Halloween

One of our favorite times of the year.  Here are some fun things to read, see, and do related to all hallows’ eve.
October 2014, I think

Halloween / Spooky playlist

The Grim Grinning Ghosts

Haunted Breckenridge

Linds and some of her friends in Breckenridge for a paranormal investigation. You will have to ask me what we discovered. Spooky.

October 2016

The Briggle House

June Walters was a tour guide for the Breckenridge Heritage Alliance in the 1990s before rejoining the organization as a guide in 2014. And during her retraining, something peculiar happened.

When Walters reentered the Briggle House, music started to play. At the time, Walters said she thought the music was just another update the alliance had made to enhance the guest experience. Since she was a guide in the ’90s, the alliance had acquired more props, installed security systems and updated its overall tour to ensure that visitors left with a vivid peek into the past.

“When my retraining was over, I talked with the operations manager and asked if the music was provided by the National Repertory Orchestra and … where did she get that recording because it was really lovely,” Walters said. “And she said ‘What music?”

The Briggle House was built in the 1880s by a wealthy couple named William and Kathleen Briggle. The two were socialites and enjoyed hosting banquets and concerts. In fact, it was Kathleen Briggle who was particularly gifted in music. Walters said Kathleen Briggle taught music to children and frequently hosted their recitals in her home.

When Walters returned to the alliance to lead tours in 2014, the house had a new security system complete with motion detectors and alarms. When she heard the music play, she just figured it was part of the setup, but the operations manager said there was no audio system of any kind installed in the house.

“My feeling was maybe Mrs. Briggle was happy to see me again, and she played some pretty music for me,” Walters said. “Who knows what it was, but I know I heard the music enough to be curious about it to ask about it.”

That’s not the only strange occurrence — or what Walters calls “unexplainable events” — she’s had, either. Walters reports one instance where she felt like she was lightly pushed into the dining room. In another, she took a few photos of the corner of the house in which she saw a faint orb that appeared to be a face wearing a hat.

Though the Briggle House is not open to the public, visitors can check it out by taking a tour with the Breckenridge Heritage Alliance.

The Briggle House is managed by the Breckenridge Heritage Alliance, and some have reported uncanny events during tours. The house was built by William and Kathleen Briggle in the late 1800s.
Breckenridge Colorado

Here are a few more Breckenridge establishments known to have some spooky history or paranormal sightings:

Valley Brook CemeteryTake a walking tour with Breckenridge Heritage Alliance to learn the stories behind the names on the tombstones.

Apres Handcrafted LibationsFeatured on Breckenridge Tours’ Ghostly Tales tour, a figure has reportedly been spotted in the upstairs window of the bar.

Gold Pan SaloonVisitors of Breckenridge’s oldest saloon have experienced a number of strange events, such as doors opening and sensing a presence.

Creatures Great and SmallCaretaker ghost Minnie Thomas is said to haunt the building that was her former home.