Prayers for our Friends affected by Colo.'s Fires

To all our Friends affected by the fires burning in Colorado, You are in our Prayers.  You have our deepest sympathies.

Author of "Wild" stayed at Castle Marne B&B

Cheryl Strayed, acclaimed author of "Wild", the newest book to take the world by storm, stayed at Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast.


www.cherylstrayed.com

Cheryl Strayed's WILD has been selected for Oprah's Book Club 2.0!

Cheryl Strayed with Oprah Winfrey. Click the image to visit Oprah's Book Club 2.0 page.

Oprah brought her famous Book Club back because of Cheryl and her book "Wild".

One of the most influential women in the world loved the book so much she had to tell the world.  

Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast was pleased to host Cheryl Strayed this week while she was in Denver speaking and teaching at the Lighthouse Writer's Workshop.  
The Lighthouse Writer's Workshop offers amazing opportunities to learn from the best.  https://lighthousewriters.org/


Do you have the next great American novel in you somewhere?  Are you an aspiring writer?  Don't know how to get started?  Check out The Lighthouse Writer's Workshop https://lighthousewriters.org/ and sign up for a class now!


If you are coming in from out of town to attend a session, stay at the Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast and walk less than a block to class.  Imagine sitting down to a delicious breakfast and find yourself at the same table with a famous author like Cheryl.  It could happen!  


For a whole week, guests at the Castle had the privilege of getting to know Cheryl one on one.  What a treat!

Do you love a good ghost story?  No, not at the Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast.  We're talking about Cheesman Park, just a few blocks from the Castle.

City view from the marble Parthenon at Denver's Cheesman Park.

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Over a 100 years ago, Cheesman Park was Denver's cemetery and "Boot Hill".  Developers and city officials realized that the fabulous view of the snowcapped Rocky Mountains was being wasted on the dead.  A mortician was hired to relocate the graves to a new cemetery.  He bid the contract on the number of caskets it would take to move the bodies, but he neglected to tell anyone that he would only be using child-size boxes.  It would take up to three and sometimes more caskets to move one adult.  Body parts were broken up and separated, left strewn about the ground, attracting wild dogs.  Graves were left open inviting grave robbers and more.  When neighbors and citizens became aware of the atrocities, the con-man was fired.  Not wishing to desecrate the remaining graves, grass and the lovely rose gardens were planted.  Expensive, elegant  homes were built around the perimeter of the park.  Today homeowners and park goers alike tell stories of the lost souls searching for loved ones and lost body parts.  For the discriminating ghost hunters, we recommend ordering a gourmet picnic from us and enjoying the fabulous view of the mountains and Denver city skyline while sitting on the graves of former Denver citizens.  Bon Appitit!  www.castlemarne.com  

View of the Parthenon at Cheesman Park