Imogene Hotel News Today

Jeremiah Tilton grew up in Gillette, Wyoming, the son and grandson of coal miners. The industry characterized his childhood as his family scratched a living from the strip mines that scarred Campbell County. When he and business partner, Crysta Orr, bought the business side of the bar and grill atop the Imogene Hotel from Stuart Gillespie, they had the perfect name: the Dead Canary. “We were trying to pay some …

Jeremiah Tilton grew up in Gillette, Wyoming, the son and grandson of coal miners. The industry characterized his childhood as his family scratched a living from the strip mines that scarred Campbell County.

The owner of the newly renovated, historic Columbus Building in Ouray has purchased another historic building in town without the accompanying headache. Stuart Gillespie spent years getting approvals from the city and securing a grant for a portion of the Columbus Building renovations before opening The Imogene Hotel and Rooftop Bar there, but his $2.6 million acquisition of Hotel Ouray has been as peaceful as guests rate their stays at the 14-room boutique hotel.

This cliff-hugging stretch of U.S Highway 550 is dotted with scenic mountain towns filled with hiking trails, brewpubs, and hot springs

From the stylish Wyman in Silverton to the upcoming Western Hotel & Spa in Ouray, boutique hotels are popping up in Colorado’s out-of-the-way mining towns.