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13 Rules for Halloween in Glenwood Springs

Posted on October 27, 2010 by in 13 Rules for Halloween, cemetery walks, Doc Holliday, ghost walks, Halloween ideas, Halloween in Glenwood Springs, Halloween in Western Colorado, Halloween travel, Halloween travel articles, things to do on Halloween

Halloween Weekend at the Hotel Denver in Glenwood Springs

Thank you for choosing to stay at the historic Hotel Denver this Halloween weekend!Halloween

Here are thirteen rules to help you have the best adventure ever!

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  1. Don’t forget, Halloween is dead ahead.somethingsomething
  2. We do have vampires, but don’t worry; they’re all bite and no bark. Besides, they usually don’t arrive until Fansgiving.
  3. We’re pet-friendly, but if you run into any goblins or other critters while hiking, biking, or swimming, just growl back. And remember, this is Western Colorado…never corner anything meaner than yourself.
  4. Gunslinger "Doc" Holliday’s grave marker is very close to the Hotel Denver. Just follow the trail until it dead ends.
  5. Cereal killers love our breakfasts. We serve everything with screams and sugar.
  6. If you have to refuel, we have plenty of ghastly stations; however all our broom closets are booked this weekend.
  7. Please, don’t leave your little monsters at the Hot Springs by themselves – they might scream for mummy and deady.
  8. Beware of other important guests. Last year Count Dracula stayed here and he was a real pain in the neck. He could not stop coffin. It was a grave sight.
  9. Do not worry about Mummies. They don’t come to Glenwood Springs because they can’t unwind.
  10. The Glenwood Canyon Brewing Company at the Hotel Denver is a pub and restaurant where all the local ghosts hang out. They go for the boos.
  11. Sunday Night is Ghouls Night Out here in Glenwood Springs, so don’t miss it.
  12. You’ve gotta get here.
  13. It’s a real scream.

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October in Glenwood Springs: History with Famous Glenwood Legends

Posted on October 12, 2010 by in Colorado ghost walk, Doc Holliday, Doc Holliday Halloween, Fun Halloween ideas, Heritage tours in Colorado, History trips, History weekend, Legend of Doc Holliday, Western Colorado Heritage

“Doc” Holliday and Kid Curry Host Cemetery Ghost Walk in Glenwood Springs

Do Holliday GraveVisit Glenwood Springs in October and discover the life and legend of "Doc" Holliday and other Glenwood Springs legends. For the last three weekends in October, Frontier Historical Society hosts the popular, family-friendly cemetery walk through Linwood Cemetery as Gunslinger “Doc” Holliday and Kid Curry and a few of their cohorts return to relive some of Glenwood’s gunslingin’ history. The ghost walks are enacted by a cast of talented actors who give an educational and historical perspective as they tell thier stories and talk about life in Glenwood Springs in the 1800s.

But that’s not it! Not only can you relive their stories, you can create your own history and memories in one of Western Colorado’s most celebrated towns. Stay at the Hotel Denver, drink and dine at the hotel’s own award-winning restaurant, the Glenwood Canyon Brewing Company and finish up a beautiful fall weekend with a soothing soak in the historic, world-famous Hot Springs Pool.

Did you know Doc Holliday came to Glenwood Springs for these magical minerals waters? He resided in the Hotel Glenwood which was located at the corner of Eighth Street, just a block from the historic Hotel Denver!

Tickets for the cemetery walk are $15 per person and are available by calling the Frontier Historical Museum at (970) 945-4448.

Bring a flashlight or lantern and be sure to dress warm! The trail to the cemetery is a moderately strenuous hike.  Kerosene lanterns are also available for purchase at the trailhead for $10.

And don’t miss out on all the other GoGlenwood.com activities!

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Did Doc Holliday stay here?

Posted on May 2, 2010 by in Doc Holliday, Doc Holliday's grave, Wyatt Earp

Doc Holliday in Glenwood Springs

Doc HollidayThe most famous resident of 19th century Glenwood Springs was the noted gunfighter Doc Holliday.  He arrived in the spring of 1887 seeking relief from the healing mineral waters for his tuberculosis, as the common story is told.  Another version of his arrival is that he and Wyatt Earp were following two men that had “offended” them.  The men were followed from Aspen, down the Roaring Fork River, through Glenwood Springs and to the Flat Tops, where they were never seen again.  

At that time there were 21 saloons and brothels within the four-block red light district between Riverfront (where the Hotel Denver is located) and Grand Avenue.  This gave Doc many employment opportunities, as by that time Doc Holiday’s profession had changed from dentistry to professional gambler.  

Doc did not stay or die in The Hotel Denver or its predecessor Star Hotel, as they were not built until 1915.  He lived at The Hotel Glenwood at 8th and Grand, which was one block south and one block west of The Hotel Denver.  He succumbed to tuberculosis in November of 1887, just six months after he arrived in Glenwood Springs. The Hotel Glenwood burned down in 1945. 

Doc is said to be buried in Glenwood’s Linwood Cemetery eight blocks south of The Hotel Denver on a hill overlooking Glenwood Springs, where there is a memorial to Doc Holliday stating “He died in bed”.   Doc Holliday's Tomb Stone

Frontier Historical Society in Glenwood Springs features several books by Glenwood Springs’ historian and author Jim Nelson.  In his book Glenwood Springs: The History of a Rocky Mountain Resort, Nelson writes of Doc Holliday “His acknowledged skill with his various weapons, coupled with the fact that tuberculosis was in many cases a death sentence, made him an extremely dangerous man. Perhaps in reaction to the hand dealt him by fate, he developed a violent temper.  While he was still a Southern gentleman when the mood struck him, he was at other times nothing more than a vicious, well-armed drunk with little fear of death." As far as we know, there were no gun-battles involving Doc Holliday in Glenwood Springs.


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