Well, since it is official that I am not going to be moving to NY, here is my scheme. I am about 10 days away from it.
Day 15 Saturday, October 24th
9:00 am- Leave hotel.
11:15- Arrive at the Boyington Oak in Mobile, AL. This is either a gravestone with a tree growing out of it or a tree with a gravestone carved into it. Either way, haunted by a lynched fellow.
11:35 am- Leave AL.
12:30 pm- Arrive at Ft. Pickens in Pensacola. Generically haunted "feel a weird presence" thing.
1:15 pm- Leave fort and grab lunch.
7:35 pm- Arrive at friend’s house.
Day 16 Sunday, October 25th
9:00 am- Leave FL.
1:30 pm- Stop for Lunch.
2:35 pm- Arrive at Athens, GA. The graveyard in the middle of campus is said to be haunted so...yay!
5:05 pm- Arrive in Tigerville, SC. The New Salem Baptist Church has some weird stuff going down. So I hear.
5:25 pm- Leave Tigerville.
5:45 pm- Arrive at home.
And that is it, back to work the next day. If I make it back at all.
Josh
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
The Plan Days 12-14, NM to LA
Day 12 Wednesday, October 21st
9:00 am- Leave hotel.
2:05 pm- Arrive at the Natatorium in Amarillo, TX. This is an old dance hall filled with lots of creepy Flapper ghosts like in the Shining...I hope.
2:25 pm- Leave Natatorium and grab lunch.
7:00 pm- Arrive at Kitchen Lake Bridge in Oklahoma City, OK. This is the location of a witch's house that burnt down. There is only a chimney left standing (that you can still see smoke coming from at times). Also, the ghost of the witch likes to set things on fire so...rad.
9:00 pm- Arrive at hotel.
Day 13 Thursday, October 22nd
9:00 am- Leave hotel.
10:45 am- Arrive at Witch’s Grave in Galena, KS. Disappearing figures and ghost mumbling, probably not a thrill ride.
11:05 am- Leave KS.
1:30 pm- Stop for lunch.
3:05 pm- Arrive at M Hwy in Van Buren, MO. Shadowy figures, green eyes and pictures developing with weird stuff in them...could be neat.
3:25 pm- Leave Van Buren, MO.
6:15 pm- Arrive at Maplewood Cemetery in Mayfield, KY. This is, hands down, the dumbest thing I have to do. I have to go deep into Kentucky to find this cemetery where an angel statue will drop a rock on your head at midnight...yes, this is the best I could do without completely screwing up my schedule.
6:35 pm- Leave KY.
8:25 pm- Arrive at hotel.
Day 14 Friday, October 23rd
9:00 am- Leave hotel.
10:40 am- Arrive at Keller’s Chapel, Jonesboro, AR. Finally, some baby ghosts and perfect rings of fire. Sounds spooky.
11:10 am- Leave AR.
1:30 pm- Stop for lunch
3:25 pm- Arrive at the Chapel of the Cross in Madison, MS. Dead woman still visits her fiances grave.
3:55 pm- Leave MS.
7:30 pm- Arrive in New Orleans. If I can't find a ghost in New Orleans then I suck.
Josh
9:00 am- Leave hotel.
2:05 pm- Arrive at the Natatorium in Amarillo, TX. This is an old dance hall filled with lots of creepy Flapper ghosts like in the Shining...I hope.
2:25 pm- Leave Natatorium and grab lunch.
7:00 pm- Arrive at Kitchen Lake Bridge in Oklahoma City, OK. This is the location of a witch's house that burnt down. There is only a chimney left standing (that you can still see smoke coming from at times). Also, the ghost of the witch likes to set things on fire so...rad.
9:00 pm- Arrive at hotel.
Day 13 Thursday, October 22nd
9:00 am- Leave hotel.
10:45 am- Arrive at Witch’s Grave in Galena, KS. Disappearing figures and ghost mumbling, probably not a thrill ride.
11:05 am- Leave KS.
1:30 pm- Stop for lunch.
3:05 pm- Arrive at M Hwy in Van Buren, MO. Shadowy figures, green eyes and pictures developing with weird stuff in them...could be neat.
3:25 pm- Leave Van Buren, MO.
6:15 pm- Arrive at Maplewood Cemetery in Mayfield, KY. This is, hands down, the dumbest thing I have to do. I have to go deep into Kentucky to find this cemetery where an angel statue will drop a rock on your head at midnight...yes, this is the best I could do without completely screwing up my schedule.
6:35 pm- Leave KY.
8:25 pm- Arrive at hotel.
Day 14 Friday, October 23rd
9:00 am- Leave hotel.
10:40 am- Arrive at Keller’s Chapel, Jonesboro, AR. Finally, some baby ghosts and perfect rings of fire. Sounds spooky.
11:10 am- Leave AR.
