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Monday, October 31, 2011

Most Haunted Hotel in America

The Stanley Hotel
The lawn
Is pressed by unseen feet, and ghosts return
Gently at twilight, gently go at dawn,
The sad intangible who grieve and yearn....
-- T.S. ELIOT
The Stanley Hotel in 2009, its 100th Anniversary.

According to a recent Travelocity article, the #1 most haunted hotel in America is the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado.

We've been guests of the Stanley several times over the years. This 100 year-old hotel is reported to be haunted and was the inspiration for Stephen King's book "The Shining," which was made into a film by Stanley Kubrick and a mini-series, which aired on ABC in 1997.

This video, made on the 100th anniversary of the hotel in 2009, contains some photos of the hotel as well as stills from the films and recounts some of our experiences there. Be patient, it's a large file and may take some time to load.

Many strange occurrences take  place at the hotel. You'll have to spend a night at the Stanley to judge for yourself whether the hauntings there are fact. . . or fiction.

Happy Halloween

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