Wednesday, May 18, 2011

YOUR HAUNTED JOURNEY STARTS AT DUSK!

Hi everyone! Just wanted to thank you all for your interest in the tours. They are going to be enlightening, informative, spooky, and most of all a lot of fun. I have to tell you that while Grace and I have been researching locations for the tour and going through our route some very interesting things have happened that I hadn’t expected. I’m a historian and my fascination is in the stories, people and events that shaped early Fort Collins. My focus wasn’t necessarily on the spirits, but the stories of the spirits. What was life like for early residents? Who are the main characters? What did they do? It’s a fascinating subject.  I have to inform you though that while developing the tour with the wonderful talented Grace, I myself have had the opportunity to meet some very interesting characters who still work and live and are active in the Old Town community. Except for one thing, they have left their physical bodies behind. Initially, I  guess I wasn’t really prepared or expecting to experience anything. Just to participate with amazing Grace and relate some extraordinary historical stories to our wonderful guests. I want our visitors to really get a sense of how phenomenal this town really is. From the camp and the cavalry history to the booms and busts, and some of the scandals that were not only indicative of some of the times past, but also very interesting. BUT, Grace has brought this to a whole new level for me. With her, I have been able to not only experience the stories that I research and read about so much and that mean an enormous amount to me, but the emotions, the personalities, the struggles of the early residents.  Grace and I have chosen a route that we feel will be the most fun for our guests because it is filled with both historical and related haunting locations. However, between Grace’s talent and my research , we have many many stories we would like to tell which would take us off the beaten path a little.  If there is an interest we may eventually develop additions to this tour. But, in the meantime, we look forward to spending some fun summer nights with you, and remember…
YOUR HAUNTED JOURNEY STARTS AT DUSK.

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