1:30 pm- Stop for lunch
3:25 pm- Arrive at the Chapel of the Cross in Madison, MS. Dead woman still visits her fiances grave.
3:55 pm- Leave MS.
7:30 pm- Arrive in New Orleans. If I can't find a ghost in New Orleans then I suck.
Josh
Friday, September 25, 2009
The Plan Days 10 & 11: ID to NM
Continuing to double down the plan here so I can get through it.
Monday, October 19th
9:00 am- Leave hotel.
11:50 am- Arrive at Salt Lake City Cemetery. Somewhere in here is a grave marked "666 killed by the beast" or something to that effect. This is mostly an excuse to see E.
12:10 pm- Leave SLC.
5:50 pm- Arrive at Las Vegas, NV. Pretty much every casino has good haunting stories so I will dutifully try each one until I see a ghost or win a million dollars. I will also be sleeping at one of these hotel/casinos.
Tuesday, October 20th
8:00 am- Leave hotel
9:30 am- Arrive at kelso train depot in Kelso, CA. This train depot is long since abandoned but there are reports of a ghost or two being sited at the luncheon counters and such.
10:15 am- Leave CA.
12:30 pm- Stop for lunch
3:20 pm- Arrive at cemetery in Williams, AZ. Weird things show up in photos here so I am going to take some snaps.
3:40 pm- Leave AZ.
8:40 pm- Arrive at Maria Teresa Restaurant in Albuequerque, NM. Another haunted Mexican eatery. This isn't listed in Shadowlands...where did I find it?
9:25 pm- Leave restaurant.
9:30 pm- Arrive at hotel.
Thus begins my great trek back across the country. I hope I get to do this.
Josh
Monday, October 19th
9:00 am- Leave hotel.
11:50 am- Arrive at Salt Lake City Cemetery. Somewhere in here is a grave marked "666 killed by the beast" or something to that effect. This is mostly an excuse to see E.
12:10 pm- Leave SLC.
5:50 pm- Arrive at Las Vegas, NV. Pretty much every casino has good haunting stories so I will dutifully try each one until I see a ghost or win a million dollars. I will also be sleeping at one of these hotel/casinos.
Tuesday, October 20th
8:00 am- Leave hotel
9:30 am- Arrive at kelso train depot in Kelso, CA. This train depot is long since abandoned but there are reports of a ghost or two being sited at the luncheon counters and such.
10:15 am- Leave CA.
12:30 pm- Stop for lunch
3:20 pm- Arrive at cemetery in Williams, AZ. Weird things show up in photos here so I am going to take some snaps.
3:40 pm- Leave AZ.
8:40 pm- Arrive at Maria Teresa Restaurant in Albuequerque, NM. Another haunted Mexican eatery. This isn't listed in Shadowlands...where did I find it?
9:25 pm- Leave restaurant.
9:30 pm- Arrive at hotel.
Thus begins my great trek back across the country. I hope I get to do this.
Josh
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The Plan Day 8 & 9: WY to ID
Trying to speed this up a bit. So everything is in limbo now. I did my job interview today and they say I won't know if I made it to round two for about two weeks. If I get the NY job, this whole trip is in jeopardy. Here, though, are the schedules for Saturday and Sunday, October 17th and 18th.
9:00 am- Leave hotel
1:30 pm- stop for lunch
3:15 pm- Arrive at Old Prison Museum in Deer Lodge, MT. It is a prison from the 1800s, do I need to spell this out?
4:15 pm- Leave Old Prison Museum
8:00 pm- Arrive at hotel.
As you can see, Montana takes up a whole day to itself so only one haunted stop.
Sunday, October 18th
9:00 am- Leave hotel.
10:15 am- Arrive at Lancer Lanes in Clarkston, WA. A haunted bowling alley. I hope it is open when I get there. There is a spectral woman who haunts the lanes.
10:35 am- Leave Clarkston, WA.
1:30 pm- Stop for lunch
3:10 pm- Arrive at Malheur Butte in Ontario, OR. This is one I am not looking forward to. Witches used to hang out here, small shadow creatures roam this place at night and a large dog like thing likes to chase you. Awesome.
4:10 pm- Leave Ontario, OR.
8:40 pm- Arrive in Albion, ID. This is one I am most looking forward to. This is a ghost town, not of the old west variety but from the 1980s. How creepy will it be seeing an abandoned town that looks like any other? I am so excited about this one. No ghosts here, just economic depression but still...
9:00 pm- Leave Albion
9:35 pm- Arrive at hotel.
That will be that weekend.
9:00 am- Leave hotel
1:30 pm- stop for lunch
3:15 pm- Arrive at Old Prison Museum in Deer Lodge, MT. It is a prison from the 1800s, do I need to spell this out?
4:15 pm- Leave Old Prison Museum
8:00 pm- Arrive at hotel.
