Boule Scholars have an exceptional opportunity to visit an historic landmark in Colorado that demonstrates the history of the entrepreneurial Black middle class family in search of building sites and a vacation resort, which was the only resort area west of the Mississippi River that catered to African-Americans. Lincoln Hills symbolizes that resort in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, a mere 40 miles west of Denver. This historical landmark that flourished from 1926 to 1965 attracted Black luminaries such as Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Zora Neale Hurston and Whitney Young.

Our Scholars experience the outdoors of Lincoln Hills, from hiking the trails of the national forest, cooking in the outdoors on a fire pit, fly fishing in the local creek, and watching from a few yards away the California Zephyr traverse the railroad tracks on its journey to California. Scholars also hear remarks from distinguished Black leaders including former Denver mayor Wellington Webb, artist Ed Dwight, and billionaire Robert Smith. This experience changes the course of life for many of our students and in return these young African-American men return to our community after graduation as doctors, engineers, lawyers, teachers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and community leaders.