Good morning readers! I am back home in what I like to call Jurassic Park State aka, Florida. I’m still trying to adjust to the time change and the exhaustion from traveling back. I made this a two-parter due to the fact that I wanted to talk about the walking of the grounds during the day and the Underground show with Nick Wallace. I really didn’t want to smoosh the last tour in on a whim, it deserves more than that. So, let’s brew about it!
After The Underground experience, I headed to the final tour which I’m excited for because I’ve heard about Lucy from previous ghost hunters and paranormal researchers. Who is Lucy? Lucy is the little homeless girl that was shoo’ed out into the cold and froze to death. I’ve been intrigued about her since I’ve heard about Lucy, the tour started where The Shining tour did. Now, The Shining tour is the headliner for ghoulishness and haunting, but The Stanley Night Tour has the history of The Stanley but with ghosts.
The tour us outside on the grounds and heading toward the theater where F.O. Stanleys wife, Flora, would entertain family and friends. Originally The Stanley was meant to be F.O. Stanley’s last hoorah before he passed, which was SUPPOSED to happen within weeks of arriving to Colorado since he had Tuberculoses really bad. Although Flora wanted to keep their home small, F.O had other plans and so the great estate began to grow to what it is now. But it was a beautiful place to entertain but evolved into a place to perform, ergo the caretaker office converted into a dressing room ( which is haunted). Lots of pictures occurred, but best part, we were one room from where “Lucy” was to be. Alas, my bubble was bursted Lucy isn’t real but rather just a name used for the homeless that would stay when The Stanley was closed during the winter months which is why they started having a caretaker stay year round to keep an eye on the buildings while guests weren’t around.
The tale end of the tour was intriguing as went in the underground tunnels where the servants used to move about without disturbing the guests back in the day. The tunnels aren’t in use anymore as they have collapsed, but I could almost envision servants popping out in random parts of the hotel. It was a fantastic way to end the evening. I can’t wait to go back out and adventure into another haunted and historic place. Where do you think I should go next? What’s a place you find that puts the hair on the back of your neck stand up?
As Always Keep On Brewin!