Old Town ghosts get caught up in the party spirit!



"The Captain", Asaph Allen with the 9th Kansas Cavalry. First at Camp Collins.

This day in Fort Collins history. Today is July 22^nd. This is the official birthdate of Camp Collins which was built by the 9th Kansas and 11th Ohio Cavalry's in the town of La Porte way back in 1862. That was 149 years ago!

Camp Collins remained in this location for almost two years until a disastrous flood sent enormous amounts of melted snowfall from the winter previous, rushing down the Poudre River and taking out the camp. Two months later a new fort location, 4 miles downstream, was inspected and found suitable for a military reservation. Today we know that fort site as our own wonderful town o’ Fort Collins, named after Lt. Col. William Oliver Collins who was THE MAN and the guy who inspected the new fort and by Special Order No. 1 gave the “A Okay”  or  "thumbs up" to start building on it.

Lt. Colonel William Oliver Collins.

 As one recent guest to Haunted History After Dark commented or rather exclaimed enthusiastically, "You mean to tell me...that if there had never been a flood in La Porte in 64...we wouldn't be here?!!!"

And the answer is, well, yes, sort of…

To hear the rest of this amazing story and learn what was found to be “unfit for humans” during an 1865 inspection of the fort and may have caused the deaths of many young cavalrymen and at least one civilian who all NOW haunt a popular Old Town party spot, you will need to take the Haunted History After Dark tour.  Beware, at this spooky site it’s not just humans that are caught up in the party spirit…

Come Walk with the Spirits who are dying to meet you!

For reservations please email hauntedhistoryafterdark@yahoo.com. Cost is 10 big ones per courageous ghost buster or 35 clams for an extra brave group of four.  

Kate and Grace

 Stephen Stills begged Suite Judy Blue Eyes long ago, “Will you come see me…Thursdays and Saturdays…” What a coincidence! That’s when our tours are.  Will you come see us…Thursdays and Saturdays.  Or by reservation. 7:30 p.m.  Tours start at 136 W. Mountain Avenue home of Boutique Bravo and Mother Lode Gallery where owner Kate has been in business for a whopping 33 years! Check her out.

And remember…YOUR HAUNTED JOURNEY STARTS AT DUSK!