Annual Victorian Holiday Home Tour was a Huge Success!

Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast, the Colfax Business Improvement District www.colfaxave.com, along with 5 other Victorian mansions ushered in the 2011 Christmas Season last week with the 2nd Annual Victorian Holiday Home Tour.

Thank you to all the wonderful tour goers for supporting the Denver Children's Home www.denverchildrenshome.org, by attending this wonderful event.  Over 400 visitors stopped by for some Christmas cheer and toured the historic homes on Denver's Upper Capitol Hill.

The weather was cold but sunny and folks were treated to a free carriage ride.

Two fabulous choirs set the holiday tone by singing traditional and contemporary carols.  For more information about the carolers, please visit their web-sites.  The Original Dicken's Carolers www.originaldickenscarolers.com, and The "Last Note Singers"   http://www.ponydesign.com/LastNoteSingersWebsite/LNS_StartPage.htm.  They donated their time and lovely voices to entertain everyone.  

Cara Schuman treated tour goers with her piano playing inside the Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast.  We met Cara while she and her boyfriend were overnight guests here at the Castle Marne.   Cara has played piano for the annual historic candlelight tour, at the home of Washington Irving in New York's Hudson Valley where they used to live.  She offered to play for us, we were thrilled to say the least.  

When all was said and done, this was a very successful event.  For next year, 

plan ahead and put Saturday November, 24th, the first Saturday after Thanksgiving on your calendar.  

On behalf of all of us at Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast, the Colfax Business Improvement District, the elegant and historic Victorian mansions on the tour and the Denver Children's Home, have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!