As you can see, Montana takes up a whole day to itself so only one haunted stop.
Sunday, October 18th
9:00 am- Leave hotel.
10:15 am- Arrive at Lancer Lanes in Clarkston, WA. A haunted bowling alley. I hope it is open when I get there. There is a spectral woman who haunts the lanes.
10:35 am- Leave Clarkston, WA.
1:30 pm- Stop for lunch
3:10 pm- Arrive at Malheur Butte in Ontario, OR. This is one I am not looking forward to. Witches used to hang out here, small shadow creatures roam this place at night and a large dog like thing likes to chase you. Awesome.
4:10 pm- Leave Ontario, OR.
8:40 pm- Arrive in Albion, ID. This is one I am most looking forward to. This is a ghost town, not of the old west variety but from the 1980s. How creepy will it be seeing an abandoned town that looks like any other? I am so excited about this one. No ghosts here, just economic depression but still...
9:00 pm- Leave Albion
9:35 pm- Arrive at hotel.
That will be that weekend.
Monday, September 14, 2009
The Plan: Day 7 NE to WY
Friday, October 16th
9:00 am- Leave hotel
11:55 pm- Arrive at Summit Springs Battle Field in Sterling, CO. Site of a battle between Cheyenne Dog Soldiers and US Cavalry. There are rumors of phantom hoofbeats, free floating mists and "whispers in the grass." Whatever that means.
12:40 pm- Leave Sterling and find lunch.
5:35 pm- Arrive at Wonder Bar in Casper, WY. Not only am I stopping in a town named for the friendliest ghost but I am planning to eat at this haunted bar with weird noises, lights activating themselves and a ghost woman on the stairs.
6:20 pm- Leave Wonder Bar.
7:55 pm- Arrive at hotel.
Only two sites but they start getting this way the further west I go.
9:00 am- Leave hotel
11:55 pm- Arrive at Summit Springs Battle Field in Sterling, CO. Site of a battle between Cheyenne Dog Soldiers and US Cavalry. There are rumors of phantom hoofbeats, free floating mists and "whispers in the grass." Whatever that means.
12:40 pm- Leave Sterling and find lunch.
5:35 pm- Arrive at Wonder Bar in Casper, WY. Not only am I stopping in a town named for the friendliest ghost but I am planning to eat at this haunted bar with weird noises, lights activating themselves and a ghost woman on the stairs.
6:20 pm- Leave Wonder Bar.
7:55 pm- Arrive at hotel.
Only two sites but they start getting this way the further west I go.
Friday, September 11, 2009
The Plan: Day 6 MN to NE
Thursday, October 15th
9:00 am- Leave hotel in Fergus Falls, MN.
9:55 am- Arrive at Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, ND. Good cemetery for EVP (those recordings of white noise that end up sounding like people talking). Apparently, there is one crypt in particular that, if a recorder is laid on it, you can record the sound of someone knocking from the inside.
10:15 am- Leave Riverside.
1:45 pm- Stop at Judge Amidon Monument in Sioux Falls, SD, and eat lunch. This monument commemorates a spot where a judge and his son were killed by an Indian war party. Good place for orbs (ie, pretty dusty I guess). Hopefully will find a hot dog cart nearby.
2:25pm- Leave Sioux Falls.
3:50 pm- Arrive at cavalry cemetery in Sioux City, IA. There is a gravestone carved into a tree that was used for hanging, back in the day. They say half the tree is dead and half bears leaves (will be hard to tell by October). Also, they say your ears ring and you can feel cobwebs on your face with more intensity as you approach the grave.
4:10 pm- Leave Sioux City.
4:35 pm- Arrive in Homer, NE, at Lottie’s Grave. This one is chock full of fun. Lights from the graveyard, placing a can on the grave and not being able to move it, a lady in white appearing if you call for her. All good stuff. Plus, one of the few locations that comes up on google maps.
8:10 pm- Arrive at hotel in Grand Island, NE.
9:00 am- Leave hotel in Fergus Falls, MN.
9:55 am- Arrive at Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, ND. Good cemetery for EVP (those recordings of white noise that end up sounding like people talking). Apparently, there is one crypt in particular that, if a recorder is laid on it, you can record the sound of someone knocking from the inside.
10:15 am- Leave Riverside.
1:45 pm- Stop at Judge Amidon Monument in Sioux Falls, SD, and eat lunch. This monument commemorates a spot where a judge and his son were killed by an Indian war party. Good place for orbs (ie, pretty dusty I guess). Hopefully will find a hot dog cart nearby.
2:25pm- Leave Sioux Falls.
3:50 pm- Arrive at cavalry cemetery in Sioux City, IA. There is a gravestone carved into a tree that was used for hanging, back in the day. They say half the tree is dead and half bears leaves (will be hard to tell by October). Also, they say your ears ring and you can feel cobwebs on your face with more intensity as you approach the grave.
