KUSA - With everything from a state folk dance to a state sport that may surprise you, we bet there's something about Colorful Colorado you didn't know! The name Colorado has its origins in ...

State day: “Colorado Day” when Colorado became a state on Aug. 1, 1876 State flag: The Colorado State Flag, 1911 State song: “Where the Columbines Grow” by A.J. Fynn, 1915 and “Rocky ...

Of all of Colorado’s living symbols, this columbine was appointed first by an act in 1899. Legislators went a step further to make rules on preserving the fragile wildflower: Limits were set on ...

Colorado has become the eighth state to designate a state mushroom. The Emperor mushroom, scientifically known as Agaricus julius, was chosen after a selection process by students, a teacher and ...

KUSA – With everything from a state folk dance to a state sport that may surprise you, we bet there’s something about Colorful Colorado you didn’t know!