Twin Lakes General Store & Mercantile

05/16/2026

Sat-Sunday 10-4 we are barely open with 1/4 of the store stocked. The Inn is open for Brunch next door too! BEST GAS PRICE in the COUNTY at $4.49 (goes up monday) 15% off Apparel. officially open for summer for our 149th summer at noon Thursday May 21

04/24/2026

Here on the shores of and at mile 38/62 of the Leadville 100 run course, fresh paint, fixen’, and stockin’ is starting all around the Village. The Leadville 100 is just part of our summer here so come on up late May-October and train, eat, hike, paddle, shop, play, rest!!

04/24/2026

04/21/2026

Our five Old buildings have stories, and the 1930s car garage has a modern twist. When i bought the store I named it ‘W***y Earl’s Grill’ after Bill Lobeck. Bill passed away this year and his 86th birthday would have been today. I worked for Bill over 15 years while he was a CEO in the Travel, Automotive, Car Rental Industries, and a major car collector. Bill and his wife Kathy Taylor of Tulsa, said yes to helping finance the store when I bought it. When describing why i wanted to buy it and said “it must sound crazy”, they said “not at all, it sounds like you and your destiny.” To have long time friends who know and believe in you is why I’m here and why the store is healthy and strong, so next time you drive by, give W***y Earl’s Grill a honk as a thankyou.

04/14/2026

Big News, Good News= Big Heavy Snow! The Northern Sawatch Range is getting snow and WOW! do we need it! We doubt it will break the ongoing fire ban but it’s a big help! Thru hikers on and climbers who are thinking of an early season need to watch the snow levels above 10,000’ over the next weeks.

03/11/2026

Happy 13th birthday to Motu the third!

03/05/2026

Slowly coming out of hibernation and dusting off the turntable, to put in a day or two a week in March and then a big April to get ready for the 148rh-ish summer season. Let’s hope for spring snows!

01/01/2026

Colorado Summer Adventures start here for 146 years- give or take! Come on up this summer! Happy New Year! #2026

12/13/2025

Our Podcast “Shopdog’s Life at the General Store”, was cancelled by Spotify when they realized there was no talking. So back to winter break.

11/15/2025

A star is born. Had some room on our new winter billboard for Motu. Online store relaunch is November 17. See Motu’s board on Highway 24 between Buena Vista and Leadville!