4:10 pm- Leave Sioux City.
4:35 pm- Arrive in Homer, NE, at Lottie’s Grave. This one is chock full of fun. Lights from the graveyard, placing a can on the grave and not being able to move it, a lady in white appearing if you call for her. All good stuff. Plus, one of the few locations that comes up on google maps.
8:10 pm- Arrive at hotel in Grand Island, NE.
The Plan: Day 5 IL to MN
Wednesday, October 14th
9:00 am- Leave Hotel
9:15 am- arrive at Archer Woods cemetery in Chicago, IL. Ghost of a sobbing woman seen in the bushes as you exit the cemetery.
9:35 am- Leave Chicago.
12:20 pm- Arrive at Sanitarium Hill in Madison, WI. The woods and cemetery behind this building are supposed to be hot spots for ghost of TB patients who died in the sanitarium.
12:40 pm- Leave Madison, WI.
1:30 pm- Eat lunch.
5:15 pm- Arrive at Forepaugh’s Restaurant in St. Paul, MN. Forepaugh and his mistress haunt this place after they killed themselves upon being caught by Forepaugh's wife. Also, I can eat here so yeah!
6:00 pm- Leave Forepaugh’s.
9:00 pm- Arrive at hotel.
That is the idea for Day 5. Nothing too stressful here except for sneaking behind the Madison sanitarium (it is government offices now). More to come.
9:00 am- Leave Hotel
9:15 am- arrive at Archer Woods cemetery in Chicago, IL. Ghost of a sobbing woman seen in the bushes as you exit the cemetery.
9:35 am- Leave Chicago.
12:20 pm- Arrive at Sanitarium Hill in Madison, WI. The woods and cemetery behind this building are supposed to be hot spots for ghost of TB patients who died in the sanitarium.
12:40 pm- Leave Madison, WI.
1:30 pm- Eat lunch.
5:15 pm- Arrive at Forepaugh’s Restaurant in St. Paul, MN. Forepaugh and his mistress haunt this place after they killed themselves upon being caught by Forepaugh's wife. Also, I can eat here so yeah!
6:00 pm- Leave Forepaugh’s.
9:00 pm- Arrive at hotel.
That is the idea for Day 5. Nothing too stressful here except for sneaking behind the Madison sanitarium (it is government offices now). More to come.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
The Plan: Day 4
So, my trip to New York kind of sidetracked my blog here. If I get the job up there, this whole project is going to have to be put on hold. If I don't, the plan goes through as...er, planned.
This is the plan for Tuesday, October 13th, from New York to Illinois.
9:00 am- leave hotel
1:30 pm- eat lunch
3:30 pm- Arrive at Ft. meig’s memorial in Perrysburg, OH. Really, this is Toledo. Ft. Meig is supposedly filled with cold spots, lights coming on, ghostly figures, etc. This is a lot of driving before I hit paydirt.
4:00 pm- Leave Perrysburg.
6:05 pm- Arrive at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles, MI. A witch buried here in the 1800s supposedly haunts the structure in the middle of the cemetery. I hope it is nighttime when I get there.
6:25 pm- Leave Silverbrook.
7:55 pm- Arrive at old rollercoaster rd in South Bend, IN. Apparently, there is a phantom car on this road that chases people. Good stuff. Wondering if I should get out and walk or just cruise for the phantom car?
8:05 pm- leave South Bend.
8:24 pm- Arrive at Hotel somewhere near Chicago. I think I will save the haunted thing for Chicago until the next morning. Maybe I can enjoy some of the Chi-town nightlife.
This will just about finish up my tour of the Great Lakes region. More soon.
Josh
This is the plan for Tuesday, October 13th, from New York to Illinois.
9:00 am- leave hotel
1:30 pm- eat lunch
3:30 pm- Arrive at Ft. meig’s memorial in Perrysburg, OH. Really, this is Toledo. Ft. Meig is supposedly filled with cold spots, lights coming on, ghostly figures, etc. This is a lot of driving before I hit paydirt.
4:00 pm- Leave Perrysburg.
6:05 pm- Arrive at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles, MI. A witch buried here in the 1800s supposedly haunts the structure in the middle of the cemetery. I hope it is nighttime when I get there.
6:25 pm- Leave Silverbrook.
7:55 pm- Arrive at old rollercoaster rd in South Bend, IN. Apparently, there is a phantom car on this road that chases people. Good stuff. Wondering if I should get out and walk or just cruise for the phantom car?
8:05 pm- leave South Bend.
8:24 pm- Arrive at Hotel somewhere near Chicago. I think I will save the haunted thing for Chicago until the next morning. Maybe I can enjoy some of the Chi-town nightlife.
This will just about finish up my tour of the Great Lakes region. More soon.
Josh
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