Description: Many times we have stayed at the Hotel Colorado, a national historic landmark that is directly across the street from the pool. This famous old 1891 hotel served as “the Little White House of the United States” in April of 1905 when President Theodore Roosevelt came west for his famous bear hunt at the time. Then Secretary of State William Loeb set up his offices with telegraph service direct to Washington D.C.
The gift shop clerk told us a legend about President “Teddy” Roosevelt and teddy bears. When he returned empty handed from a bear hunt, one of the hotel’s staff presented Teddy with a toy stuffed bear. Later a toymaker nabbed onto the caption and began making teddy bears. Today the historic hotel claims to be birthplace of the teddy bear and its gift shop sells all kinds of lovable stuffed bears.
We like staying at this hotel and just walking across to the pool.
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