F.M. Light & Sons is Steamboat Springs’ historic clothing store and special place where customers enjoy a step back into the old west while browsing among many original fixtures from one hundred years ago. [cincopa AIFAEZamaKZE] Outfitting the West since 1905, F.M. Light & Sons is the oldest retail store in the area and is […]
Some say that the store began because of sniffling. Others say it was because of sneezing. Still others say it was because of timothy and clover. Turns out, they’re all correct. This story starts in a time when men were men and women were glad of it. In the early part of the 20th century, […]
Anyone who has every been to F.M. Light & Sons knows about Lightning. But, do you know his history? Do you know how old he is? We’ll let him tell it: “Mabelene, that filly who spreads all the gossip, insists something wild is going to happen in our stable. In anticipation I can hardly manage […]
We get so many questions about F.M. Lights. We decided to answer a few. And, what better way to answer, than to reference the book written on the subject. Annabeth Light Lockhart, F.M. Light’s grand-daughter wrote a book entitled: F.M. Light & Sons: One Vision, One Store, 100 Years. Here are just a few of […]
[scrollGallery id=1 thumbarea width=540] How many are there? What are the stories behind them? What is the history? Who paints them? How old are they? You have so many questions. And it’s about time we started answering. Today, we’re going to tackle one of the top queries: Who paints the signs? Chris and Lindsay (the […]
MEMO’RIAL, n. That which preserves the memory of something; any thing that serves to keep in memory. Memorial day is much, much more than a long weekend. It is far more significant that grilling, camping, hanging out with friends, or sleeping in. It is called Memorial Day for a reason. This Memorial Day, remember something […]
