Hospitality & Tourism  January 23, 2015

Two NoCo contests lure lovers of rock – and rolls

Here’s your chance to gorge on some famous treats and then burn off those calories in the great outdoors, thanks to a pair of contests being run by two businesses that have become institutions in Northern Colorado.

One of our region’s favorite sugar rushes is an aromatic cinnamon roll from Johnson’s Corner. Most of us know the story of how the fluffy, sweet pastries first baked by Ida May Brunemeier in the 1950s captured the world’s attention in 1998 when Travel and Leisure magazine named the truck stop in Johnstown one of the top 10 breakfast places in the…

With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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