Colorado Hauntings – Mines, Mountains and Mysteries!
Full of old mines from the Gold Rush Days, Mountains and Mysteries, no wonder Colorado has an abundance of paranormal sightings. From the famous Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, to the Cliff House in Manitou Springs spirits abound. As we learned in previous weeks, Cripple Creek, Colorado with its wild and turbulent past has a history of unexplained, supernatural occurrences earning it the reputation of one of the most haunted towns in America.
Let’s take a quick look at a few:
The Cliff House in Manitou Springs was built in 1873, before Colorado was even a state. Through it’s many renovations, paranormal experiences remain, including disembodied footsteps, ghostly voices when no one is there and white orbs floating through the hallways late at night. Could these be spirits of the old American West? The Cliff House was known as only The Inn was a popular stagecoach stop in route from Colorado Springs to Leadville? Hmmm….
How about Emma Crawford Coffin Races in Manitou Springs?
The story goes, that Crawford moved to Manitou in the 1800’s to heal her tuberculosis. She succumbed to the disease and was buried on Red Mountain. A favorite spot of hers. Construction on the mountain forced relocation of her coffin to the south slope in 1912. Unfortunately, heavy spring rains washed her coffin down the side of the mountain, where her ghost is said to still roam today. Participants of the race, held in downtown Manitou Springs, claim they feel her presence every year. See for yourself, this year the coffin races are October 26, 2019. See you there!
The ghost of Maggie, haunts the Colorado Grande Casino & Hotel and Maggie’s Restaurant in Cripple Creek, Colorado. At night, voices (Maggie’s lilting Irish soprano) and music can be heard from the ballroom, slots clinging and clanging after hours. The hotel’s security cameras have caught Maggie in her turn-of-the-century clothing, only to have the tapes mysteriously disappear. The scent of her rose perfume lingers even if she chooses not to make an appearance.
Want to know more about the Ghosts of Cripple Creek Mining District?
Speaking of Ghosts, if you are looking for a fun Halloween read. A Witch’s Journey has meddling ghosts, shifters, stolen magic and a handsome Navy SEAL who has a dark secret. Available at Amazon.com, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble.
Every Tuesday throughout the month of October I will have Colorado Hauntings we’ll take a look at The Stanley Hotel and the Halloween traditions. Mark your calendars, you don’t want to miss any of these Halloween Celebrations!
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Posted in For Fun, Holidays, My Say What Blog, The Pikes Peak Region and tagged A Witch's Journey, Colorado, Cripple Creek, ghosts, Halloween, Haunted by Tena Stetler with 9 comments.
Sounds like a great haunted tour! I’m a true-believer and would love to spend nights and days in any of these places–though I would be a very unreliable witness since my imagination would run wild. Interesting post!! Best of luck with the book.
Thanks for stopping by! I love Halloween, but like you I have a overactive imagination so….
You and I are in the same boat. My imagination runs wild constantly, with additional stimulus heaven only knows! LOL Thanks for stopping by!
Tena, I love real life ghost stories. Great post! I think every state has their own haunted places. I know Wisconsin has.
Yep, I agree with you, every place has haunted places. Halloween is such a fun time of year!
Late to the commenting party…but I love how haunted our state is. Someone in Longmont even wrote a book about all the haunted stuff in my town. It’s a fun read.
Better late than never. Thanks so much for stopping by, I know how busy you are. I too enjoy the haunting in Colorado. Love this time of year to enjoy it all too! Ready for NANO?
Thank you for participating in the Snarkology Halloween Hop! 🙂 I loved learning about the coffin races! LOL. That’s awesome!
Thanks for stopping by! Happy Halloween. Yep, not every town has Coffin races! LOL