Roe Emery

Lereaux William Emery (October 31, 1874 – February 4, 1953) was an American businessman who owned many transportation companies and lodges, and expanded tourism into the National Parks.[1][2] Roe Emery was known as "the Father of Colorado Tourism".[3]

Emery raised sheep in White Sulfur Springs, Montana.[4] In 1914, he was one of two principals of the Glacier National Park tour buses called Red Jammers, the first authorized motor vehicles in the National Park system.[5][6][7] The Grand Lake Lodge, built in 1920, was purchased by Emery in 1923 and was the start of lodging acquisitions, becoming a stop on his Rocky Mountains Circle Tours.[8] He owned The Stanley Hotel from 1930 to 1946.[9]

Emery was president of the National Western Stock Show.[10][11]

Emery's son, Walt Emery, was part of the family business and later was a co-founder of the Denver Broncos.[12] His grandson was Mark Udall, a United States Senator from Colorado.[13]

References
  1. "Greeley Daily Tribune 5 February 1953 p7". Greeley Daily Tribune. 5 February 1953. p. 7.
  2. "Estes Park Trail April 2, 1926 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection". www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org.
  3. Colo, Anna Aughenbaugh Fort Collins. "Grand Lake Lodge – National Historic Landmark". www.thefencepost.com.
  4. "Roe Emery Obituary". The Independent-Record. 16 February 1953. p. 2.
  5. "The Billings Gazette from Billings, Montana on August 14, 1999 · 13". Newspapers.com.
  6. Djuff, Ray; Morrison, Chris (2005). Waterton and Glacier in a Snap!: Fast Facts and Titillating Trivia. Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-894765-56-5.
  7. "History". Glacier National Park Lodge - Glacier National Park. Glacier National Park Lodge-Glacier National Park. 26 May 2014.
  8. Silverthorn, Suzanne (2015). Around Rocky Mountain National Park. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-3375-3.
  9. "Stanley Hotel". coloradoencyclopedia.org. 16 March 2016.
  10. "National Western Stock Show". McAllen Daily Press. 1932-06-03. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  11. "Statistical Directory of IAFE Fairs" (PDF). Billboard. November 30, 1940. p. 54.
  12. Post, Virginia Culver (September 25, 2010). "Dapper banker helped Broncos get to kickoff". The Denver Post.
  13. Bartels, Lynn (23 October 2014). "Sen. Mark Udall's roots: "I listened to my mom and I came back to Colorado"". The Denver Post.

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