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Old 10-18-2007, 05:18 PM
 
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We are narrowing down our summer vacation choices..thinking of Grand Lake for a week. Are there any areas in Grand Lake..condos that are seedy or bad areas? Any accommodation recommendations? (adults,no kids)

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Old 10-18-2007, 06:39 PM
 
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Grand Lake is a pretty small town, so it's all pretty much the same except for the differences in the individual motel/lodging you select.

Best to google the area, and contact the places directly for their brochures, rates, etc.

There's a pretty wide variety of lodging available ... and in the summer months, it's all high tourist season.
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Old 11-25-2007, 03:46 PM
 
Location: Newnan, Georgia
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Default Moving to Grand Lake - Need your advice

I'm moving to Grand Lake and would like to know a little more about the town, what it's like and the people. Is it a friendly place to live? It gives that impression from what I've seen, but would like everyone's advice. Does it have most conveniences for a small town? What about the weather, would you say its consistant year to year?
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Old 11-25-2007, 04:17 PM
 
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I'm moving to Grand Lake and would like to know a little more about the town, what it's like and the people. Is it a friendly place to live? It gives that impression from what I've seen, but would like everyone's advice. Does it have most conveniences for a small town? What about the weather, would you say its consistant year to year?
Spent two days there in 2005. The town is VERY small, and postcard pretty. I recall a main street with a few local businesses, nothing major. Nearest walmart is 35 miles away in Frisco, CO, meaning a trip over Berthoud Pass.

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Old 11-25-2007, 04:37 PM
 
Location: Newnan, Georgia
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Being a small town is not a problem, I actually prefer it and I've researched the area as much as possible. Not having a Walmart is again not a issue, as long as there are a few restaurants, shopping centers, just for your every day needs. I'm probably more interested in what the people are like, is it a friendly place where they would accept a new person into their community?
Also if you get large weather changes from year to year, or if its consistent. I really like the fact its a small town.
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Old 11-25-2007, 04:40 PM
 
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Spent two days there in 2005. The town is VERY small, and postcard pretty. I recall a main street with a few local businesses, nothing major. Nearest walmart is 35 miles away in Frisco, CO, meaning a trip over Berthoud Pass.

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As far as I know, Grand Lake to Frisco is about 85 miles, not 35.

Edit to add: Just thought of it; might you be thinking of Fraser, rather than Frisco?

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Old 11-25-2007, 06:55 PM
 
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As far as I know, Grand Lake to Frisco is about 85 miles, not 35.

Edit to add: Just thought of it; might you be thinking of Fraser, rather than Frisco?
I thought so, but walmart's website said 35 miles I put in the zip code for Grand Lake to find the nearest store.

That would make Grand Lake even more isolated than I thought. Nearest large supermarket might be Winter Park.
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Old 11-25-2007, 09:11 PM
 
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If I remember, there's a City Market (King Soopers in the mountain towns are City Markets) in Granby, about 15 miles away; not sure what else is there. There's a Safeway in Fraser, about 30 miles away. Grand Lake is fairly isolated. In winter it's at the end of the road, since Trail Ridge Rd through RMNP is closed.
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Old 11-25-2007, 09:29 PM
 
Location: Newnan, Georgia
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The isolation isn't a problem. That's what I'm looking for. I'm sure I could still go down the main street and buy bread, milk, meat, just the normal groceries. I would like to know if its a friendly place, the people and just general thing like that. I know the population is about 500 so there are people living there. Would I feel welcome.
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Old 11-26-2007, 01:11 AM
 
Location: Newnan, Georgia
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I guess no one has had much to do with Grand Lake. I thought someone may have experienced the environment / people.
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