WE’RE 40 YEARS OLD!
We are open almost every day of the year- making candy and scooping Ice Cream. Come see us if you need some goodies and a nice get-away.
If you live outside of Colorado, allow us to ship you some Rocky Mountain love!
Please call us:
303-569-2778
It has been our pleasure to make our treats over the last 40 years in Georgetown Colorado, We look forward to carrying on this tradition. If our treats can help bring a smile to your face, make you feel a little bit better about the world of today, and provide you with a some comfort, please come see us in Georgetown.
For our Colorado friends, due to Colorado’s Sales Tax laws (1)(2) regarding shipped products (end use tax), we are not longer able shipping candy inside our wonderful state. Please send your state representative and or the Governor a letter to let them know your feelings on these tax laws. Sincerely,
Scott Goeringer, COO
1) https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/11/colorado-sales-tax-rules-change/
2) “Colorado has 344 taxing jurisdictions that include cities, counties and special districts, and 638 unique tax rates, Meneghel said. It would be a huge operational burden on small businesses to file up to about 600 new tax returns each month”
https://www.dailycamera.com/2019/05/24/new-sales-tax-law-provides-relief-to-small-colorado-businesses/
About Georgetown Valley Candy Company
In the straits of Mackinac, Michigan, there is a small island where fudge factories abound, where no motorized vehicles are allowed. People travel over the Island with horse-drawn carriages and bicycles. The fudge factories produce their candy the old fashioned way, with large handmade copper kettles, and long wooden paddles. The fudge is cooked and then poured onto the solid marble tables, and worked across the surface to cool the fudge, and to give it a nice smooth texture. Georgetown Valley Candy Company was founded in 1979 as a franchise of the Fort Candy Factory in Mackinac, Michigan. Shortly thereafter, it was purchased by Tom and Marty Macarthur.
The Macarthurs owned and operated the business for six years, but then decided to return to Michigan. In 1985, they sold the store to Nina and Rube Goeringer. Fortunately, candy making was not new to the Goeringer’s.
Years prior to purchasing the store, Nina took a molded candy class and started making fine hand painted candies for her family, relatives, and friends. She fell in love with making these candies and knew that was what she wanted to do. Thus, Rube and Nina built a candy kitchen in their home, so she could make and sell her candy. In 1983, Nina incorporated her own company. Aspen Park Candies, Inc. Two years later, Rube and Nina bought the Fort Mackinaw Candy Factory and incorporated it within Aspen Park Candies.
Over the years Nina and Rube were joined by their son Scott. Through hard work, and a passion for their work the business has grown. The Factory is now very well known for its homemade candy, ice-cream, and old fashion appeal. Repeat customers come to see and smell the candy being made.
Nina passed on March 16, 2024. Scott and Rube continue upholding the traditions and values she instilled in the business. She believed, “If it is worth doing, it is worth doing right.” We strive every day to make the best confections we can and continue to hone skills as confectioners.
After years of explaining the candy factory has no ties with Michigan, the time came for the business to evolve into Georgetown Valley Candy Company. Regardless of the company’s evolution, its dedication to quality and hand crafted products will never change.
