Halloween At The Stanley Hotel

Ready for Halloween? One fun place to get inthe mood might be Estes Park, Colorado.
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Suzy Blackhurst of Estes Park Trail Gazette has an interesting article on the Estes Park website.
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Blackhurst writes, According to park ranger Tom Danton, ghosts return to the Stanley Hotel because they remember it as one of the most splendid times of their lives. He says things mysteriously move around the hotel and museum, and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley are often spotted on the grand staircase overlooking the lobby at the hotel. Danton mixes interesting elements of history into the ghost stories, and audiences depart with more knowledge about Estes Park and the hotel than they had before.
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Under the heading, "Ghost Tour of the Stanley Hotel" Blakhurst says:
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Of course, Estes Park is known for the Stanley Hotel -- named as one of the top ten haunted hotels in the United States, inspiring Stephen King to write his famous novel, "The Shining." The hotel has several ghostly opportunities available during this season. Visitors can take a historic Ghost Tour of the Stanley Hotel where they'll learn about the history and haunting of the hotel during this 90-minute tour.
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On the fourth floor, which used to be the servant's quarters, visitors may hear the squeals of children playing echoing down the hallway. The tour includes the music room where Flora Stanley often is heard playing her piano and the billiard room where the aroma created by smoke from F.O. Stanley's cigar has been noticed. Guides take sightseers into the underground tunnel used by servants and employees over the years. Many a visitor has returned from the Stanley with photographs of orbs and ghostly apparitions -- and even audio recordings of melodic harmonies from Flora's antique grand piano.
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For an even more extensive exploration of the hotel and possible apparitions, join the Stanley Hotel's professional ghost hunter to explore the paranormal world at the hotel. Investigations are held from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. and participants must be at least 18 years old. Reservations are required.
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The Stanley Hotel's annual costume party -- for those 21 and over -- the Shining Ball, is Saturday, Oct. 31 from 8 p.m. to midnight. Prizes will be awarded to the sexiest couple. The scariest couple, most original couple and the best character from the movie, "The Shining."
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