‘Water is Life Festival’ to celebrate Fountain’s 30th anniversary
Aspenites come together today to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Aspen’s Dancing Fountain with a “Water is Life Festival.” The festival will feature music, balloons, and several area water conservation and management groups, who will be on hand to meet the public and present their work.
The fountain, located on the Hyman Avenue mall in downtown Aspen, was built in 1979 by Aspenites Nick DeWolf and Travis Fulton. It was the first computer operated fountain of its kind.
Fulton was the sculptor, while DeWolf was the technological brains behind the fountain. Fulton had come up with an idea for a fountain that playfully spurted water when it was on and seemingly disappeared when it turned off, leaving no pool of water as evidence of its existence. But his idea lacked a location.
He was eventually inspired by a storm drain in front of the Wheeler Opera House. With the location and design decided, Fulton recruited renowned local technological wizard DeWolf to help with the fountain’s programming.
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