Jeremiah Tilton and Christa Orr took over the business side of the Dead Canary from Stuart Gillespie in May. Since then, theyâve updated the establishment with the goal of providing a high-end bar experience. Photo courtesy Christa Orr
Feature
New bar managers serve views with drinks
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 tribute to the mining community, even though hard rock mining is different than coal m...