Manitou is a Native American word that means "spirit". The Ute and Cheyenne Native Americans considered this area sacred for the healing powers of the natural springs and the clean mountain air. Manitou Springs is mostly known for its natural carbonated mineral springs located all through-out the town. There are 11 of them in total. We stopped by one to try the water and to take a photo!
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| Me getting a drink from the natural spring |
Here is a sign by the spring. They were right, it was a popular spring. We had to wait a little while until others filled their bottles. It sure doesn't taste like water back home!
On our way back through town, we spotted this place:
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| Amazingly great candy! |
I was very excited, as I LOVE candy!
Patsy's was started in Manitou Springs in 1903. That was over 100 years ago! I cannot even imagine how long ago that was.... But it has ties back in my home state of Indiana. The founder of Patsy's was an Irishman who was said to have made the best candied popcorn and taffy anyone had ever tasted. He sold his popcorn and taffy at local fairs around Terre Haute, Indiana. Yea, not too far from Tipton! The story says that he sold his famous candied popcorn recipe to a company called Cracker Jack and headed west to Colorado where he started this very store in the picture above.
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