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The Stanley Hotel Ghost Tour
At 101 years old this year, the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado has seen many guests in its time; celebrities, presidents, the well-to-do and the not so well off have entered through its doors over the last century. Most have left again... but not all.
A member of the historical hotels National Heritage list, the Stanley is also well known for being among the most actively haunted sites in the United States. Built in 1909 by F.O. Stanley for his wife Flora, the hotel is said to be haunted by the couple, by the man, Lord Dunraven, who owned the land before them, by past guests and by former employees. The isolation of the hotel amid the beautiful Colorado Rockies, and the old-world, "different" feel of the place was strong enough to inspire Stephen King when he stayed there the night before Halloween in 1974 with his wife. They were the only guests that night, and King spent many hours wandering the old corridors. The result of that night was a little novel called, The Shining.
We recently had the pleasure of attending a ghost hunt at the Stanley hosted by the TAPS crew who make the SyFy TV series, Ghost Hunters. It was great fun, and we did experience a few "odd" things. Many of the people who were there with us had more dramatic experiences.
But more of that next... :-)
The Stanley Hotel Ghost Tour
At 101 years old this year, the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado has seen many guests in its time; celebrities, presidents, the well-to-do and the not so well off have entered through its doors over the last century. Most have left again... but not all.
A member of the historical hotels National Heritage list, the Stanley is also well known for being among the most actively haunted sites in the United States. Built in 1909 by F.O. Stanley for his wife Flora, the hotel is said to be haunted by the couple, by the man, Lord Dunraven, who owned the land before them, by past guests and by former employees. The isolation of the hotel amid the beautiful Colorado Rockies, and the old-world, "different" feel of the place was strong enough to inspire Stephen King when he stayed there the night before Halloween in 1974 with his wife. They were the only guests that night, and King spent many hours wandering the old corridors. The result of that night was a little novel called, The Shining.
We recently had the pleasure of attending a ghost hunt at the Stanley hosted by the TAPS crew who make the SyFy TV series, Ghost Hunters. It was great fun, and we did experience a few "odd" things. Many of the people who were there with us had more dramatic experiences.
But more of that next... :-)