and salad buffet for dinner before the presentation, you can call and make reservations at 970-586-KEYS (5397) or call for any other questions about the presentation.

Monday, August 7, 2017

It is a cold and rainy day here at the Baldpate, which makes it the perfect day to come warm up with our soups! Today's soups are White Chili and Garden Vegetable. We also have delicious homemade Jumpin' Jack and Tropical Paradise muffins. Though it may be dreary outside, it is always warm and cozy here, so come join us for lunch or dinner. Reservations can be made by calling 970-586-5397.

Another perfect way to spend these cold rainy days is by curling up with a book by the fire. Even though our Wellness Weekend has been cancelled, we do have another package that can help you relax and recuperate. Check out our Read, Relax, Restore package which includes books to read, dinner, and a massage. For more information, visit Baldpate Inn Packages or call us at 970-586-5397.

Saturday, August 5, 2017

What a wonderful morning here at The Baldpate Inn, the hummingbirds are arriving by the dozens! Stop in today and enjoy some Red Chili and Pumpkin Curry. We also have Apple Raisin Spice and Zucchini Dill muffins as well as Jicama, Raspberry, and Apple Waldorf specialty salads! Call us at (970)-586-5397!

Friday, August 4, 2017

It's a beautiful morning here at the Baldpate Inn with the sun shining over the valley! Come up and check out the view! While you're here, enjoy some Buffalo Stew and Tomato Rice soup, as well as Poppy Seed and Green Onion Cream Cheese muffins, for lunch or dinner. Please call to make reservations at 970-586-5397.


Thursday, August 3, 2017

Good morning from The Baldpate Inn! We just wanted to say thank you to Marlene Borneman for giving a fascinating presentation on Colorado Wildflowers at our Summer Enchanted Evening event last night!
We are excited for the upcoming 80517 Centennial Celebration of Estes Park. In Bond Park, there will be music and activities on August 5th. Keeping up with centennial celebrations, don't forget that we are celebrating our centennial season, so stop by and grab a piece of one of our homemade pies! Today, we will also be having Red Chili and Potato Dill soup with Pumpkin muffins and Onion Garlic muffins. We also have a special centennial mug for sale that is one of a kind!
Featured is a picture of The Baldpate Inn c. 1920, just 3 years after we opened!



Wednesday, August 2, 2017

It's Wednesday, you know what that means?! Another Summer Enchanted Evening! Tonight at 7:00 pm Marlene Borneman will be presenting about Colorado Wildflowers. Come enjoy dinner with us before the talk! Call us to make reservations (970) 586-5397.

Our menu today includes our White Chili & Corn Chowder soups and our Fresh Feta & Cranberry Nut muffins. Delicious!

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

HOLY MOLY IT'S AUGUST! The summer is flying by too quickly here in the mountains. Come enjoy this beautiful day here at The Baldpate Inn. We are serving Red Chili & Cream of Mushroom soups and Lemon Blueberry & Zucchini Dill Muffins. Please call us for reservations at (970) 586- 5397.

Don't forget that tomorrow we have another Summer Enchanted Evenings Speaker Series! Marlene Borneman will be presenting over Colorado Wildflowers. The program is free to you and starts at 7 pm. If you'd like to dine with us beforehand, please call to make reservations.